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Court of Justice of the European Union Upholds General Court Judgment Annulling Amazon Illegal State Aid Decision

15 December 2023

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European Union-Luxembourg

On 14 December 2023, the Country of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment regarding the appeal brought by the European Commission against the judgment of the General Court that annulled the Commission's decision on illegal State aid granted by Luxembourg to Amazon. As previously reported, the General Court issued a judgment on 12 May 2021 annulling the European Commission's 2017 decision that Luxembourg granted illegal State aid (a selective advantage) to Amazon that amounted to around EUR 250 million. In its judgment, the CJEU rejected the Commission's appeal and upheld the General Court's judgment, although for different...