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European Commission v Électricité de France (EDF) (C-124/10 P)
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European Commission v Électricité de France (EDF) (C-124/10 P)

Judgment of 5 Jun 2012law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-124-10/para_77@2026-11-12

77Article 87(1) EC does not distinguish between measures of State intervention by reference to their causes or their aims but defines them in relation to their effects (Comitato ‘Venezia vuole vivere’ and Others v Commission, paragraph 94 and the case-law cited).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-124/10 P · ECLI:EU:C:2012:318
Decided: 5 Jun 2012
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: European Commission
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: J. Mazák
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, M. Safjan, K. Schiemann, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, A. Borg Barthet, A. Arabadjiev, D. Šváby, M. Berger
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62010CJ0124

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Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (234/84); Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (40/85); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-278/92, C-279/92, C-280/92); Chronopost SA, La Poste and French Republic v Union française de l'express (Ufex), DHL International, Federal express international (France) SNC and CRIE SA (C-83/01 P, C-93/01 P, C-94/01 P); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-303/88); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-334/99); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-6/97); Banco de Crédito Industrial SA, now Banco Exterior de España SA v Ayuntamiento de Valencia (C-387/92); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-156/98); Comitato «Venezia vuole vivere», Hotel Cipriani Srl and Società Italiana per il gas SpA (Italgas) v European Commission (C-71/09 P, C-73/09 P, C-76/09 P); French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-482/99)