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Federutility and Others v Autorità per l'energia elettrica e il gas (C-265/08)
Judgment
The questions referred for a prelimina…
The conditions for State intervention
Compliance with the principle of propo…
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Federutility and Others v Autorità per l'energia elettrica e il gas (C-265/08)

Judgment of 20 Apr 2010law://eu/cjeu/2008/c-265-08/para_39@2026-11-11

39Thirdly, the requirement of proportionality must also be assessed with regard to the scope ratione personae of the measure, and, more particularly, its beneficiaries.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-265/08 · ECLI:EU:C:2010:205
Decided: 20 Apr 2010
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per la Lombardia (Italy)
Applicants: Federutility; Assogas and 6 more
Libarna Gas SpA; Collino Commercio SpA; Sadori Gas Srl; Egea Commerciale Srl; E.On Vendita Srl; Sorgenia SpA
Defendant: Autorità per l’energia elettrica e il gas
Rapporteur: J.-C. Bonichot
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, A. Tizzano, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, E. Levits, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, G. Arestis, M. Ilešič, J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus, A. Ó Caoimh, J.-J. Kasel
Language: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62008CJ0265

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

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Interprets 1: Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC
Cited by 9: Association nationale des opérateurs détaillants en énergie (ANODE) v Premier ministre and Others (C-121/15)3 provisions; INTERZERO Trajnostne rešitve za svet brez odpadkov d.o.o. and Others and Surovina, družba za predelavo odpadkov d.o.o. and Others (C-254/23); Engie România SA v Autoritatea Naţională de Reglementare în Domeniul Energiei (C-205/23); Repsol Butano SA and DISA Gas SAU v Administración del Estado (C-473/17, C-546/17)10 provisions; Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd v TV2/Danmark A/S and Kingdom of Denmark (C-445/19); AEON NEPREMIČNINE d.o.o. and Others (C-674/23); Viesgo Infraestructuras Energéticas SL v Administración General del Estado and Others (C-683/19)3 provisions; „Оvergas Mrezhi“ AD and „Balgarska gazova asotsiatsia“ v Komisia za energiyno i vodno regulirane (KEVR) (C-5/19)2 provisions; Engie Cartagena S.L. v Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (C-523/18)3 provisions
Cites 4: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC; Directive 98/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas; Albany International BV v Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds Textielindustrie (C-67/96)