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Document 62004TJ0265
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 4 March 2009. # Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA (T-265/04), Caremar SpA and Others (T-292/04) and Navigazione Libera del Golfo SpA (T-504/04) v Commission of the European Communities. # 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. # Joined cases T-265/04, T-292/04 and T-504/04.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 4 March 2009.
Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA (T-265/04), Caremar SpA and Others (T-292/04) and Navigazione Libera del Golfo SpA (T-504/04) v Commission of the European Communities.
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.
Joined cases T-265/04, T-292/04 and T-504/04.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 4 March 2009.
Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA (T-265/04), Caremar SpA and Others (T-292/04) and Navigazione Libera del Golfo SpA (T-504/04) v Commission of the European Communities.
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.
Joined cases T-265/04, T-292/04 and T-504/04.
European Court Reports 2009 II-00021*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:48
- Date of document:
- 04/03/2009
- Date lodged:
- 24/06/2004
- Author:
- General Court
- Country or organisation from which the request originates:
- Italy
- Form:
- Judgment
- Authentic language:
- Italian
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - decision unnecessary, Action for annulment - successful
- Applicant:
- Individual
- Defendant:
- EU institutions and bodies, European Commission
- Judge-Rapporteur:
- Forwood
- Treaty:
- Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
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Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 4 March 2009 – Tirrenia di Navigazione and Others v Commission
(Joined Cases T-265/04, T-292/04 and T-504/04)
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
1. Actions for annulment – Interest in bringing proceedings – Action by the recipient of State aid against a Commission decision declaring it compatible with the common market (Arts 230 EC, fourth para., and 233 EC) (see paras 63-72)
2. Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Commission decision on State aid (Arts 87 EC and 253 EC) (see paras 98-99, 101-103)
3. Commission – Principle of collegiality – Scope (Art. 253 EC) (see paras 107-108)
4. State aid – Existing aid and new aid – Definition (Art. 88(3) EC) (see paras 123-124, 126-127)
5. State aid – Existing aid and new aid – Payments in favour of shipping companies providing, in the context of public service contracts, regular services to and from islands (Art. 88(1) and (3) EC; Council Regulation No 3577/92, Art. 4(3)) (see paras 143-144)
6. Actions for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Scope – Absolute authority of res judicata (see paras 159-160)
Re:
| APPLICATIONS for annulment in part of Commission Decision 2005/163/EC of 16 March 2004 on the State aid paid by Italy to the Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar shipping companies (Tirrenia Group) (OJ 2005 L 53, p. 29). |
Operative part
The Court:
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In Cases T-265/04 and T-292/04, annuls Commission Decision 2005/163/EC of 16 March 2004 on the State aid paid by Italy to the Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar shipping companies (Tirrenia Group); |
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In Case T-504/04, declares that the action has become devoid of purpose; |
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In Case T-265/04, orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA; |
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In Case T-292/04, orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of Caremar SpA, Siremar SpA, Saremar SpA and Toremar SpA; |
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In Case T-504/04, orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of Navigazione Libera del Golfo SpA; |
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In Case T-504/04, orders the Italian Republic and Caremar to bear their own costs. |
