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Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2018

Silvio Berlusconi and Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest SpA (Fininvest) v Banca d'Italia and Istituto per la Vigilanza Sulle Assicurazioni (IVASS)

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Prudential supervision of credit institutions — Acquisition of a qualifying holding in a credit institution — Procedure governed by Directive 2013/36/EU and by Regulations (EU) No 1024/2013 and No 468/2014 — Composite administrative procedure — Exclusive decision-making power of the European Central Bank (ECB) — Action brought against preparatory acts adopted by the national competent authority — Claim that the force of res judicata attaching to a national decision has been disregarded

Case C-219/17

Documents in the Case

Document

Date

Name of the parties

Subject-matter

Curia

EUR-Lex

Autres Liens

National decision following the preliminary ruling
ECLI:IT:CASS:2021:10355CIV

09/03/2021

Berlusconi and Fininvest

Judgment (OJ)

01/02/2019

Berlusconi and Fininvest

Freedom of establishment

Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2018:1023

19/12/2018

Berlusconi and Fininvest

Freedom of establishment

Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2018:1023

19/12/2018

Berlusconi and Fininvest

Freedom of establishment

Application (OJ)

11/08/2017

Berlusconi and Fininvest

Freedom of establishment

Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2018:502

27/06/2018

Berlusconi and Fininvest

Freedom of establishment

Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

3 Legal proceedings
3.02 Actions for annulment
3.02.00 General

4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.12 Economic and monetary policy
4.12.01 Economic policy

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

TFEU, Article 256 -P1 : paragraphs 1, 39
TFEU, Article 263 : paragraphs 40, 42, 44, 47, 50, 59
TFEU, Article 263 -L1 : paragraphs 1, 39
TFEU, Article 263 -L2 : paragraphs 1, 39
TFEU, Article 263 -L5 : paragraphs 1, 39
TEU, Article 4 -P3 : paragraph 47
Directive 2013/36 : paragraph 16
Directive 2013/36 -A22 : paragraphs 3, 30, 39, 40, 53, 59
Directive 2013/36 -A23 : paragraphs 4, 39, 40, 53, 59
Directive 2013/36 -A119 : paragraph 21
Directive 2013/36 -A119P1 : paragraph 5
Regulation 1024/2013 -A01 : paragraph 7
Regulation 1024/2013 -A01P5 : paragraph 39
Regulation 1024/2013 -A04 : paragraphs 8, 31
Regulation 1024/2013 -A04P1LC : paragraphs 39, 40, 54, 59
Regulation 1024/2013 -A04P3 : paragraph 12
Regulation 1024/2013 -A06P1 : paragraphs 9, 53
Regulation 1024/2013 -A06P2 : paragraphs 9, 55
Regulation 1024/2013 -A09P1 : paragraph 10
Regulation 1024/2013 -A15 : paragraphs 11, 39, 40, 59
Regulation 1024/2013 -A15P1 : paragraph 55
Regulation 1024/2013 -A15P2 : paragraphs 32, 55
Regulation 1024/2013 -A15P3 : paragraph 54
Regulation 1024/2013 -C11 : paragraph 6
Regulation 468/2014 : paragraph 12
Regulation 468/2014 -A85 : paragraphs 13, 39, 40, 54, 55, 59
Regulation 468/2014 -A86 : paragraphs 14, 39, 40, 54, 55, 59
Regulation 468/2014 -A87 : paragraphs 15, 39, 40, 54, 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -314/85 -N17 : paragraph 44
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N10 : paragraph 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N11 : paragraph 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N12 : paragraph 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N13 : paragraph 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N9 : paragraph 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -269/99 -N58 : paragraph 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/05 -N93 : paragraph 43
Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/05 -N94 : paragraph 43
Court of Justice - Judgment C -119/05 -N62 : paragraph 58
Court of Justice - Judgment C -119/05 -N63 : paragraph 58
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N57 : paragraph 46

Operative part

Interprets : TFEU, Article 263
Interprets : Directive 2013/36 -A22
Interprets : Directive 2013/36 -A23
Interprets : Regulation 1024/2013 -A15
Interprets : Regulation 468/2014 -A85
Interprets : Regulation 468/2014 -A86
Interprets : Regulation 468/2014 -A87

Opinion

TFEU, Article 256 -P1 : point 51
TFEU, Article 263 : points 53, 54, 115, 126
TFEU, Article 263 -L1 : point 51
TFEU, Article 263 -L2 : point 51
TFEU, Article 263 -L5 : point 51
Directive 90/220 -A12P1 : point 76
Directive 90/220 -A12P2 : point 76
Directive 90/220 -A13P4 : point 76
Regulation 2081/92 : point 70
Regulation 590/1999 : point 70
Regulation 1049/2001 -A04 : point 77
Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P1 : point 78
Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2 : point 78
Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P3 : point 78
Regulation 1049/2001 -A05 : point 77
Regulation 1083/2006 : point 69
Directive 2007/44 : point 41
Regulation 1093/2010 -A16P1 : point 84
Regulation 1093/2010 -A16P3L2 : point 85
Directive 2011/89 : point 33
Directive 2013/36 : point 19
Directive 2013/36 -A22 : points 6, 7, 42, 51, 82
Directive 2013/36 -A22P6 : point 101
Directive 2013/36 -A23 : points 6, 8, 51, 83
Directive 2013/36 -A119P1 : point 9
Regulation 575/2013 -A04P1PT36 : point 81
Regulation 1024/2013 -A01 : point 11
Regulation 1024/2013 -A01P5 : points 6, 51
Regulation 1024/2013 -A02PT8 : point 81
Regulation 1024/2013 -A04 : points 12, 43
Regulation 1024/2013 -A04P1LC : points 51, 54, 86, 87, 115, 126
Regulation 1024/2013 -A04P3 : points 15, 114
Regulation 1024/2013 -A06P2 : points 13, 98
Regulation 1024/2013 -A06P4 : points 86, 87
Regulation 1024/2013 -A09P1L3 : point 101
Regulation 1024/2013 -A14P2 : point 100
Regulation 1024/2013 -A15 : points 6, 14, 51, 54, 86, 90, 115, 126
Regulation 1024/2013 -A15P2 : point 44
Regulation 1024/2013 -A24 : point 91
Regulation 1024/2013 -A26P6 : point 91
Regulation 1024/2013 -A26P7 : point 91
Regulation 1024/2013 -A26P8 : point 91
Regulation 1024/2013 -C11 : point 10
Regulation 468/2014 -A23 : point 99
Regulation 468/2014 -A85 : points 6, 16, 51, 54, 86, 90, 115, 126
Regulation 468/2014 -A85P1 : point 98
Regulation 468/2014 -A86 : points 6, 17, 51, 54, 86, 90, 115, 126
Regulation 468/2014 -A87 : points 6, 18, 51, 54, 86, 90, 95, 115, 126
Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/81 -N10 : point 108
Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/81 -N12 : point 74
Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/81 -N9 : point 108
Court of Justice - Judgment C -314/85 -N14 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -314/85 -N15 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 : point 64
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N10 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N11 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N12 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N13 : point 67
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/91 -N9 : points 53, 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/93 -N34 : point 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/93 -N35 : point 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/93 -N36 : point 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/93 -N37 : point 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/93 -N38 : point 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/93 -N39 : point 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/93 -N40 : point 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/99 : point 76
Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/99 -N57 : point 76
Court of Justice - Judgment C -269/99 -N57 : points 70, 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -269/99 -N58 : points 70, 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -344/04 -N27 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -344/04 -N30 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N62 : point 53
Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/05 : point 77
Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/05 -N91 : point 53
Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/05 -N93 : point 105
Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/05 -N94 : points 79, 105
Court of Justice - Judgment C -119/05 : point 125
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N55 : point 70
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N56 : point 70
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N57 : point 70
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N64 : point 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N65 : point 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N66 : point 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/07 -N67 : point 71
Court of Justice - Judgment C -393/07 -N74 : point 72
Court of Justice - Judgment C -393/07 -N75 : point 72
Court of Justice - Order C -512/07 : point 72
Court of Justice - Order C -512/07 -N50 : point 65
Court of Justice - Order C -512/07 -N53 : points 79, 105
Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/08 -N25 : point 125
Court of Justice - Judgment C -463/10 : point 74
Court of Justice - Judgment C -583/11 -N95 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -562/12 -N48 : point 53
Court of Justice - Judgment C -562/12 -N56 : point 69
Court of Justice - Judgment C -562/12 -N76 : point 69
Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/13 -N61 : point 125
Court of Justice - Judgment C -506/13 -N16 : point 108
Court of Justice - Judgment C -505/14 -N45 : point 125
Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/15 -N51 : point 108
General Court - Judgment T -122/15 -N54 : point 104

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

25/04/2017

Date of the Opinion

27/06/2018

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

19/12/2018

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 65 from 18.02.2019, p.6

Application: OJ C 283 from 28.08.2017, p.14

Name of the parties

Berlusconi and Fininvest

Notes on Academic Writings

Caruccio, Lorenzo: Rivista italiana di diritto pubblico comunitario 2018 p.919-923 (IT)
Gundel, Jörg: Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht : Befugnisse der EZB bei qualifizierter Beteiligung, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2019 N°3 p.130-132 (DE)
Stijnen, R.: Gemeenschappelijk Toezichtsmechanisme. Bankenunie. Alleen het Hof van Justitie EU mag niet-bindende ontwerpbesluiten toetsen die de nationale bevoegde autoriteiten hebben vastgesteld in het kader van het Europese bankentoezicht., Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2019 nº 13 p.976-978 (NL)
Rouaud, Anne-Claire: Recours contre les actes pris par les autorités nationales dans le cadre du MSU : si la décision est aux mains de la BCE, son contrôle relève du juge de l'Union, Revue Internationale des Services Financiers 2019 nº 1 p.64-67 (FR)
Demková, Simona: The Grand Chamber's Take on Composite Procedures under the Single Supervisory Mechanism, Review of European administrative law 2019 Vol.12 N°1 p.209-221 (EN)
Bastos, Filipe Brito: Judicial review of composite administrative procedures in the Single Supervisory Mechanism: Berlusconi, Common Market Law Review 2019 p.1355-1378 (EN)
Martucci, Francesco: XXIV. Union économique et monétaire - Cour de justice, gde ch., 19 décembre 2018, Silvio Berlusconi, aff. C-219/17, ECLI:EU:C:2018:1023, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2018. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2019, p. 1050-1058 (FR)
Santoro, Vittorio: La partecipazione qualificata nelle banche. Profili di competenza autorizzativa e di conseguente competenza giurisdizionale, Banca, borsa e titoli di credito 2019 4 p. 393-402 (IT)
Simon, Denys: Juridiction de l'Union - Compétences respectives de la CJUE et des juridictions nationales, Europe 2019, Février nº 2, Comm. 68 (FR)
Rondu, Julie: Le contrôle juridictionnel des décisions adoptées à l'issue d'une procédure administrative composite : réflexions sur l'arrêt de grande chambre Silvio Berlusconi, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2019, n° 4, p. 853-867 (FR)
Dermine, Paul ; Eliantonio, Mariolina: Case Note: CJEU (Grand Chamber), Judgment of 19 December 2018, C-219/17, Silvio Berlusconi and Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest SpA (Fininvest) v Banca d'Italia and Istituto per la Vigilanza Sulle Assicurazioni (IVASS), Review of European administrative law 2019 p. 237-253 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Consiglio di Stato - Italy

Subject-matter

Freedom of establishment
Approximation of laws

Provisions of national law referred to

legge 07/08/1990 n° 241 - Nuove norme in materia di procedimento amministrativo e di diritto di accesso ai documenti amministrativi, art. 21-septies, 07/08/1990

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Information not available

Judge-Rapporteur

Bonichot

Advocate General

Information not available

Language(s) of the Case

Italian

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available