«(State aid – Actions for annulment – Decision terminating a review procedure initiated under Article 88(2) EC – Concept of State aid – Purchase of services by the State at the market price – Aid having a social character granted without discrimination related to the origin of the products concerned – Failure to order a Member State to produce the necessary information – Obligation to repay aid – Legitimate expectations of recipients – Statement of reasons)»
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (First Chamber, Extended Composition)5 August 2003 (1)
((State aid – Actions for annulment – Decision terminating a review procedure initiated under Article 88(2) EC – Concept of State aid – Purchase of services by the State at the market price – Aid having a social character granted without discrimination related to the origin of the products concerned – Failure to order a Member State to produce the necessary information – Obligation to refund aid – Legitimate expectations of recipients – Statement of reasons))
applicant in Case T-116/01 and intervener in Case T-118/01 in support of the Diputación Foral de Vizcaya,
applicant in Case T-118/01 and intervener in Case T-116/01 in support of P&O European Ferries (Vizcaya) SA,
v
defendant,
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (First Chamber, Extended Composition),
having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 4 February 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (First Chamber, Extended Composition),
Vesterdorf
Lenaerts
Azizi
Jaeger
Legal
H. Jung
B. Vesterdorf
Registrar
President