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Commission refers "in house" waste management contract to ECJ

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • February 27 2008

The European Commission announced on 31 January 2008 that it had decided to take Italy before the European Court of Justice over the procurement of waste management services by the Municipality of Contigliano

Commission approves 46 million regional aid to Fiat for investment project in Sicily

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • May 7 2009

The European Commission has authorised, under EC Treaty State aid rules, 46 million of regional investment aid, which the Italian authorities intend to grant to Fiat for an investment project for the production of a new car model in Sicily

Infringement proceedings against Italy regarding service stations

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
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  • March 7 2008

The European Commission considers that the Italian provisions on the establishment of service stations are contrary to Article 43 of the EC Treaty, which provides for freedom of establishment within the European Union

Ryanair claims Commission failed to take appropriate action

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • March 12 2008

Ryanair has lodged two actions before the Court of First Instance (CFI) alleging that the European Commission (Commission) failed to act in relation to complaints of anti-competitive behaviour by the Italian authorities in favour of certain airlines

ECJ ruling in land development case

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • March 12 2008

On 21 February 2008, the European Court of Justice ruled on a case Commission -v- Italy (C-41204) striking down a provision in Italian legislation which excludes from the procurement rules the direct award of works contracts to the holder of a building permit or development plan, where the cost is deductible from urbanisation taxes

Italy referred to ECJ for failure to recover illegal State aid

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • March 14 2008

The European Commission has decided to refer Italy to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with a State aid decision

AG’s opinion in Case C-54007, Commission v Italy: withholding taxes levied on dividends paid to other member states

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • September 23 2009

The European Commission had challenged the compatibility with the EC Treaty of the Italian system of charging withholding tax on dividends paid to parent companies of Italian subsidiaries resident outside Italy

Infringement action over water & waste management contracts

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • April 16 2008

The European Commission (Commission) sent a reasoned opinion to Italy on 3 April 2008 concerning a water and waste management service contract awarded by a public consortium (“ATO 2”) to Multiservizi S.p.A without a competitive tender procedure

Commission requests Italy to comply with ECJ sports betting judgment

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • April 16 2008

On 13 September 2007, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in case C-26004 that Italy had failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty rules on freedom of establishment and free movement of services

Dispute over whether contract specifications are discriminatory

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • February 17 2009

The Italian Government and European Commission (Commission) are currently in dispute over whether the participation requirements for the award of a contract to provide banking services to the University of Parma were discriminatory