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Document 62021TA0538

Case T-538/21: Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 –PBL and WA v Commission (State aid — Aid to a professional football club — Refusal to register a complaint lodged by one of the members of a football club — Status of interested party)

OJ C 112, 27.3.2023, p. 32–32 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

27.3.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/32


Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 –PBL and WA v Commission

(Case T-538/21) (1)

(State aid - Aid to a professional football club - Refusal to register a complaint lodged by one of the members of a football club - Status of interested party)

(2023/C 112/40)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL) (Bron, France) and WA (represented by: J. Branco, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and G. Braga da Cruz, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action, the applicants seek, under Article 263 TFEU, first, annulment of the Commission’s decision COMP.C.4/AH/mdr 2021(092342) of 1 September 2021 on the status of a complaint submitted in connection with alleged State aid granted to the Paris Saint-Germain football club (SA.64489), and, second, directions to be issued to the European Commission.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the application;

2.

Orders Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL) and WA to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.


(1)  OJ C 431, 25.10.2021.


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