Illegal aid: The French Administrative Supreme Court dismisses the appeal against the judgment ordering a public authority to pay damages for the payment of illegal and incompatible aid (Collectivité de Corse / Corsica Ferries France)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In this decision dated September 29, 2021, the Council of State rejected the appeal against the decisions of the administrative court of appeal of Marseilles ordering the Corsican local authority to pay damages to the company Corsica Ferries France for the payment of illegal and incompatible aid to SNCM. In so doing, the Council of State continues the SNCM saga. It is appropriate to dwell on this ruling, even if it was inevitable and if it is terse in its motivation. The Commission's decision A reminder of the origins of the dispute concerning the maritime service to Corsica is necessary at the outset. Between 2007 and 2013, the Corsican local authority