MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's biggest regional utility A2A (>> A2A) said on Friday a court in Montenegro had annulled a decision to seize its stake in power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) (>> Elektroprivreda Crne Gore A.D. Niksic).

In July a Podgorica-based court, after a special state prosecutor's office request, had ordered a precautionary seizure of A2A's stake in EPCG.

"The seizure has been wholly revoked by the High Court," A2A said in a statement.

A2A, controlled by the cities of Milan and Brescia, spent around 436 million euros (384.79 million pounds) on buying a 43.7 percent holding in EPCG, which it has since cut to 41.7 percent.

In May it hired investment bank Rothschild to advise on sale of the stake.

Although it has a minority stake, A2A jointly manages EPCG.

Montenegro's government, which owns the rest of EPCG, has in the past complained about a low level of investment by A2A.

(Reporting by Stephen Jewkes)

Stocks treated in this article : A2A, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore A.D. Niksic