Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 25 April 2018

Hungary v European Commission

State aid — Aid granted under the Hungarian Law No XCIV of 2014 on the health contribution of tobacco companies — Aid resulting from a 2014 amendment to the Hungarian Food Chain Act 2008 and the official control thereof — Taxes with progressive annual turnover rates — Decision to open the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU — Simultaneous adoption of a suspension order — Action for annulment — Severable nature of the suspension order — Interest in bringing proceedings — Admissibility — Obligation to state reasons — Proportionality — Equal treatment — Rights of the defence — Principle of sincere cooperation — Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999

Joined Cases T-554/15 and T-555/15

Reports of Cases

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

• (Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-456/18 P)