Order — ECLI:EU:T:2004:333
Date: 2004-11-10
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: President of the Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: State aids;Competition
Concepts: Application for interim measures: suspension of operation of the contested measure and other interim measures
Procedure: Action for annulment;Application for interim measures - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 6 September 2006 – Italy and Wam v Commission (Joined Cases T-304/04 and T-316/04) State aid – Loans at reduced rates intended to make it possible to become established in certain non-member countries – Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition – Statement of reasons State aid – Commission decision finding aid to be incompatible with the common market (Arts 87(1) EC and 253 EC) (see paras 60-78) Re: APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/177/EC of 19 May 2004 on State aid No C 4/2003 (ex NN 102/2002) implemented by Italy for WAM SpA (OJ 2006 L 63, p. 11). Operative part The Court: 1. Annuls Commission Decision 2006/177/EC of 19 May 2004 on State aid No C 4/2003 (ex NN 102/2002) implemented by Italy for WAM SpA (OJ 2006 L 63, p. 11); 2. Dismisses the actions as to the remainder; 3. Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred, in Case T-304/04, by the Italian Republic and, in Case T-316/04, by Wam, including those relating to the interim proceedings.