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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 May 2016

French Republic and IFP Énergies nouvelles v European Commission

State aid — Oil exploration — Implied and unlimited State guarantee conferred on the Institut français du pétrole (IFP) by the grant of the status of publicly-owned industrial and commercial establishment (EPIC) — Advantage — Presumption of an advantage

Joined Cases T-479/11 and T-157/12

(Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-438/16 P)

Documents in the Case

Document

Date

Name of the parties

Subject-matter

Curia

EUR-Lex

Autres Liens

Judgment (OJ)

24/06/2016

France v Commission

Competition
- State aid

Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2016:320

26/05/2016

France v Commission

Competition
- State aid

Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2016:320

26/05/2016

France v Commission

Competition
- State aid

Order
ECLI:EU:T:2012:29

25/01/2012

France v Commission

Competition
- State aid

Application (OJ)

28/10/2011

France v Commission

Competition
- State aid

Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission Decision C (2011) 4483 final of 29 June 2011 declaring to be in part State aid incompatible with the internal market the implicit unlimited State guarantee for the Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP) (French Petroleum Institute) resulting from the IFP’s status as an industrial and commercial public body (EPIC) (State aid No C 35/2008 (ex NN 11/2008)).

Systematic classification scheme

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.01 Definition of aid
      4.09.01.03 Advantage conferred on an undertaking
        4.09.01.03.00 General

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
      4.09.04.06 Formal investigation procedure

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.01 Definition of aid
      4.09.01.00 General

2 Institutional framework of the European Union
2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
2.05.06 Statement of reasons

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.01 Definition of aid
      4.09.01.03 Advantage conferred on an undertaking
        4.09.01.03.00 General

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
      4.09.04.00 General

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.01 Definition of aid
      4.09.01.03 Advantage conferred on an undertaking
        4.09.01.03.00 General

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

TFEU, Article 107 -P1 : paragraphs 61, 69, 71, 73, 74, 84, 129, 168, 170, 173, 191, 193, 196, 198, 200, 201, 206
TFEU, Article 108 : paragraph 165
TFEU, Article 108 -P3 : paragraph 149
TFEU, Article 296 : paragraph 130
Regulation 659/1999 -A01LB : paragraph 166
Regulation 659/1999 -A01LC : paragraph 171
Regulation 659/1999 -A01LD : paragraphs 165, 168, 173
Regulation 659/1999 -A01LE : paragraphs 165, 167, 172
Regulation 659/1999 -A01LF : paragraph 167
Regulation 659/1999 -A02P1 : paragraphs 167, 170
Decision 2012/26 -A01P1 : paragraph 200
Decision 2012/26 -A01P2 : paragraph 200
Decision 2012/26 -A01P4 : paragraph 201
Decision 2012/26 -A01P5 : paragraph 201
Decision 2012/26 -A02 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A04 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A05 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A06 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A07 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A08 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A09 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A10 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A11 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -A12 : paragraph 202
Decision 2012/26 -C70 : paragraphs 100, 101
Decision 2012/26 -C192 : paragraphs 77, 178
Decision 2012/26 -C193 : paragraphs 78, 89, 178
Decision 2012/26 -C194 : paragraphs 78, 89, 178
Decision 2012/26 -C196 : paragraph 189
Decision 2012/26 -C197 : paragraphs 189, 195
Decision 2012/26 -C198 : paragraphs 189, 195
Decision 2012/26 -C199 : paragraphs 93, 182
Decision 2012/26 -C200 : paragraph 183
Decision 2012/26 -C203 : paragraphs 80, 96, 98, 104, 105
Decision 2012/26 -C204 : paragraphs 80, 104, 105
Decision 2012/26 -C205 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C206 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C207 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C208 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C209 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C210 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C211 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C212 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C213 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C214 : paragraphs 80, 97, 98, 105, 106, 108, 176, 177, 197
Decision 2012/26 -C215 : paragraph 80
Decision 2012/26 -C216 : paragraphs 81, 112
Decision 2012/26 -C217 : paragraph 81
Decision 2012/26 -C218 : paragraph 81
Decision 2012/26 -C219 : paragraph 81
Decision 2012/26 -C220 : paragraphs 81, 112
Decision 2012/26 -C221 : paragraphs 81, 112, 121, 124
Decision 2012/26 -C223 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C224 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C225 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C226 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C227 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C228 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C229 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C230 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C231 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C232 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C233 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C234 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C235 : paragraphs 81, 113
Decision 2012/26 -C236 : paragraphs 81, 113, 116, 119, 122, 124, 131, 176, 177, 197
Decision 2012/26 -C237 : paragraph 81
Decision 2012/26 -C246 : paragraphs 122, 124
Decision 2012/26 -C248 : paragraph 101
Decision 2012/26 -C256 : paragraph 171
Decision 2012/26 -C257 : paragraph 171
Decision 2012/26 -C258 : paragraph 171
Decision 2012/26 -C259 : paragraph 171
Decision 2012/26 -CH7.1.4 : paragraph 77
Regulation 1589/2015 : paragraph 165
Court of Justice - Judgment C -301/87 : paragraph 135
General Court - Judgment T -55/99 -N39 : paragraph 69
General Court - Judgment T -228/99 -N251 : paragraph 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/02 -N91 : paragraph 162
Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/02 -N92 : paragraph 162
Court of Justice - Judgment C -88/03 -N91 : paragraph 162
General Court - Judgment T -68/03 -N34 : paragraph 71
General Court - Judgment T -349/03 -N287 : paragraph 126
Court of Justice - Judgment C -237/04 -N38 : paragraph 69
Court of Justice - Judgment C -237/04 -N39 : paragraph 69
General Court - Judgment T -239/04 -N142 : paragraph 162
General Court - Judgment T -239/04 -N143 : paragraph 162
General Court - Judgment T -239/04 -N144 : paragraph 162
General Court - Judgment T -309/04 -N178 : paragraph 130
General Court - Judgment T -163/05 -N37 : paragraph 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/06 -N169 : paragraph 130
Court of Justice - Judgment C -71/09 -N114 : paragraph 162
Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/09 -N151 : paragraph 130
Court of Justice - Judgment C -81/10 : paragraph 135
Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/10 : paragraph 148-152
Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/10 -N39 : paragraph 150
Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/10 -N40 : paragraph 150
Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/10 -N41 : paragraph 150
Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/10 -N42 : paragraph 150
Court of Justice - Judgment C -399/10 -N102 : paragraph 129
General Court - Judgment T -29/10 -N100 : paragraph 73
General Court - Judgment T -29/10 -N101 : paragraph 74
General Court - Judgment T -29/10 -N102 : paragraph 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 : paragraphs 35, 54, 55, 64, 134, 136, 137, 142, 143, 147, 148, 151, 152, 156, 157, 159 - 161, 188, 193, 197, 204
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 -N18 : paragraph 144
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 -N63 : paragraph 72
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 -N94 : paragraph 70
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 -N96 : paragraph 136
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 -N97 : paragraph 136
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 -N98 : paragraphs 136, 187
Court of Justice - Judgment C -559/12 -N99 : paragraph 187

Operative part

Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A01P3
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A01P4
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A01P5
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A02
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A03
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A04
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A05
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A06
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A07
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A08
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A09
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A10
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A11
Annuls : Decision 2012/26 -A13

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

09/09/2011

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

26/05/2016

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 251 from 11.07.2016, p.20

Application: OJ C 340 from 19.11.2011, p.26

Name of the parties

France v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

Derenne, Jacques: Statut d'établissement public - Garantie implicite illimitée - Standard de preuve : Le Tribunal de l'Union européenne annule partiellement la décision de la Commission européenne qualifiant d'aide d'État la garantie implicite illimitée acordée à l'Institut française du Pétrole, Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2016 nº 3 p.134-135 (FR)
Karpenstein, Ulrich ; Corzilius, Oriana: Staatliche Beihilfe kraft Rechtsform – Gewährt die Gewährträgerhaftung stets einen wirtschaftlichen Vorteil?, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2016 p.654-656 (DE)
Saint-Esteben, Robert ; Honoré, Pierre: IFP v Commission : Assessment of Public Establishments of an Industrial and Commercial Character Under State Aid Rules, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2016 Vol. 7 nº 9 p.676-678 (EN)
Idot, Laurence: Garantie de l'État et statut des EPIC, Europe 2016 Juillet Comm. nº 7 p.35-36 (FR)