Background and facts of the case The case of Fábrica de Tabacos Micaelense concerns an appeal brought by a tobacco company based in Ponta Delgada, in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Azores before the Full Chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court (“SAC”) regarding a chamber judgment of 25 May 2000, which dismissed the action for judicial review which the company had lodged against an order of the Minister for the Economy, of 25 May 1997. On 19 September 1996, the Appellant requested the Minister of Economy to demand an examination of a compensatory indemnity of circa €50,000 (100,000 Portuguese escudos) awarded by the Regional Government of the Azores to another tobacco company, maxime
The Portuguese Supreme Administrative Court rejects an appeal requesting that compensatory indemnity worth €50,000 is examined to determine whether it constitutes illegal State aid (Fábrica de Tabacos Micaelense)
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