On 6 September 2006, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave its decision in the case of Portuguese Republic v. Commission of the European Communities (C-88/03), dismissing in its entirety the action for the annulment of European Commission Decision 2003/442/EC (the contested decision).. (a) Facts. The case concerns an action for annulment of the contested decision brought by the Portuguese Republic under Art. 230 of the EC Treaty, which classified as State aid the reductions of the rate of income tax for natural and legal persons having their tax residence in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Azores. (b) Decision....