Court of Justice 21 February 2002, C-398/00 (Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I - Introduction 1. This action for annulment brought by the Kingdom of Spain is directed against the decision by the Commission of 17 August 2000 to initiate the formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) EC (formerly Article 93) to examine aid for the benefit of Santana Motor SA (hereinafter the contested decision). 2.