CELEX: C2006/281/57
Language: en
Date: 2006-11-18 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-304/04 and T-316/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 September 2006 — Italy and Wam v Commission (State aid — Loans at reduced rates intended to make it possible to become established in certain non-member countries — Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition — Statement of reasons)

18.11.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 281/33
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 September 2006 — Italy and Wam v Commission
   (Joined Cases T-304/04 and T-316/04) (1)
   
   (State aid - Loans at reduced rates intended to make it possible to become established in certain non-member countries - Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition - Statement of reasons)
   (2006/C 281/57)
   Language of the case: Italian
   Parties
   
      Applicants: Italian Republic (represented initially by A. Cingolo, and subsequently by P. Gentili, lawyers) and Wam SpA (Cavezzo di Modena, Italy) (represented by E. Giliani, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, Agents)
   Re:
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/177/EC of 19 May 2004 on State aid No C 4/2003 (ex NN 102/2002) implemented by Italy for WAM SpA (OJ 2006 L 63, p. 11).
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Commission Decision 2006/177/EC of 19 May 2004 on State aid No C 4/2003 (ex NN 102/2002) implemented by Italy for WAM SpA (OJ 2006 L 63, p. 11);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the actions as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred, in Case T-304/04, by the Italian Republic and, in Case T-316/04, by Wam, including those relating to the interim proceedings.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 251 of 9.10.2004.