26.6.2023

Official Journal of the European Union

C 223/19

(Case T-102/21) (*)

(State aid - Measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands - Decision not to raise any objections - Temporary framework for State aid measures - Obligation to state reasons)

(2023/C 223/25)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Bastion Holding BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), and the 35 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the judgment (represented by: B. Braeken, X.Y.G. Versteeg, L. Elzas and T. Hieselaar, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and M. Farley, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman and J. Langer, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission decision C(2020) 8286 final of 20 November 2020 on State Aid SA.59535 (2020/N) — The Netherlands — Amendment of the scheme SA.57712 — COVID-19: direct grant scheme to support the fixed costs for small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Dismisses the action;

2.Orders Bastion Holding BV and the other applicant parties whose names are listed in the annex to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;

3.Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs.

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Language of the case: English.

ECLI:EU:C:2023:140

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