22.1.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/2


Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 23 November 2017 — Servizi assicurativi del commercio estero SpA (SACE), Sace BT SpA v European Commission, Italian Republic

(Case C-472/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - State aid - Export credit insurance - Reinsurance cover provided by a public undertaking to its subsidiary - Capital contributions to cover the subsidiary’s losses - Notion of State aid - Imputability to the State - Private investor test))

(2018/C 022/02)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Appellants: Servizi assicurativi del commercio estero SpA (SACE), Sace BT SpA (represented by: M. Siragusa and G. Rizza, avvocati)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, G. Conte and D. Grespan, acting as Agents) Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and S. Fiorentino, avvocato dello Stato)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders Servizi assicurativi del commercio estero SpA (SACE) and Sace BT SpA to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the appeal;

3.

Orders the Italian Republic to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.