Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 12 November 2008. Cantieri Navali Termoli SpA v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Shipbuilding - Operating aid linked to contracts for ships - Application for extension of ship delivery limit under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 - Causal link between the exceptional event and the delay. Case T-70/07.

Judgment // 12/11/2008 // 1 min read
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Keywords Subject of the case Operative part

Actions for annulment – Grounds – Lack of or inadequate statement of reasons – Distinguished from manifest error of assessment (Art. 253 EC) (see para. 37)

  1. State aid – Not allowed – Exceptions – Shipbuilding aid (Council Regulation No 1540/98, Art. 3(2)) (see paras 53-58)

Re:

ACTION for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/948/EC of 4 July 2006 on State aid which Italy plans to implement for Cantieri Navali Termoli SpA (OJ 2006 L 383, p. 53).

Operative part:

The Court:

  1. Dismisses the action;

  2. Orders Cantieri Navali Termoli SpA to pay the costs.

State aids , Competition