CELEX: C2003/019/51
Language: en
Date: 2003-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 23 October 2002 in Joined Cases T-269/99, T-271/99 and T-272/99: Territorio Histórico de Guipúzcoa — Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa and Others v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Decision to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC — Actions for annulment — Admissibility — Tax measures — Selective nature — Legitimate expectations — Misuse of powers)

C 19/28                  EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                          25.1.2003
Mediterranean area; and, in Case T-151/99, for the annulment                1999 C 351, p. 29, and OJ 2000 C 71, p. 8), the Court of First
of Commission Decision C (1999) 533 of 4 March 1999                         Instance (Third Chamber, Extended Composition), composed
withdrawing the assistance made to Tecnagrind SL by Com-                    of: M. Jaeger, President, R. García-Valdecasas, K. Lenaerts,
mission Decision C (96) 2235 of 13 September 1996,                          P. Lindh and J. Azizi, Judges; Registrar: B. Pastor, Deputy
concerning grant of the EAGGF, Guidance Section, contri-                    Registrar, has given a judgment on 23 October 2002, in which
bution under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88, in                        it:
connection with Project No 95.ES.06.005 entitled ‘Demonstra-
tive project for the processing if castor-oil plants (Ricinus
Communis) in agricultural undertakings for the extraction of                1.     Dismisses the applications;
aromatic essences’, the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber),
composed of: M. Jaeger, President, K. Lenaerts and J. Azizi,                2.     Orders the applicants to pay their own costs together with those
Judges; J. Palacio González, Administrator, for the Registrar,                     of the Commission.
has given a judgment on 7 November 2002, in which:
1.     The applications are dismissed.                                      (1 ) OJ C 47 of 19.2.2000.
2.     In each case, the applicants shall bear their own costs and pay
       those of the Commission.
( 1) OJ C 246, 28.8.99.
                                                                                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                                                                                                    of 23 October 2002
     JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                                in Joined Cases T-346/99, T-347/99 and T-348/99: Territo-
                                                                            rio Histórico de Álava — Diputación Foral de Álava and
                                                                              Others v Commission of the European Communities ( 1)
                        of 23 October 2002
in Joined Cases T-269/99, T-271/99 and T-272/99: Territo-                   (State aid — Decision to initiate the procedure under
rio Histórico de Guipúzcoa — Diputación Foral de Gui-                       Article 88(2) EC — Actions for annulment — Admissibility
púzcoa and Others v Commission of the European Com-                         — Tax measures — Selective nature — Legitimate expec-
                             munities ( 1)                                                     tations — Misuse of powers)
(State aid — Decision to initiate the procedure under Article                                          (2003/C 19/52)
88(2) EC — Actions for annulment — Admissibility — Tax
measures — Selective nature — Legitimate expectations —
                          Misuse of powers)                                                     (Language of the case: Spanish)
                           (2003/C 19/51)
                                                                            In Joined Cases T-346/99, T-347/99 and T-348/99, Territorio
                    (Language of the case: Spanish)                         Histórico de Álava — Diputación Foral de Álava, Territorio
                                                                            Histórico de Guipúzcoa — Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa,
                                                                            Territorio Histórico de Vizcaya — Diputación Foral de Vizcaya,
                                                                            represented by A. Creus Carreras and B. Uriarte Valiente,
In Joined Cases T-269/99, T-271/99 and T-272/99, Territorio                 lawyers, v Commission of the European Communities (Agents:
Histórico de Guipúzcoa — Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa,                     F. Santaolalla Gadea, G. Rozet and G. Valero Jordana): Appli-
Territorio Histórico de Álava — Diputación Foral de Álava,                  cation for annulment of the Commission’s decision, notified
Territorio Histórico de Vizcaya — Diputación Foral de Vizcaya,              to the Spanish authorities by letter of 29 September 1999, to
represented by A. Creus Carreras and B. Uriarte Valiente,                   initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC against the
lawyers, v Commission of the European Communities (Agents:                  Spanish State in relation to tax aid in the form of a reduction
F. Santaolalla Gadea, G. Rozet and G. Valero Jordana): Appli-               in the tax base for firms in the Provinces of Álava, Viscaya and
cation for annulment of the Commission’s decisions, notified                Guipúzcoa (OJ 2000 C 55, p. 2), the Court of First Instance
to the Spanish authorities by letters of 17 August 1999, to                 (Third Chamber, Extended Composition), composed of:
initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC against the                   M. Jaeger, President, R. García-Valdecasas, K. Lenaerts, P. Lindh
Spanish State in relation to tax aid in the form of a 45 % tax              and J. Azizi, Judges; B. Pastor, Deputy Registrar, has given a
credit in the Provinces of Álava, Viscaya and Guipúzcoa (OJ                 judgment on 23 October 2002, in which it: