4.2.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 44/53

(Case T-626/11) (<span class="super note-tag">1</span>)

((State aid - German tax legislation concerning the possibility of carrying losses forward to future tax years (Sanierungsklausel) - Decision declaring aid incompatible with the internal market - Annulment of the contested measure by the Court - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate))

(2019/C 44/67)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicants: Sky Deutschland GmbH, formerly Sky Deutschland AG, (Unterföhring, Germany), and Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG (Unterföhring) (represented by: initially, A. Cordewener, F. Kutt and C. Jehke, then, F. Kutt and C. Jehke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially, R. Lyal, T. Maxian Rusche, M. Adam and M. Noll-Ehlers, then, R. Lyal, T. Maxian Rusche and M. Noll-Ehlers and finally, R. Lyal, T. Maxian Rusche and K. Blanck, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: initially T. Henze, K. Petersen and R. Kanitz, then, T. Henze, R. Kanitz and K. Stranz and finally, T. Henze, R. Kanitz and S. Eisenberg, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Commission Decision 2011/527/EU of 26 January 2011 on State aid C 7/10 (ex CP 250/09 and NN 5/10) implemented by Germany — Scheme for the carry-forward of tax losses in the case of restructuring of companies in difficulty (Sanierungsklausel) (OJ 2011 L 235, p. 26).

Operative part of the order

1.There is no need to adjudicate on the action;

2.The European Commission is ordered to pay its own costs as well as those incurred by Sky Deutschland GmbH and Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG;

3.The Federal Republic of Germany is ordered to bear its own costs.

(<span class="note">1</span>) OJ C 49, 18.2.2012.