21.11.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 282/47


Order of the Court of First Instance of 24 September 2009 — Viasat Broadcasting UK v Commission

(Case T-16/05) (1)

(State aid - Recapitalisation of a public service broadcaster following a first decision ordering the recovery of incompatible State aid - Decision not to raise objections - Annulment of the first decision - No need to adjudicate)

2009/C 282/89

Language of the case: Danish

Parties

Applicant: Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd (West Drayton, Middlesex, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Hjelmborg and M. Honoré, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: H. Støvlbæk and M. Niejahr, Agents)

Interveners in support of the applicant: SBS TV A/S, formerly TV Danmark A/S (Skovlunde, Denmark); and SBS Danish Televsion Ltd, formerly Kanal 5 Denmark Ltd (Hounslow, Middlesex, United Kingdom) (represented inititially by D. Vandermeersch, K.-U. Karl, K. Nordlander and H. Peytz, and subsequently by D. Vandermeersch, K.-U. Karl and H. Peytz, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Denmark, (represented by: J. Molde, Agent, and by P. Biering and K. Lundgaard Hansen, lawyers); and TV 2/Danmark A/S (Odense, Denmark) (represented by: O. Koktvedgaard and M. Thorninger, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2004) 3632 final of 6 October 2004 relating to the recapitalisation of TV 2/Danmark A/S.

Operative part of the order

1.

There is no further need to adjudicate on this action;

2.

Each party is ordered to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.