European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-121/10)
law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-121-10/para_59@2026-11-12
Key facts
Court
Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case
C-121/10 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:784
Decided
4 Dec 2013
Procedure
Action for annulment
Applicant
European Commission
Defendant
Council of the European Union
Rapporteur
L. Bay Larsen
Advocate General
P. Mengozzi
Bench
15 judgesV. Skouris, K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, L. Bay Larsen, E. Juhász, A. Borg Barthet, C.G. Fernlund, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, A. Rosas, G. Arestis, J. Malenovský, A. Prechal, E. Jarašiūnas, C. Vajda
59The fact that that scheme is simply an extension of the schemes which expired on 31 December 2009, assuming that be proved, is not decisive because the extension of an existing aid scheme creates a new aid which is distinct from the scheme which was extended (see, to that effect, Case C-138/09Todaro Nunziatina & C. [2010] ECR I-4561, paragraphs 46 and 47).