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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 December 2007.

Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - State aid - Incompatibility with the common market - Duty to recover - Non-fulfilment.

Case C-280/05.

European Court reports 2007 Page I-00181*
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Case law directory code:

1.	B-09.04.08 European Community (EEC/EC) / State aid / Procedure for reviewing aid / Implementation of the Commission decision and recovery B-19.01.03 European Community (EEC/EC) / Legal proceedings / Actions for failure to fulfil obligations / Defences
2.	B-09.04.08 European Community (EEC/EC) / State aid / Procedure for reviewing aid / Implementation of the Commission decision and recovery

Subject matter:
Competition, State aids

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Author:
Court of Justice of the European Communities
Form:
Judgment

Procedure

Type of procedure:
Action for failure to fulfil obligations
Applicant:
Commission, Institutions
Defendant:
Italy, Member States
Observations:
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Nationality of parties:
Italy
Judge-Rapporteur:
Lõhmus
Advocate General:
Sharpston

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Notes relating to the decision:
Aimino, Laure: Récupération d'aides illégales et incompatibles, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2008 nº 15 p.47-49
Chérot, Jean-Yves: La Cour écarte selon une jurisprudence bien rôdée des moyens tirés tant de l'illégalité de la décision que d'une impossibilité d'exécution, Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2008 nº 1 p.157-158

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Treaty:
European Economic Community

Instruments cited in case law:
11997E010 : N 20

11997E088-P2 : N 1 - 32

32004D0800 : N 1

61984CJ0052 : N 28

61987CJ0142 : N 28

61993CJ0348 : N 20

61995CJ0280 : N 25

61999CJ0328 : N 28

62002CJ0099 : N 18 - 20 25 30

62005CJ0207 : N 18 - 20 25 30
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Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Non-compliance with a Commission decision concerning State aid – Defences (Art. 10 EC and 88(2) EC) (see paras 19-20, 25)

2. State aid – Recovery of unlawful aid (Art. 88(2) EC) (see para. 28)

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 2004/800/EC of 30 March 2004 declaring incompatible with the common market the aid scheme put into effect by Italy providing for urgent measures to assist employment in firms in financial difficulty, in special administration, and having at least 1 000 employees (Aid No CR 62/2003, ex NN 7/2003 – Italy) (OJ 2004 L 352, p. 10) – Failure to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to recover the aid declared incompatible with the common market.

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The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed period, the measures necessary to recover from the beneficiaries the aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the common market by Commission Decision 2004/800/EC of 30 March 2004 on the State aid scheme put into effect by Italy providing for urgent measures to assist employment, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of that decision;

2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

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