Court of Justice 22 January 2004, C-173/02 (Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present case, Spain challenges Commission Decision 2002/411/EC, (2) declaring a Spanish State aid to milk producers in the Asturias to be incompatible with the common market. 2. The aid in question took the form of an interest rate rebate on loans to enable milk producers to purchase additional milk quotas.