Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 Nike European
Operations Netherlands and Converse Netherlands v Commission
(Case T-648/19) 1
(State aid Aid implemented by the Netherlands in favour
of Nike Tax rulings Decision to initiate the formal investigation
procedure Arms length principle Advantage Selective
nature Equal treatment Good administration Inadequate
preliminary examination Serious difficulties Obligation to state
reasons)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Nike European Operations Netherlands BV
(Hilversum, Netherlands), Converse Netherlands BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
(represented by: R. Martens and D. Colgan, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P.-J. Loewenthal and S. Noλ,
acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment
of Commission Decision C(2019) 6 final of
10 January 2019 on State aid SA.51284 (2018/NN) ( Netherlands ( Possible
State aid in favour of Nike, initiating the formal
investigation procedure laid down in Article 108(2) TFEU.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Nike European
Operations Netherlands BV and Converse Netherlands BV to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 413, 9.12.2019.