Case C-486/03: Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain
Date: 2004-01-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Spain, State aid, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, aid to undertakings, tax relief

24.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/19

Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of
the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed
period all
the measures necessary to comply with
the Commission Decision of
Articles 2 and 3 of
11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by Spain
to a number of undertakings in Vizcaya (notified under
No C(2001)1765) in the form of a tax credit of 45 % of
the investments made, or, in any event, by failing to
notify the Commission of such provisions in accordance
with Article 4, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil
its obligations under that decision;

— Order the kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as in Case
C-485/03.

(Case C-486/03)

(2004/C 21/34)

An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before
the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 Nov-
ember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,
represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed
the measures necessary to comply with
period all
the Commission Decision of
Articles 2 and 3 of
11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by Spain
to a number of undertakings in Guipúzcoa (notified
under No C(2001)1764) in the form of a tax credit of
45 % of the investments made, or,
in any event, by
failing to notify the Commission of such provisions in
accordance with Article 4, the Kingdom of Spain has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that decision;

— Order the kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of
the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain

Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as in Case
C-485/03.

(Case C-488/03)

(2004/C 21/36)

Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of
the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain

(Case C-487/03)

(2004/C 21/35)

An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before
the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 No-
vember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,
represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before
the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 No-
vember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,
represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed
the measures necessary to comply with
period all
Articles 2 and 3 of
the Commission Decision of
11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by Spain
to a number of recently created undertakings in Álva
(notified under No C(2001)1760) in the form of a tax
credit of 45 % of the investments made, or, in any event,
by failing to notify the Commission of such provisions in
accordance with Article 4, the Kingdom of Spain has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that decision;