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European Union
Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-138/03, C-324/03, C-431/03)
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Case C-324/03
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The first plea alleging infringement o…
—Findings of the Court
45

Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-138/03, C-324/03, C-431/03)

Judgment of 24 Nov 2005law://eu/cjeu/2003/c-138-03/para_45@2026-11-10

45To that end, the system introduced by Article 32 of Regulation No 1260/1999 and by Rule No 1 of the Annex to Regulation No 1685/2000 is based on the principle of reimbursement of expenses.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Cases: C-138/03, C-324/03, C-431/03 · ECLI:EU:C:2005:714
Decided: 24 Nov 2005
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Italian Republic
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
P. Jann, K. Schiemann, N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, E. Levits
Language: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62003CJ0138

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Economic, social and territorial cohesion State aid

History · 1 version

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Cited by 18: Eurocostruzioni Srl v Regione Calabria (C-31/21)2 provisions; George Haswani v Council of the European Union (T-521/19); Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG, foremerly Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypothekenbank AG v Single Resolution Board (T-377/16, T-645/16, T-809/16); Kingdom of Belgium v European Commission (T-664/14); Paul Vervloet and Others v Ministerraad (C-76/15); Union pour l'unité (U4U) and Others v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (T-17/14); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-595/14); Dyson Ltd v European Commission (T-544/13)2 provisions; Fliesen-Zentrum Deutschland GmbH v Hauptzollamt Regensburg (C-687/13); GHC Gerling, Holz & Co. Handels GmbH v European Commission (T-847/14)2 provisions; Republic of Poland v European Commission (T-290/12)2 provisions; Italian Republic v European Commission (C-385/13); Mazen Al-Tabbaa v Council of the European Union (T-329/12); Hungary v European Commission (C-31/13 P)2 provisions; Carlo De Nicola v European Investment Bank (EIB) (T-618/11); Carlo De Nicola v European Investment Bank (EIB) (T-418/11); Rütgers Germany GmbH and Others v European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (T-96/10)2 provisions; Bilbaína de Alquitranes, SA and Others v European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (T-93/10)2 provisions
Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-310/99); Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Communities (C-22/70); Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds; French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-17/99); French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-325/91); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-304/01); Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/2000 of 28 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 as regards eligibility of expenditure of operations co-financed by the Structural Funds; Antoon Hepels v European Commission (C-54/77); Republic of Austria v Council of the European Union (C-445/00); French Republic v European Parliament (C-358/85); French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-57/95)