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Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-404/00)
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Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-404/00)

Judgment of 26 Jun 2003law://eu/cjeu/2000/c-404-00/para_21@2026-11-10

21The Member State to which a decision requiring recovery of illegal aid is addressed is obliged under Article 249 EC to take all measures necessary to ensure implementation of that decision (see Case C-209/00 Commission v Germany, cited above, paragraph 31).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-404/00 · ECLI:EU:C:2003:373
Decided: 26 Jun 2003
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Kingdom of Spain, represented by S. Ortiz Vaamonde
Rapporteur: F. Macken
Advocate General: L.A. Geelhoed
Bench: 4 judges
C. Gulmann, V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62000CJ0404

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Cited by 20: Mediaset SpA v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico (C-69/13)2 provisions; Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, SA v European Commission (T-253/15); Ferrovial, SA and Others v European Commission (T-252/15); Banco Santander, SA and Others v European Commission (T-12/15)2 provisions; Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (T-826/14); Telefónica SA and Iberdrola, SA v European Commission (T-256/15); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-704/19); Nelson Antunes da Cunha, Lda v Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas IP (IFAP) (C-627/18); Pietro Ferracci v European Commission (T-219/13)2 provisions; Scuola Elementare Maria Montessori Srl v European Commission (T-220/13); European Commission v Slovak Republic (C-361/13); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-184/11)2 provisions; European Commission v Italian Republic (C-613/11); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-243/10); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-454/09); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-331/09)2 provisions; European Commission v Italian Republic (C-304/09); Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (C-530/07); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-189/07); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-305/06)
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)9 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-350/93); Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty; Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-209/00); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands (C-96/81); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-226/87); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-74/91); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-348/93); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-378/98); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-499/99); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-70/72); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-261/99); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-265/95); Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (C-404/97); Land Rheinland-Pfalz v Alcan Deutschland GmbH (C-24/95); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-280/95)