Order of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of 20 September 2005 − Makro Cash & Carry Nederland v Commission
(Case T-258/99)
State aid – Commission notice on the de minimis rule for State aid – Service stations – Risk of cumulation of aid – Aid covered by the notice – Interest in bringing proceedings
Actions for annulment – Interest in bringing proceedings – Need for a vested and current interest – Commission decision holding aid to be incompatible with the common market and ordering its abolition – Recipient relieved of obligation to repay by the application of the de minimis rule (Art. 230 EC) (see paras 35-40)
Re:
| ACTION for the annulment of Commission Decision 1999/705/EC of 20 July 1999 on the State aid implemented by the Netherlands for 633 Dutch service stations located near the German border (OJ 1999 L 280, p. 87) |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
| Dismisses the action as inadmissible; |
2. |
| Orders the applicant to bear the costs. |