Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber, extended composition) of 19 February 2004.SIC - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação, SA v Commission of the European Communities.State aid - Public television - Complaint - Action for failure to act - Definition of a position by the Commission - Whether aid new or existing - Request for a ruling that there is no need to adjudicate - Dispute - Compliance with an annulling judgment - Commissions obligation to make an investigation - Reasonable period.Joined cases T-297/01 and T-298/01.

Judgment // 19/02/2004 // 1 min read
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition)19 February 2004 (1)

((State aid – Public television – Complaint – Action for failure to act – Definition of a position by the Commission – Whether aid new or existing – Request for a ruling that there is no need to adjudicate – Dispute – Compliance with an annulling judgment – Commission’s obligation to make an investigation – Reasonable period))

applicant,

v

defendant,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition),

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 13 February 2003,

gives the following

On those grounds,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition)

Tiili

Pirrung

Mengozzi

Meij

Vilaras

H. Jung

V. Tiili

Registrar

President

State aids , Competition