Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Italy. Done at Brussels, 3 April 2002. For the Commission Franz Fischler Member of the Commission (1) OJ C 148, 27.5.2000, p. 2. (2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. (3) OJ C 148, 27.5.2000, p. 2. (4) The law is currently being examined within the framework of State aid No C 12/95. (5) Letter of 18 May 2000. (6) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. (7) According to the case-law of the Court of Justice, improvement in the competitive position of an undertaking resulting from State aid generally points to a distortion of competition compared with other competing undertakings not receiving such assistance, Case C-730/79 [1980] ECR 2671, paragraphs 11 and 12. (8) OJ C 232, 12.8.2000, p. 19. (9) Commission letter of 28 January 1999. (10) Letters of the Italian authorities to the Commission dated 28 October 1998 and 25 October 1999. (11) See, for example, Aid C 3/94 - France - Road blocks. (12) OJ C 288, 9.10.1999, p. 2.