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Carbotermo SpA and Consorzio Alisei v Comune di Busto Arsizio and AGESP SpA (C-340/04)
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Carbotermo SpA and Consorzio Alisei v Comune di Busto Arsizio and AGESP SpA (C-340/04)

Judgment of 11 May 2006law://eu/cjeu/2004/c-340-04/para_70@2026-11-12

70Where several authorities control an undertaking, the condition relating to the essential part of its activities may be met if that undertaking carries out the essential part of its activities, not necessarily with one of those authorities, but with all of those authorities together.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-340/04 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:308
Decided: 11 May 2006
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunale amministrativo regionale della Lombardia (Italy)
Applicants: Carbotermo SpA; Consorzio Alisei
Defendants: Comune di Busto Arsizio; AGESP SpA
Rapporteur: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Advocate General: C. Stix-Hackl
Bench: 5 judges
P. Jann, K. Schiemann, N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, E. Levits
Language: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62004CJ0340

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

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