25.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 155/18

in Case T-266/00 Confartigianato Venezia, Transport Lines Snc and Others v Commission of the European Communities (1)

(State aid - Commission decision declaring incompatible with the common market unlawful aid schemes and requiring repayment of incompatible aid - National procedure for repayment precluded - Action for annulment - No legal interest in bringing proceedings - Inadmissibility)

(2005/C 155/36)

Language of the case: Italian

In Case T-266/00: Confartigianato Venezia, Transport Lines and the 15 other applicants listed in the Annex to the order, established in Venice (Italy), represented by A. Vianello, lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg, against Commission of the European Communities (Agent: V. Di Bucci and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg) — action 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) — the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, Extended Composition), composed of J. Pirrung, President, A.W.H. Meij, N.J Forwood, I. Pelikánová, S. Papasavvas, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, made an order on 10 March 2005, the operative part of which is as follows:

1.The action is dismissed in part as inadmissible in so far as it was brought by Transport Lines Snc, C.A.T.I.L. Consorzio Artigianato Trasportatori Interni Lagunari, C.A.T.I.L. Servizi Srl, Translion Snc, Cooperativa Trasportatori Lagunari Arl, Barich Aldo e figlio Snc, S.A.L.P.A. Trasporti Snc, Laguna Trasporti di Tosi Pietro, Puppola Trasporti e C. Snc, Simionato Roberto, Venerando Gianfranco Snc, Boscolo ‘Bielo’ Ivano Srl, Grassi Mario, Laguna Veneta Cooperativa Trasporti Srl, Brussa Sas and Il Fornaio di Colussi Gloria.

2.Transport Lines Snc, C.A.T.I.L. Consorzio Artigianato Trasportatori Interni Lagunari, C.A.T.I.L. Servizi Srl, Translion Snc, Cooperativa Trasportatori Lagunari Arl, Barich Aldo e figlio Snc, S.A.L.P.A. Trasporti Snc, Laguna Trasporti di Tosi Pietro, Puppola Trasporti e C. Snc, Simionato Roberto, Venerando Gianfranco Snc, Boscolo ‘Bielo’ Ivano Srl, Grassi Mario, Laguna Veneta Cooperativa Trasporti Srl, Brussa Sas and Il Fornaio di Colussi Gloria shall bear their own costs.

3.The Commission shall bear the costs it has incurred to date in connection with the action brought by the abovementioned sixteen undertakings.

4.The remainder of the costs are reserved.

(1) OJ C 372 of 23.12.2000.