Case C-51/05 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 July 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Cantina sociale di Dolianova Soc. coop. arl, Cantina Trexenta Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale Marmilla — Unione viticoltori associati Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale S. Maria La Palma Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale del Vermentino Soc. coop. arl Monti-Sassari (Appeals — Common organisation of the market in wine — Aid for distillation — Actions for damages — Non-contractual liability of the Community — Limitation period — Point from which time starts to run)
Date: 2008-07-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU aid, European Commission, action for annulment (EU), agricultural cooperative, aid system, distillation

C 223/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.8.2008

V

(Announcements)

COURT PROCEEDINGS

COURT OF JUSTICE

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 July 2008
— Commission of the European Communities v Cantina
sociale di Dolianova Soc. coop. arl, Cantina Trexenta Soc.
coop. arl, Cantina sociale Marmilla — Unione viticoltori
associati Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale S. Maria La Palma
Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale del Vermentino Soc. coop.
arl Monti-Sassari

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(Case C-51/05 P) (1)

(Appeals — Common organisation of the market in wine —
Aid for distillation — Actions for damages — Non-contrac-
tual liability of the Community — Limitation period — Point
from which time starts to run)

(2008/C 223/02)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Appellant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: C. Cattabriga and L. Visaggio, Agents)

rl, Cantina Trexenta Soc. coop.

Other parties to the proceedings: Cantina sociale di Dolianova Soc.
rl, Cantina sociale
coop.
Marmilla — Unione viticoltori associati Soc. coop. rl, Cantina
sociale S. Maria La Palma Soc. coop. rl, Cantina sociale del
Vermentino Soc. coop. rl Monti-Sassari (represented by: C. Dore
and G. Dore, avvocati)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of
the Court of First Instance
(Second Chamber) of 23 November 2004 in Case T-166/98
Cantina sociale di Dolianova Soc. Coop. and Others v Commission
ordering the Commission to compensate the applicants for
damage incurred as a result of Decision No VI B-I-3 M 4/97PVP
of 31 July 1998 rejecting the applicants' requests for
the
payment of distillation aid for 1982/1983

1. Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities of 23 November 2004 in Case T 166/98 Cantina
sociale di Dolianova and Others v Commission to the extent to
which it declared admissible the action to establish non-contractual
liability brought by Cantina sociale di Dolianova Soc. coop. arl,
Cantina Trexenta Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale Marmilla —
Unione viticoltori associati Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale S. Maria
La Palma Soc. coop. arl and Cantina sociale del Vermentino Soc.
coop. arl Monti-Sassari and ordered the Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities to make good the damage suffered by them as a
result of
insolvency of Distilleria Agricola Industriale di
Terralba by reason of the absence of a procedure capable of guaran-
teeing, under the system introduced by Article 9 of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2499/82 of 15 September 1982 laying
down
the
1982/1983 wine year, payment to the producers concerned of the
Community aid provided for by that regulation.

concerning

distillation

provisions

preventive

the

for

2. Dismisses the action in Case T-166/98.

3. Orders Cantina sociale di Dolianova Soc. coop. arl, Cantina Trex-
enta Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale Marmilla — Unione viticoltori
associati Soc. coop. arl, Cantina sociale S. Maria La Palma Soc.
coop. arl and Cantina sociale del Vermentino Soc. coop. arl Monti-
Sassari to pay the costs of the present proceedings and of those
brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Commu-
nities.

(1) OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.