CELEX: 62016TA0098
Language: en
Date: 2019-03-19 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-98/16, T 196/16 and T-198/16: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — Italy and Others v Commission (State aid — Intervention by a consortium governed by private law of banks in favour of one of its members — Intervention authorised by the Central Bank of the Member State — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Action for annulment — Definition of State aid — Whether imputable to the State — State resources)

6.5.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 155/36
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — Italy and Others v Commission
      (Joined Cases T-98/16, T 196/16 and T-198/16) (1)
      
      (State aid - Intervention by a consortium governed by private law of banks in favour of one of its members - Intervention authorised by the Central Bank of the Member State - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Action for annulment - Definition of State aid - Whether imputable to the State - State resources)
      (2019/C 155/42)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant in Case T-98/16: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieir, Agent, S. Fiorentino and P. Gentili, avvocati dello Stato)
      
         Applicant in Case T-196/16: Banca Popolare di Bari SCpA, formerly Tercas-Cassa di risparmio della provincia di Teramo SpA (Banca Tercas SpA) (Teramo, Italy) (represented by: A. Santa Maria, M. Crisostomo, E. Gambaro and F. Mazzocchi, lawyers)
      
         Applicant in Case T-198/16: Fondo interbancario di tutela dei depositi (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, G. Scassellati Sforzolini and G. Faella, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Stancanelli, L, Flynn, A. Bouchagiar and D. Recchia, Agents,)
      
         Intervener in support of the applicant in Cast T-198/16: Banca d’Italia (represented by: M. Perassi, O. Capolino. M. Marcucci and M. Todino, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1208 of 23 December 2015 on State aid SA.39451(2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) granted by Italy to the bank Tercas (OJ 2016 L 203 p. 1),
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Annuls Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1208 of 23 December 2015 on State aid SA.39451(2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) granted by Italy to the bank Tercas);
                  
               
            
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                     Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 145, 25.4.2016.