Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 20 June 2007.#Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA and Others v Commission of the European Communities.#State Aid - Maritime transport - Decision to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC - New State aid - Existing State aid.#Case T-246/99.

Subject of the case

Re:

ANNULMENT of the Commission’s decision of 6 August 1999 to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC concerning the State aid granted by the Italian Republic to undertakings in the Tirrenia di Navigazione group (OJ 1999 C 306, p. 2).

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the applicants to bear their own costs and to pay those of the Commission and the interveners Navigazione Libera del Golfo SpA, Linee Lauro Srl, Traghetti Pozzuoli Srl and Alilauro SpA;

3. Orders the intervener Aliscafi Società Navigazione Alta Velocità SpA (Aliscafi SNAV) to bear its own costs.