Court of Justice 16 July 1998, C-200/97 (Ecotrade Srl v Altiforni e Ferriere di Servola SpA (AFS).)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Introduction 1 This case raises the question whether a form of extraordinary administration and protection from execution by creditors which is accorded to certain insolvent companies by Italian law constitutes, in the case of a steel company, a State aid prohibited by Article 4(c) of the ECSC Treaty.