29.8.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314/2


Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2016 — DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH v European Commission

(Case C-540/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - Environment - Directive 2003/87/EC - Article 10a - Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading - Transitional rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances from 2013 - Decision 2011/278/EU - National implementation measures submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany - Rejection of the inscription of certain installations on the lists of installations receiving free allocations of emission allowances - Provision relating to cases of ‘undue hardship’ - Implementing powers of the Commission))

(2016/C 314/02)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH (represented by: S. Altenschmidt and P.-A. Schütter, Rechtsanwälte)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. White, C. Hermes and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.


(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2015.