Judgment_paragraph 24 · Portgás — Sociedade de Produção e Distribuição de Gás SA v Ministério da Agricultura, do Mar, do Ambiente e do Ordenamento do Território (C-425/12)

24Thus, according to settled case-law, the entities against which reliance may be placed on the provisions of a directive that are capable of having direct effect include a body, whatever its legal form, which has been given responsibility, pursuant to a measure adopted by the State, for providing a public-interest service under the control of the State and which has, for that purpose, special powers beyond those which result from the normal rules applicable in relations between individuals (Foster and Others, paragraph 20; Case C-343/98 Collino and Chiappero [2000] ECR I-6659, paragraph 23; Case C-157/02 Rieser Internationale Transporte [2004] ECR I-1477, paragraph 24; Case C-356/05 Farrell [2007] ECR I-3067, paragraph 40; and Dominguez, paragraph 39).