Cases T-713/22 and T-720/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2024 – Portumo – Madeira and Others v Commission (Madeira Free Zone) (State aid – Madeira Free Zone – Aid scheme implemented...

Official Journal of the European Union C/2025/62 6.1.2025 EN C series Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2024 – Portumo – Madeira and Others v Commission (Madeira Free Zone) (Cases T-713/22 and T-720/22) (1) (State aid – Madeira Free Zone – Aid scheme implemented by Portugal – Decision finding that the scheme does not comply with Decisions C(2007) 3037 final and C(2013) 4043 final, declaring that scheme to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering recovery of aid paid under it – Concept of ‘existing aid’ within the meaning of Article 1(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Recovery – Legitimate expectations – Legal certainty – Freedom to provide services – Freedom of establishment – Freedom of movement for workers) (C/2025/62) Language of the case: Portuguese Parties Applicants in Case T-713/22: Portumo – Madeira – Montagem e Manutenção de Tubaria, SA (Zona Franca da Madeira) (Funchal, Portugal), Ponticelli – Consultadoria Técnica, SA (Zona Franca da Madeira) (Funchal), Ponticelli Angoil – Serviços Para a Indústria Petrolífera, SA (Zona Franca da Madeira) (Funchal) (represented by: M. Muñoz Pérez and P. Casillas Vázquez, lawyers) Applicant in Case T-720/22: Nova Ship Invest, Unipessoal, Lda (Zona Franca da Madeira) (Funchal) (represented by: M. Muñoz Pérez and P. Casillas Vázquez, lawyers) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Barcew and P. Caro de Sousa, acting as Agents) Re: By their actions under Article 263...