CELEX: 62009CA0302(01)
Language: en
Date: 2011-10-06 00:00:00
Title: Case C-302/09: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2011 — European Commission v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — State Aid — Aid to firms in Venice and Chioggia — Reductions in social security contributions — Withdrawal)

26.11.2011   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 347/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2011 — European Commission v Italian Republic
   (Case C-302/09) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - State Aid - Aid to firms in Venice and Chioggia - Reductions in social security contributions - Withdrawal)
   2011/C 347/03
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent and G. Aiello, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to take, within the period prescribed, the measures necessary to comply with Articles 2, 5 and 6 of Commission Decision 2000/394/EC of 25 November 1999 on aid to firms in Venice and Chioggia by way of relief from social security contributions under Laws Nos 30/1997 and 206/1995 (notified under document number C(1999) 4268) (OJ 2000 L 150, p. 50)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Orders that by failing to take, within the prescribed time-limits, all the measures necessary to recover from the beneficiaries the aid granted under the aid scheme considered unlawful and incompatible with the common market by Commission Decision 2000/394/EC of 25 November 1999 on aid to firms in Venice and Chioggia by way of relief from social security contributions under Laws Nos 30/1997 and 206/1995 and, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2, 5 and 6 of that decision and under the EC Treaty the Italian Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5 of the decision;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 256, 24.10.2009.