On 15 December 2017, the General Court of the European Union issued its order rejecting the U.S. application for leave to intervene in the action brought by Apple Sales International and Apple Operations Europe (Apple Ireland) for the annulment of the European Commission's decision that Apple was granted illegal State aid. That decision, adopted 30 August 2016 ({News-2016-12-20/A/2-previous coverage}), resulted in an order requiring Ireland to recover unpaid taxes of approximately EUR 13 bil…