CELEX: C1995/159/46
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-24 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE of 27 April 1995 in Case T-435/93: Association of Sorbitol Producers within the EC (Aspec) and Others v. Commission of the European Communities (State aids - Admissibility - Non-existence - Habilitation - Prior decision authorizing a general scheme of aid)

No C 159/22          TEN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                   24 . 6 . 95
 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                                   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                         of 27 April 1995                                                        of 27 April 1995
in Case T-435/93 : Association of Sorbitol Producers within               in Case T-442/93 : Association des Amidonneries de
the EC (Aspec) and Others v. Commission of the European                   Céréales de la CEE (AAC ) and Others v. Commission of the
                          Communities ( ] )                                                 European Communities (*)
(State aids — Admissibility — Non-existence —                             (State aids — Admissibility — Non-existence — Prior
Habilitation — Prior decision authorizing a general scheme                       decision authorizing a general scheme of aid)
                                  of aid)                                                          ( 95/C 159/47)
                             ( 95/C 159/46 )
                (Language of the case: English)                                          (Language of the case: French)
In Case T-435/95 : Association of Sorbitol Producers within
                                                                          In Case T-442/93 : Association des Amidonneries de
the EC ( Aspec ), established in Brussels, Cerestar Holding               Céréales de la CEE (AAC ), established in Brussels ,
BV, established at Sas van Gent, Netherlands, Roquette                    Levantina Agricola Industrial SA ( Laisa ), established in
Frères SA, established in Lestrem, France, Merck oHG,
                                                                          Barcelona, Spain, Società Piemontese Amidi e Derivati SpA
established in Darmstadt, Germany, represented by Nicole                  ( SPAD ), established in Lestrem, France, Pfeiffer & Langen ,
Coutrelis , of the Paris Bar, and by John A. Johnson, of the              established in Cologne, Germany, Ogilvie Aquitaine SA,
Bar of England and Wales, with an address for service in                  established in Bordeaux, France, Cargill BV, established in
Luxembourg at the Chambers of Messrs Loesch and Wolter,                   Amsterdam, Latenstein Zetmeel BV, established in
11 Rue Goethe, supported by the French Republic (Agent:                   Nijmegen, Netherlands, all represented by Michel
Catherine de Salins ), with an address for service in                     Waelbroeck and Denis Waelbroeck, of the Brussels Bar ,
Luxembourg at the French Embassy, 9 Boulevard du Prince                   with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers
Henri, and Casillo Grani snc, established in San Giuseppe                 of Ernest Arendt, 8—10 Rue Mathias Hardt, supported by
Vesuviano, Italy, represented by Mario Siragusa, Maurizio                 the French Republic (Agent: Catherine de Salins ), with an
D'Albora and Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini , respectively               address for service in Luxembourg at the French Embassy, 9
of the Rome, Naples and Bologna Bars, with an address for                 Boulevard du Prince Henri, and Casillo Grani Snc,
service at the Chambers of Ernest Arendt, 8—10 Rue
                                                                          established in San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy, represented by
Mathias Hardt v . Commission of the European                              Mario Siragusa, Maurizio D'Albora and Giuseppe
Communities ( Agents : D. Calleja y Crespo, M. Nolin and R.               Scassellati-Sforzolini, respectively of the Rome , Naples and
Lyal ), supported by Italgrani SpA, established in Naples,                Bologna Bars, with an address for service at the Chambers of
Italy, represented by Aurelio Pappalardo of the Trapani Bar,              E. Arendt, 8—10 Rue Mathias Hardt v. Commission of the
Luigi Sico and Felice Casucci, of the Naples Bar, and                     European Communities (Agents : M. Nolin, D. Calleja y
Massimo Annesi and Massimo Merola, of the Rome Bar,
                                                                          Crespo and R. Lyal ), supported by Italgrani SpA,
with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers                 established in Naples , Italy, represented by Aurelio
of Alain Lorang, 51 Rue Albert I er — application for the                 Pappalardo of the Trapani Bar, Luigi Sico and Felice
annulment      of   Commission          Decision   91 /474/EEC   of
                                                                          Casucci , of the Naples Bar, and Massimo Annesi and
16 August 1991 concerning aids granted by the Italian                     Massimo Merola , of the Rome Bar, with an address for
Government to Italgrani SpA for the setting up of an                      service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Alain Lorang, 5 1
agri-foodstuffs complex in the Mezzogiorno ( 2 ) — the                    Rue Albert I er — application for the annulment of
Court of First Instance ( Second Chamber, extended                        Commission Decision 91/474/EEC of 16 August 1991
composition ), composed of: B. Vesterdorf, President, D. P.               concerning aids granted by the Italian Government to
M. Barrington, A. Saggio, H. Kirschner and A.                             Italgrani SpA for the setting up of an agri-foodstuffs
Kalogeropoulos,          Judges,         J.   Palacio     Gonzalez,       complex in the Mezzogiorno (2 ) — the Court of First
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on                 Instance ( Second Chamber, extended composition),
27 April 1995 , in which it:
                                                                          composed of: B. Vesterdorf, President, D. P. M. Barrington,
                                                                          A. Saggio, H. Kirschner and A. Kalogeropoulos, Judges, J.
1 , annulled Commission Decision 91 /474/EEC of                           Palacio Gonzalez, Administrator, for the Registrar, has
      16 August 1991 concerning aids granted by the Italian               given a judgment on 27 April 1995 , in which it:
      Government to Italgrani SpA for the setting up of an
      agri-foodstuffs complex in the Mezzogiorno;
                                                                          1 , annulled Commission Decision 91 /474/EEC of
2 , ordered the Commission to bear its own costs together                     16 August 1991 concerning aids granted by the Italian
      with the costs incurred by the applicants;                              Government to Italgrani SpA for the setting up of an
                                                                              agri-foodstuffs complex in the Mezzogiorno;
3 , ordered the interveners to bear their own costs.
                                                                          2 , dismissed the remainder of the application;
(') OJ No C 47, 21 . 2 . 1992 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 254 , 11 . 9 . 1991 , p . 14 .
                                                                          3 , ordered the Commission to bear its own costs together
                                                                              with the costs incurred by the applicants;