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25.7.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 270/37 |
Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2016 — Magic Mountain Kletterhallen and Others v Commission
(Case T-162/13) (1)
((State aid - Aid for the construction and operation of climbing centres of Deutscher Alpenverein eV - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market - Aid scheme - More detailed economic analysis - Market failure - Legitimate objective in the public interest - Article 108(2) and (3) TFEU - Serious difficulties))
(2016/C 270/40)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Magic Mountain Kletterhallen GmbH (Berlin, Germany), Kletterhallenverband Klever eV (Leipzig, Germany), Neoliet Beheer BV (Son, Netherlands), and Pedriza BV (Haarlem, Netherlands) (represented by: initially M. von Oppen, A. Gerdung and R. Dreblow, then M. von Oppen, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Maxian Rusche and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendants: Deutscher Alpenverein eV (Munich, Germany), and Deutscher Alpenverein, Sektion Berlin eV (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: R. Geulen, lawyer)
Re:
Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU and seeking the annulment of Commission Decision C(2012) 8761 of 5 December 2012 on State aid SA.33952 (2012/NN) — Germany — Climbing centres of Deutscher Alpenverein.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Magic Mountain Kletterhallen GmbH, Kletterhallenverband Klever eV, Neoliet Beheer BV and Pedriza BV jointly and severally to bear the costs incurred by the European Commission and their own costs; |
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Orders Deutscher Alpenverein eV and Deutscher Alpenverein, Sektion Berlin eV to bear their own costs. |