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Subject-matter

First, the annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2008) 6743 of 12 November 2008, concerning the loan of EUR 300 million granted by Italy to the airline company Alitalia (Aid C 26/08 (ex NN 31/08)) (OJ 2009 L 52, p. 3), in so far as it does not order the recovery of aid from the successors of Alitalia and, second, the annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 6745 final of 12 November 2008, declaring that the procedure for the sale of the assets of Alitalia, in the extraordinary administration procedure which must lead to the liquidation of that airline company, does not constitute State aid, on condition that the Italian authorities comply with their undertakings aimed at ensuring that the transactions are carried out at market prices (Aid N 510/2008, OJ 2009 C 46, p. 6).

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 230 -L4 : paragraphs 57, 58, 64, 74
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 87 -P1 : paragraphs 59, 60, 68, 75, 76, 94, 129
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 88 -P2 : paragraphs 61, 62, 66, 68, 74, 76, 81, 109, 181, 194
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 88 -P3 : paragraphs 76, 78, 102, 181
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 253 : paragraphs 177, 178, 185
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A40L4 : paragraph 56
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A53 : paragraph 56
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A113 : paragraphs 56, 193
• Regulation 659/1999 -A01LH : paragraphs 63 - 65
• Regulation 659/1999 -A04 : paragraph 59
• Regulation 659/1999 -A04P2 : paragraphs 68, 93, 96, 168
• Regulation 659/1999 -A04P3 : paragraphs 60, 63, 68, 93, 168
• Regulation 659/1999 -A04P4 : paragraphs 62, 76, 93, 168
• Regulation 659/1999 -A04P5 : paragraphs 167 - 169
• Regulation 659/1999 -A06P1 : paragraphs 61 - 63, 66, 68
• Regulation 659/1999 -A07P3 : paragraph 93
• Regulation 659/1999 -A07P4 : paragraphs 93 - 95
• Regulation 659/1999 -A13P1 : paragraph 76
• Directive 2001/23 : paragraph 113
• Decision 2009/155 : paragraphs 1 - 199
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -25/62 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -350/88 : paragraph 178
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -313/90 : paragraphs 56, 193
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -198/91 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -225/91 : paragraphs 58, 182
• General Court - Judgment T -49/93 : paragraph 77
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/95 : paragraphs 102, 104, 177, 180
• General Court - Judgment T -11/95 : paragraph 194
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/97 : paragraph 102
• General Court - Judgment T -73/98 : paragraphs 77, 78
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -17/99 : paragraphs 177, 178
• General Court - Judgment T -158/99 : paragraph 81
• General Court - Judgment T -326/99 : paragraph 199
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/00 : paragraph 137
• General Court - Judgment T -95/03 : paragraph 78
• General Court - Judgment T -375/03 : paragraph 81
• General Court - Judgment T -380/03 : paragraph 74
• General Court - Judgment T -359/04 : paragraph 79
• General Court - Judgment T -395/04 : paragraphs 72, 80, 174
• General Court - Judgment T -415/05 : paragraph 155
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -390/06 : paragraph 103
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -487/06 : paragraph 75
• General Court - Judgment T -36/06 : paragraphs 77, 78, 129, 130, 179, 185
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -290/07 : paragraph 103
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -319/07 : paragraphs 66, 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -333/07 : paragraphs 181, 182
• General Court - Judgment T -568/08 : paragraph 169
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -83/09 : paragraphs 59 - 66, 73, 68

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 28/03/2009

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

28/03/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 141 from 20.06.2009, p.45

Judgment: OJ C 138 from 12.05.2012, p.15

Name of the parties

Ryanair v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Idot, Laurence: Vente des actifs d'Alitalia et notion d'aide, Europe 2012 Mai Comm. nº 5 p.204 (FR)
2. Derenne, Jacques: Principe de l’investisseur privé - Difficultés sérieuses : Le Tribunal de l’UE confirme une décision de la Commission autorisant la cession d’actifs d’une compagnie aérienne par un État membre et considère que la Commission a fait une juste application du critère de l’investisseur privé (Ryanair), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2012 nº 3 p.178-179 (FR)
3. Barbier De La Serre, Éric: Suites de l’odyssée judiciaire sur la recevabilité en matière d’aides d’État, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2012 nº 32 p.83-84 (FR)
4. Segura Catalan, Maria J. ; Clayton, Marianne: Is Locus Standi for Competitors the "Alpe d'Huez" of the State Aid Procedures Tour?, European State Aid Law Quarterly 2013 p.171-180 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - State aid
  

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  
• Actions for annulment : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility
  

Formation of the Court

cinquième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Papasavvas

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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