Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/40

(Case T-723/15)

(2016/C 059/46)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Genossenschaftsverband Bayern e. V. (Munich, Germany) (represented by: C. Bittner and N. Thies, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the contested decision in so far as:

—in Article 1 it declares that State aid was unlawfully granted in Germany in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU in respect of the milk quality tests carried out in Bavaria in favour of dairy sector undertakings in Bavaria and that that State aid has been incompatible with the internal market since 1 January 2007;

—in Articles 2 to 4 it orders the recovery of the aid from the beneficiaries, together with interest;

—order the defendant to pay the applicant’s costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

By the present action, the applicant seeks the partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2015) 6295 final of 18 September 2015 concerning State aid SA.35484 (2013/C) (ex SA.35484 (2012/NN)) granted by Germany in respect of milk quality tests pursuant to the Milk and Fat Law.

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law, which are in essence identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-722/15 Interessengemeinschaft privater Milchverarbeiter Bayerns v Commission.