CELEX: C2005/171/01
Language: en
Date: 2005-07-09 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 May 2005 in Case C-400/99: Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (Action for annulment — State aid — Measures regarding maritime transport undertakings — Public service contracts — No aid, existing aid or new aid — Initiation of the procedure under Article 88(2) EC — Obligation to suspend)

9.7.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/1
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Grand Chamber)
   of 10 May 2005
   in Case C-400/99: Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (1)
   
   (Action for annulment - State aid - Measures regarding maritime transport undertakings - Public service contracts - No aid, existing aid or new aid - Initiation of the procedure under Article 88(2) EC - Obligation to suspend)
   (2005/C 171/01)
   Language of the case: Italian
   In Case C-400/99: Italian Republic (Agents: U. Leanza, I. Braguglia assisted by P.G. Ferri and M. Fiorilli) v Commission of the European Communities (Agents: E. De Persio, D. Triantafyllou and V. Di Bucci) — Action for annulment under Article 230 EC, brought on 18 October 1999 — the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of V. Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans and A. Rosas, Presidents of Chambers, J.-P. Puissochet (Rapporteur), R. Schintgen, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 10 May 2005, in which it:
   
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               Annuls the Commission decision, notified to the Italian authorities by letter SG(99) D/6463, of 6 August 1999, to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC concerning State aid C 64/99 (ex NN 68/99) to the extent to which it entailed, until notification to the Italian authorities of the decision closing the procedure in relation to the undertaking concerned (Commission Decision C(2001) 1684 of 21 June 2001 or Commission Decision C(2004) 470 final of 16 March 2004) suspension of the tax treatment applied for the supply of fuel and lubricating oil to the vessels of Gruppo Tirrenia di Navigazione;
            
         
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               For the rest, dismisses the application;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the parties to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 20 of 22.01.2000.