The Court:
1. Declares that, by not taking within the prescribed period all the measures necessary to recover from the recipients the aid granted under the aid scheme considered unlawful and incompatible with the common market by Commission Decision 2008/854/EC of 2 July 2008 on a State aid scheme (C 1/04 (ex NN 158/03 and CP 15/2003)): Misuse of aid measure N 272/98, Regional Act No 9 of 1998, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of that decision;
2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.