Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2011 - Eridania Sadam v Commission
(Case T-579/08)
(State aid - Measures by the Italian authorities aimed at compensating for the losses suffered by the sugar refinery Villasor (Italy) following a drought - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market - Obligation to state reasons - Guidelines for State aid in the agricultural sector)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Eridania Sadam SpA (Bologna, Italy) (represented by: G.M. Roberti, I. Perego, B. Amabile and M. Serpone, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Rossi and B. Stromsky, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2009/704/EC of 16 July 2008 relating to State aid C 29/2004 (ex N 328/2003) that Italy is considering granting to the Villasor sugar refinery owned by Sadam ISZ (OJ 2009 L 244, p. 10).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Eridania SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.
____________1 - OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.