I. Introduction On October 14, 2010, the Court of Justice dismissed an appeal brought by two Italian companies, Nuova Agricast and Cofra against a judgment of the General Court in Joined Cases T-362/05 and T- 363/05. The General Court had rejected Nuova Agricast and Cofra’s damage claim in respect of losses allegedly suffered as a result of the Commission’s decision of July 12, 2000 not to raise objections against an Italian State aid scheme for