Complaint on alleged state aid to PSG: Court of Justice refines the concept of ‘interested party’
Today, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in the case of PBL and Abdelmouine v Commission (C-223/23 P).
The General Court had dismissed the action for annulment of the Commission Decision adopted in September 2021 rejecting a complaint lodged by the applicants concerning alleged State aid in favour of Paris Saint-Germain football club (SA.64489) on the ground that they were not an “interested party” within the meaning of Article 1(h) of Regulation 2015/1589.
The Court held that the General Court had not erred in law in its review of the legality of the Commission’s contested decision, which must lead to the annulment of the contested judgment in so far as the Commission had denied Mr Abdelmouine the status of ‘interested party’. The Court found that the evidence relied on was of an uncertain nature and did not therefore make it possible to establish that the grant of the alleged aid would have a concrete impact on the complainants’ interests.
For further information, see the Court of Justice’s judgement.