15.8.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 209/39


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2008 — Alitalia v Commission

(Case T-301/01) (1)

(State aid - Recapitalisation of Alitalia by the Italian authorities - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market - Decision taken following a judgment of the Court of First Instance annulling an earlier decision - Admissibility - Infringement of Article 233 EC - Infringement of Articles 87 EC and 88 EC - Conditions for authorising the aid - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based)

(2008/C 209/65)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Alitalia — Linee Aeree Italiane Spa (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, G. M. Roberti, G. Scassellati Sforzolini, F. Moretti and F. Sciaudone, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci, acting as Agent, and A. Abate and G. Conte, lawyers)

Re:

Application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2001/723/EC of 18 July 2001 concerning the recapitalisation of the company Alitalia (OJ 2001 L 271, p. 28).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Alitalia — Linee aeree italiane Spa to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 44, 16.2.2002.