Court of Justice 16 December 2010, C-71/09 P, C-73/09 P and C-76/09 P (Comitato «Venezia vuole vivere» (C-71/09 P), Hotel Cipriani Srl (C-73/09 P) and Società Italiana per il gas SpA (Italgas) (C-76/09 P) v European Commission.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Table of contents I – Legal framework II – Facts and administrative procedure A – The scheme for relief from social security contributions B – The procedure before the Commission C – The contested decision III – Procedure before the General Court and the judgment under appeal A – Procedure before the General Court B – The judgment