Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 April 2024.#Gabel Industria Tessile SpA and Canavesi SpA v A2A Energia SpA and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2008/118/EC – Article 1(2) – Excise duties – Electricity – National legislation creating an additional tax on electricity excise duties – Lack of specific purposes – Additional tax deemed contrary to Directive 2008/118/EC by the national courts – Recovery by the final consumer of the tax unduly paid from the supplier alone – Article 288 TFEU – Direct effect – Principle of effectiveness.#Case C-316/22.