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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Others v European Commission (C-451/21 P)
IV.The appeals
B.Substance
1.The first ground of the appeals
(b)Findings of the Court
(2)The existence of errors of law and…
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Others v European Commission (C-451/21 P)

Judgment of 5 Dec 2023law://eu/cjeu/2021/c-451-21/para_121@2026-11-10

121The Commission may depart from that interpretation only if it is able to establish, on the basis of reliable and consistent evidence that has been the subject of that exchange of arguments, that another interpretation prevails in the case-law or the administrative practice of that Member State.

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-451/21 P · ECLI:EU:C:2023:948
Decided: 5 Dec 2023
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: Decision 2019/421, 62018TJ0516
Applicants: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Engie Global LNG Holding Sàrl and 3 more
Engie Invest International SA; Engie SA; represented initially by B. Le Bret, F. Pili, C. Rydzynski and M. Struys, and subsequently by M. Gouraud, B. Le Bret, F. Pili, J. Schaffner and M. Struys, avocats (Case C‑454/21 P)
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: N. Wahl
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, L. Bay Larsen, A. Arabadjiev, C. Lycourgos, E. Regan, T. von Danwitz, F. Biltgen, Z. Csehi, M. Safjan, S. Rodin, N. Wahl, J. Passer, D. Gratsias, M.L. Arastey Sahún, M. Gavalec
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62021CJ0451

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Interprets 2: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Others v European Commission (T-516/18, T-525/18); Commission Decision (EU) 2019/421 of 20 June 2018 on State aid SA.44888 (2016/C) (ex 2016/NN) implemented by Luxembourg in favour of ENGIE (notified under document C(2018) 3839) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Cited by 8: Braila Winds SRL v DGRFP București - Administrația Fiscală pentru Contribuabili Mijlocii București and Others (C-391/23); Renco Valore SpA and Others v European Commission (C-806/23); Huhtamaki Holding Sàrl v European Commission (T-225/24); Fachverband Spielhallen eV and LM v European Commission (T-510/20 R)2 provisions; E. sp. z o.o. v Prezydent Miasta Mielca (C-453/23); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Others v European Commission (C-555/22 P)2 provisions; Republic of Slovenia v European Commission (C-447/22 P); European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Others (C-457/21 P)
Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Scuola Elementare Maria Montessori Srl v European Commission, European Commission v Scuola Elementare Maria Montessori Srl and European Commission v Pietro Ferracci (C-622/16 P, C-623/16 P, C-624/16 P); P Oy (C-6/12); European Commission v Hungary (C-596/19 P); 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); Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe and Ireland v European Commission (C-885/19 P); Commission Decision (EU) 2019/421 of 20 June 2018 on State aid SA.44888 (2016/C) (ex 2016/NN) implemented by Luxembourg in favour of ENGIE (notified under document C(2018) 3839) (Text with EEA relevance.); Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Others v European Commission (T-516/18, T-525/18); Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Others v European Commission (C-451/21); Edwin Co. Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-263/09 P); Związek Gmin Zagłębia Miedziowego w Polkowicach v Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej (C-566/17)