CELEX: C2004/021/36
Language: en
Date: 2004-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-488/03: Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain

24.1.2004                EN                        Official Journal of the European Union                                              C 21/19
Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of                        The applicant claims that the Court should:
  the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain
                                                                           —     declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed
                           (Case C-486/03)                                       period all the measures necessary to comply with
                                                                                 Articles 2 and 3 of the Commission Decision of
                                                                                 11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by Spain
                            (2004/C 21/34)                                       to a number of undertakings in Vizcaya (notified under
                                                                                 No C(2001)1765) in the form of a tax credit of 45 % of
                                                                                 the investments made, or, in any event, by failing to
                                                                                 notify the Commission of such provisions in accordance
An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before                        with Article 4, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil
the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 Nov-                      its obligations under that decision;
ember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,
represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,              —     Order the kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
The applicant claims that the Court should:
                                                                           Pleas in law and main arguments
—     declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed
      period all the measures necessary to comply with
      Articles 2 and 3 of the Commission Decision of                       The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as in Case
      11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by Spain            C-485/03.
      to a number of undertakings in Guipúzcoa (notified
      under No C(2001)1764) in the form of a tax credit of
      45 % of the investments made, or, in any event, by
      failing to notify the Commission of such provisions in
      accordance with Article 4, the Kingdom of Spain has
      failed to fulfil its obligations under that decision;
—     Order the kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
                                                                           Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of
                                                                             the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain
Pleas in law and main arguments
                                                                                                      (Case C-488/03)
The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as in Case
C-485/03.                                                                                              (2004/C 21/36)
                                                                           An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before
                                                                           the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 No-
                                                                           vember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,
                                                                           represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,
Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of                        acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
  the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain
                           (Case C-487/03)                                 The applicant claims that the Court should:
                                                                           —     declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed
                            (2004/C 21/35)                                       period all the measures necessary to comply with
                                                                                 Articles 2 and 3 of the Commission Decision of
                                                                                 11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by Spain
                                                                                 to a number of recently created undertakings in Álva
An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before                        (notified under No C(2001)1760) in the form of a tax
the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 No-                       credit of 45 % of the investments made, or, in any event,
vember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,                           by failing to notify the Commission of such provisions in
represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,                    accordance with Article 4, the Kingdom of Spain has
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.                      failed to fulfil its obligations under that decision;
 ---pagebreak--- C 21/20                EN                       Official Journal of the European Union                                       24.1.2004
—     Order the kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.                      Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of
                                                                           the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain
                                                                                                (Case C-490/03)
Pleas in law and main arguments
                                                                                                 (2004/C 21/38)
The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as in Case
C-485/03.
                                                                        An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before
                                                                        the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 No-
                                                                        vember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,
                                                                        represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,
                                                                        acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
Action brought on 19 November 2003 by Commission of                     The applicant claims that the Court should:
  the European Communities against Kingdom of Spain
                                                                        —     declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed
                                                                              period all the measures necessary to comply with
                         (Case C-489/03)                                      Articles 2 and 3 of the Commission Decision of
                                                                              11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by Spain
                                                                              to certain recently established firms in Vizcaya (notified
                          (2004/C 21/37)                                      under No C(2001)1763, or, in any event, by failing to
                                                                              notify the Commission of such provisions in accordance
                                                                              with Article 4, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil
                                                                              its obligations under that decision;
An action against the Kingdom of Spain was brought before
the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 19 No-              —     Order the kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
vember 2003 by Commission of the European Communities,
represented by José Luis Buendía Sierra of its Legal Service,
acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg.
                                                                        Pleas in law and main arguments
The applicant claims that the Court should:
                                                                        The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as in Case
—     declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed           C-485/03.
      period all the measures necessary to comply with
      Articles 2 and 3 of the Commission Decision of
      11.7.2001 relating to a State aid scheme applied by
      Spain to a number of recently created undertakings in
      Guipúzcoa (notified under No C(2001)1761) in the form
      of a tax credit of 45% of the investments made, or, in any
      event, by failing to notify the Commission of such
      provisions in accordance with Article 4, the Kingdom of           Action brought on 20 November 2003 (fax on 13 Novem-
      Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under that             ber 2003) by the Republic of Austria against the Com-
      decision;                                                                     mission of the European Communities
—     Order the kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.
                                                                                                (Case C-492/03)
                                                                                                 (2004/C 21/39)
Pleas in law and main arguments
The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as in Case             An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
C-485/03.                                                               ties was brought before the Court of Justice of the European
                                                                        Communities on 20 November 2003 (fax on 13 November
                                                                        2003) by the Republic of Austria, represented by Dr Harald
                                                                        Dossi, with an address for service in Luxembourg.