Reports of Cases

2009 I-11245

Subject-matter

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of 12 December 2007 in Joined Cases T-50/06, T-56/06, T-60/06, T-62/06 and T-69/06 Ireland and Others v Commission, by which the Court of First Instance annulled Commission Decision 2006/323/EC of 7 December 2005 concerning the exemption from excise duty on mineral oils used as fuel for alumina production in Gardanne, in the Shannon region and in Sardinia respectively implemented by France, Ireland and Italy (OJ 2006 L 119, p. 12) – Concepts of existing aid and new aid – Objective concepts – Lack of reasoning – Plea of public policy to be raised automatically by the Community Court – Breach of the principle that the action is confined to the subject-matter as delimited in the application and general principles of the adversarial system and respect of the rights of the defence

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 87 -P1 : paragraph 78
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 230 : paragraph 34
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 253 : paragraphs 60, 73, 76 - 77, 85
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A58 : paragraph 61
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) : paragraph 59
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) : paragraph 58
• Regulation 659/1999 -A01LB : paragraphs 38, 70, 75, 80 - 81
• Decision 2006/323 : paragraphs 34 - 87
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -42/59 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -166/95 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/95 : paragraphs 34, 40, 77
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/97 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/97 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Order C -17/98 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -199/99 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -315/99 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -480/99 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -182/03 : paragraphs 71, 73
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/06 : paragraphs 34, 50, 77
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -450/06 : paragraph 52

Operative part

• Annuls : General Court - Judgment T -50/06

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 87 -P1 : points 14, 137, 138, 150
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 88 : points 15, 142
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 88 -P2 : point 94
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 220 : point 60
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 230 : point 73
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 253 : points 69, 116, 134
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A21 : point 59
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A61 : point 121
  
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A44P1 : point 59
  
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A105P2 : point 102
  
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A111 : points 62, 102
  
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A113 : points 62, 105, 111
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A84P2 : point 102
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A92P1 : points 62, 102
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A92P2 : point 62
  
• Directive 92/81 : point 11
  
• Directive 92/81 -A08P4 : point 12
  
• Directive 92/82 : point 11
  
• Regulation 659/1999 -A01LB : point 16
  
• Regulation 659/1999 -A01LBLV : points 6, 8, 10, 69, 70, 79, 80, 117, 124, 127, 133, 141, 144, 146, 147, 149 - 152
  
• Directive 2003/96 : point 11
  
• Directive 2003/96 -A02P4LBT2 : point 13
  
• Directive 2003/96 -A18P1 : point 13
  
• Directive 2003/96 -N2 : point 13
  
• Decision 2006/323 : points 2, 152
  
• Civil Service Tribunal - Rules of Procedure (2007) -A76 : points 62, 102
  
• Civil Service Tribunal - Rules of Procedure (2007) -A77 : point 62
  
• Civil Service Tribunal - Rules of Procedure (2007) -A104P3 : point 102
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -42/59 : point 90
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 : point 89
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -130/91 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -227/92 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -430/93 : point 56
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -287/95 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/95 : points 73, 74, 77
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/97 : points 65, 73
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -210/98 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -154/99 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -199/99 : point 110
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -315/99 : point 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -480/99 : points 92, 94, 126
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -298/00 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -172/01 : point 73
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -287/02 : point 90
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -78/03 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -182/03 : points 145, 146
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -442/03 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -417/04 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/05 : points 56, 57
  
• General Court - Judgment T -50/06 : points 2, 8, 78, 136, 152
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -341/06 : point 116
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -390/06 : point 116
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/06 : point 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -450/06 : points 92, 102
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 26/02/2008

Date of the Opinion

• 12/05/2009

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

02/12/2009

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 116 from 09.05.2008, p.12

Judgment: OJ C 24 from 30.01.2010, p.6

Name of the parties

Commission v Ireland and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire. Contentieux - Obligation de communiquer un moyen relevé d'office, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2010 p.249 (FR)
2. Michel, Valérie: Droits de la défense et moyen d'ordre public, Europe 2010 Février Comm. nº 59 p.10-11 (FR)
3. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2010 nº 181 (NL)
4. Barbier de La Serre, Éric: Principe du contradictoire devant le Tribunal, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2010 nº 23 p.84-86 (FR)
5. Cortés Martín, José Manuel: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Uníon Europea, Septiembre - Diciembre 2010, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2010 nº35 p.257-322 (ES)
6. Egger, Alexander: EuGH: Rechtsmittel - Staatliche Beihilfen -Verordnung (EG) Nr. 659/1999 - Bestehende Beihilfen - Begründungsmangel - amtswegige Prüfung - Grundsatz des kontradiktorischen Verfahrens - Reichweite der Begründungspflicht, BRZ aktuell : Zeitschrift für Beihilfen- und Subventionsrecht 2010 nº 2 p.107 (DE)
7. Adriaanse, P.C.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2010 p.483-485 (NL)
8. Luja, Raymond: Highlights & Insights on European Taxation 2010 nº 2 p.190-191 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - State aid
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment
  
• Appeals : application granted
  

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kūris

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

• French, English, Italian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French