Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2013 — Telefónica SA v European Commission

(Case C-274/12 P) (1)

(Appeal - Action for annulment - Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU - Right to bring an action - Standing to bring proceedings - Natural or legal persons - Act of individual concern to them - Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures - Decision declaring a State aid scheme incompatible with the common market - Right to effective judicial protection)

2014/C 52/19

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Appellant: Telefónica SA (represented by: J. Ruiz Calzado and J. Domínguez Pérez, abogados, and M. Núñez Müller, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: P. Němečková and C. Urraca Caviedes, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 21 March 2012 in Case T-228/10 Telefónica v Commission by which the General Court dismissed as inadmissible an action for annulment of Article 1(1) of Commission Decision 2011/5/EC of 28 October 2009 on the tax amortisation of financial goodwill for foreign shareholding acquisitions C 45/07 (ex NN 51/07, ex CP 9/07) implemented by Spain (OJ 2011 L 7, p. 48).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 227, 28.7.2012.