CELEX: 62004TA0265
Language: en
Date: 2009-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-265/04, T-292/04 and T-504/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Tirrenia di Navigazione and Others v Commission (State aid — Maritime transport — Subsidies paid by the Italian authorities to regional undertakings — Decision declaring the aid in part compatible and in part incompatible with the common market — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — New or existing aid — Duty to state reasons — Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92)

18.4.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 90/22
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Tirrenia di Navigazione and Others v Commission
   (Joined Cases T-265/04, T-292/04 and T-504/04) (1)
   
   (State aid - Maritime transport - Subsidies paid by the Italian authorities to regional undertakings - Decision declaring the aid in part compatible and in part incompatible with the common market - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Legal interest in bringing proceedings - New or existing aid - Duty to state reasons - Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92)
   2009/C 90/33
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants in Case T-265/04: Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA, formerly Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA and Adriatica di Navigazione SpA, (Naples, Italy) (represented by: G. Roberti, A. Franchi and G. Belletti, initially, and G. Roberti and G. Belletti, subsequently, lawyers)
   
      Applicants in Case T-292/04: Caremar SpA; Toremar SpA (Leghorn (Livorno), Italy); Siremar SpA (Palermo, Italy); and Saremar SpA (Cagliari, Italy) (represented by: G. Roberti, A. Franchi and G. Belletti, initially, and G. Roberti and G. Belletti, subsequently, lawyers)
   
      Applicant in Case T-504/04: Navigazione Libera del Golfo SpA (Naples, Italy) (represented by: S. Ravenna and A. Abate, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, Agents)
   
      Interveners in support of the defendant: Caremar SpA (represented by: G. Roberti, A. Franchi and G.Belletti, initially, and G. Roberti and G. Belletti, subsquently, lawyers) and the Italian Republic (represented by: M. Fiorilli, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Annulment in part of the Commission Decision No 2005/163/EC of 16 March 2004 concerning State aid granted by Italy to the shipping companies Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar (Gruppo Tirrenia) (OJ 2005 L 53, p. 29).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               In Cases T-265/04 and T-292/04, annuls Commission Decision No 2005/163/EC of 16 March 2004 concerning State aid granted by Italy to the shipping companies Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar (Gruppo Tirrenia);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               In Case T-504/04, declares that the action has become devoid of purpose;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               In Case T-265/04, orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of Caremar SpA, Siremar SpA, Saremar SpA and Toremar SpA;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               In Case T-504/04, orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of Navigazione Libera del Golfo SpA;
            
         
               5.
            
            
               In Case T-504/04, orders the Italian Republic and Caremar to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 239, 25.9.2004.