CELEX: 62005TA0211
Language: en
Date: 2009-09-04 00:00:00
Title: Case T-211/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 September 2009 — Italy v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme implemented by the Italian authorities in favour of newly listed companies — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery — Obligation to state reasons — Selective nature — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition)

24.10.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 256/21
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 September 2009 — Italy v Commission
   (Case T-211/05) (1)
   
   (State aid - Aid scheme implemented by the Italian authorities in favour of newly listed companies - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery - Obligation to state reasons - Selective nature - Effect on trade between Member States - Adverse effect on competition)
   2009/C 256/36
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Italian Republic (represented initially by I. Braguglia, subsequently by R. Adam and lastly by I. Bruni, acting as Agents, and P. Gentili, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/261/EC of 16 March 2005 on aid scheme C 8/2004 (ex NN 164/2003) implemented by Italy in favour of newly listed companies (OJ 2006 L 94, p. 42).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 182, 23.7.2005.