Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 November 2024.#Millennium BCP Participações, SGPS, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda and BCP África, SGPS, Lda v European Commission.#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 – Obligation to state reasons – Concept of ‘existing aid’ within the meaning of Article 1(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – No derogation from the condition relating to the creation or maintenance of jobs in the Autonomous Region of Madeira – Principle of sound administration – Principle of sincere cooperation – Legitimate expectations – Legal certainty.#Case T-462/22.