The Court:
1. Orders that by failing to take, within the prescribed time-limits, all the measures necessary to recover from the beneficiaries the aid granted under the aid scheme considered unlawful and incompatible with the common market by Commission Decision 2000/394/EC of 25 November 1999 on aid to firms in Venice and Chioggia by way of relief from social security contributions under Laws Nos 30/1997 and 206/1995 and, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2, 5 and 6 of that decision and under the EC Treaty the Italian Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5 of the decision;
2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
