Order of the General Court of 29 January 2013 - Unindustria and Others v Commission
(Case T-273/00)
(Action for annulment - State aid - Reductions in social security contributions for undertakings in Venice and Chioggia - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the common market and imposing the recovery of the aid paid - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicants: Unione degli industriali della provincia di Venezia (Unindustria) (Venice, Italy); Comitato 'Venezia vuole vivere' (Venice); Siram SpA (Milan, Italy); Fiorital Srl (Venice); Jesurum di M. e A. Levi Morenos Sas (Venice); Grafiche Veneziane Srl (Venice); Cantiere navale De Poli SpA (Pellestrina, Italy); Aive Srl (Marcon, Italy); Bortoli Ettore Srl (Venice); Tessuti Artistici Fortuny SpA (Venice); Lorenzo Rubelli SpA (Venice); Tecnomare SpA (Venice); and Arsenale Venezia SpA (Venice) (represented by: A. Vianello, M. Merola and A. Sodano, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, Agent, and by A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)
Intervener in support of the applicants: Italian Republic (represented by: U. Leanza initially, then I. Braguglia, then R. Adam and finally I. Bruni, Agents, and by G. Aiello and P. Gentili, avvocati dello Stato)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2000/394/EC of 25 November 1999 on aid to firms in Venice and Chioggia by way of relief from social security contributions under Laws Nos 30/1997 and 206/1995 (OJ 2000 L 150, p. 50)
Operative part of the order
1. The plea of inadmissibility raised by the European Commission is joined to the main proceedings.
2. The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
3. The Unione degli industriali della provincia di Venezia (Unindustria), the Comitato 'Venezia vuole vivire', Siram SpA, Fiorital Srl, Jesurum di M. e A. Levi Morenos Sas, Grafiche Veneziane Srl, Cantiere navale De Poli SpA, Aive Srl, Bortoli Ettore Srl, Tessuti Artistici Fortuny SpA, Lorenzo Rubelli SpA, Tecnomare SpA and Arsenale Venezia SpA, in addition to bearing their own costs, are to pay the costs incurred by the Commission;
4. The Italian Republic is to bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 355, 9.12.2000.