Court of Justice 26 June 1997, C-280/95 (Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Introduction 1 This case concerns the failure of Italy to recover an aid granted in 1992 to between 100 000 and 150 000 Italian road-haulage undertakings by means of a tax credit calculated on the basis of their consumption of motor fuel and lubricants.