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Action brought Against EU Commission Regarding Ireland Apple Decision Published

09 February 2017

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The action brought on 9 November 2016 by Ireland against the European Commission regarding the Apple State aid decision has been published in the EU Official Journal. The 9 pleas in law and main arguments included in the action are as follows: 1. First plea in law, alleging that the Commission has made manifest errors of assessment in misunderstanding Irish law and the relevant facts. — The decision wrongly asserts that two Opinions given in 1991 and 2007 by the Irish Revenue Commissioners ‘renounced’ tax revenue that Ireland would have otherwise been entitled to collect from the Irish branches of...