CJEU, 7th chamber, March 20, 2014, No C-271/13 P

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 March 2014 — Rousse Industry v European Commission

(Case C-271/13 P) (1)

((Appeal - State aid - Aid granted by the Republic of Bulgaria in the form of debt write-off - Commission decision declaring that aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Concept of ‘new aid’ - Duty to state reasons))

2014/C 142/09

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties

Appellant: Rousse Industry (represented by: A Angelov and S Panov, advokati)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Urraca Caviedes and D. Stefanov, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of 20 March 2013 in Case T-489/11 Rousse Industry v Commission, by which the General Court (Fourth Chamber) dismissed the action brought by Rousse Industry for the annulment in part of Commission Decision 2012/706/EU of 13 July 2011 on the State aid SA.28903 (C 12/2010) (ex N 389/2009) implemented by Bulgaria in favour of Rousse Industry (OJ 2012 L 320, p. 27) — State aid in the form of debt write-off — Decision declaring that aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Infringement of procedural rules adversely affecting the rights of the applicant — Infringement of EU law by the General Court.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 207, 20.7.2013.