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European Commission v World Duty Free Group SA and Others (C-20/15 P, C-21/15 P)
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European Commission v World Duty Free Group SA and Others (C-20/15 P, C-21/15 P)

Judgment of 21 Dec 2016law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-20-15/para_59@2026-11-11

59Further, it must be recalled that the fact that only taxpayers satisfying the conditions for the application of a measure can benefit from the measure cannot, in itself, make it into a selective measure (judgment of 29 March 2012, 3M Italia, C‑417/10, EU:C:2012:184, paragraph 42).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Cases: C-20/15 P, C-21/15 P · ECLI:EU:C:2016:981
Decided: 21 Dec 2016
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 62010TJ0219, 62011TJ0399
Applicant: European Commission
Defendants: World Duty Free Group SA; Banco Santander SA; Santusa Holding SL
Rapporteur: A. Prechal
Advocate General: M. Wathelet
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, T. von Danwitz, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, E. Juhász, A. Prechal, A. Borg Barthet, J. Malenovský, E. Jarašiūnas, F. Biltgen, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0020

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Interprets 2: Autogrill España, SA v European Commission (T-219/10); Banco Santander, SA and Santusa Holding, SL v European Commission (T-399/11)
Cited by 18: Cellnex Telecom, SA and Retevisión I, SA v European Commission (T-715/21); Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (T-489/21); PGI Spain, SL and Others v European Commission (T-596/22); Falke KGaA v European Commission (C-127/23); E. Breuninger GmbH & Co. v European Commission (C-124/23); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Others v European Commission (C-555/22 P); Ideella föreningen Svenska Bankföreningen med firma Svenska Bankföreningen, Näringsverksamhet and Länsförsäkringar Bank AB v European Commission (T-112/22)2 provisions; Autorità di sistema portuale del Mar Ligure occidentale and Others v European Commission (T-166/21); Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, SA v European Commission (T-253/15); Atlas Copco Airpower and Others v European Commission (T-278/16); Capsugel Belgium and Others v European Commission (T-266/16); ZF CV Systems Europe, anciennement Wabco Europe v European Commission (T-637/16); Ryanair DAC and Airport Marketing Services Ltd v European Commission (T-79/21); Kingdom of Spain and Others v European Commission (C-649/20 P)2 provisions; Sogia Ellas AE v European Commission (T-347/20); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and ITV plc v European Commission (T-363/19); Mead Johnson Nutrition (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd and Others v European Commission (T-508/19)5 provisions; Sigma Alimentos Exterior, SL v European Commission (C-50/19 P)2 provisions
Cites 24: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri v Regione Sardegna (C-169/08); Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze v Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze SpA, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato and Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato SpA (C-222/04); Eventech Ltd v The Parking Adjudicator (C-518/13); P Oy (C-6/12); European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands (C-279/08 P); Territorio Histórico de Álava - Diputación Foral de Álava and Comunidad autónoma del País Vasco - Gobierno Vasco and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-227/01); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-156/98); Unicredito Italiano SpA v Agenzia delle Entrate, Ufficio Genova 1 (C-148/04); European Commission and Kingdom of Spain v Government of Gibraltar and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (C-106/09 P, C-107/09 P); Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze and Agenzia delle Entrate v 3M Italia SpA (C-417/10)2 provisions; Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities (C-159/01); Autogrill España, SA v European Commission (T-219/10); Adria-Wien Pipeline GmbH and Wietersdorfer & Peggauer Zementwerke GmbH v Finanzlandesdirektion für Kärnten (C-143/99); Proceedings brought by BVVG Bodenverwertungs- und -verwaltungs GmbH (C-39/14); Kingdom of Belgium v European Commission (C-270/15 P); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-501/00); Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze and Agenzia delle Entrate v Paint Graphos Soc. coop. arl, Adige Carni Soc. coop. arl, in liquidation v Agenzia delle Entrate and Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze and Ministero delle Finanze v Michele Franchetto (C-78/08, C-79/08, C-80/08); European Commission v MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt (C-15/14 P); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-409/00); Banco Santander, SA and Santusa Holding, SL v European Commission (T-399/11); Territorio Histórico de Álava - Diputación Foral de Álava, Ramondín, SA and Ramondín Cápsulas, SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-92/00, T-103/00); Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities (57/86); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-6/69, C-11/69)