Joined Cases C-306/19, C-512/19, C-595/19 and C-608/20 to C-611/20: Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 1 March 2022 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio — Italy) — Milis Energy SpA v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA (C-306/19), Go Sun Srl and Malby Energy 4 Srl v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Autorità di Regolazione per Energia, Reti e Ambiente and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA (C-512/19), Fototre Srl v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA (C-595/19), and Interporto di Trieste SpA (C-608/20), Soelia SpA (C-609/20) and Cosilt — Consorzio per lo sviluppo economico locale di Tolmezzo (C-610/20 and C-611/20) v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA (References for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Environment — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 16 and 17 — Principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations — Energy Charter Treaty — Article 10 — Applicability — Directive 2009/28/EC — Article 3(3)(a) — Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources — Production of electricity from solar photovoltaic installations — Alteration of a support scheme)
Date: 2022-03-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU energy policy, European Energy Charter, electrical energy, energy production, environmental protection, financial aid, principle of legal certainty, renewable energy, solar energy








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20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 237/21






Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 1 March 2022 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio — Italy) — Milis Energy SpA v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA (C-306/19), Go Sun Srl and Malby Energy 4 Srl v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Autorità di Regolazione per Energia, Reti e Ambiente and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA (C-512/19), Fototre Srl v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA (C-595/19), and Interporto di Trieste SpA (C-608/20), Soelia SpA (C-609/20) and Cosilt — Consorzio per lo sviluppo economico locale di Tolmezzo (C-610/20 and C-611/20) v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA
(Joined Cases C-306/19, C-512/19, C-595/19 and C-608/20 to C-611/20) (1)

(References for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Environment - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Articles 16 and 17 - Principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations - Energy Charter Treaty - Article 10 - Applicability - Directive 2009/28/EC - Article 3(3)(a) - Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources - Production of electricity from solar photovoltaic installations - Alteration of a support scheme)
(2022/C 237/26)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio

Parties to the main proceedings


(Case C-306/19)


Applicant: Milis Energy SpA

Defendants: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA

(Case C-512/19)


Applicants: Go Sun Srl and Malby Energy 4 Srl

Defendants: Ministero dello Sviluppo economico, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Autorità di Regolazione per Energia, Reti e Ambiente and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA

(Case C-595/19)


Applicant: Fototre Srl

Defendants: Ministero dello Sviluppo economico, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA

(Cases C-608/20, C-609/20, C-610/20 and C-611/20)


Applicants: Interporto di Trieste SpA (C-608/20), Soelia SpA (C-609/20) and Cosilt — Consorzio per lo sviluppo economico locale di Tolmezzo (C-610/20 and C-611/20)

Defendants: Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA,

Operative part of the order


Subject to verifications to be carried out by the referring court taking into account all the relevant factors, Article 3(3)(a) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC, as well as Articles 16 and 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, read in the light of the principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations, must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which provides for the reduction or delay of the payment of incentives for energy produced by solar photovoltaic installations which were previously granted by administrative decisions and confirmed by special agreements concluded between the operators of those installations and a public company, where that legislation concerns incentives for which provision has previously been made but which are not yet due.


(1)  OJ C 213, 24.6.2019.

OJ C 357, 21.10.2019.

OJ C 53, 15.2.2021.