CELEX: 62011CN0182
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-182/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 18 April 2011 — Econord SpA v Comune di Cagno and Comune di Varese

16.7.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 211/10
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 18 April 2011 — Econord SpA v Comune di Cagno and Comune di Varese
   (Case C-182/11)
   2011/C 211/19
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Referring court
   
   Consiglio di Stato
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicant: Econord SpA
   
      Defendants: Comune di Cagno and Comune di Varese
   
      Interested party: Aspem SpA
   
      Question referred
   
   Must the principle that the position of an individual public authority holding shares in a società strumentale [(a company set up to provide certain municipal services)] is immaterial also apply where one of the partner municipalities holds a single share in the società strumentale and the shareholders’ agreements entered into by the partner public authorities are not such as to give the shareholding municipality any effective power of control over the company, with the result that the company shareholding may be regarded merely as formal cover for a contract for the provision of services?