Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2010:427
Date: 2010-10-07
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: State aids;Competition
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Belgium;Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2010 - DHL Aviation and DHL Hub Leipzig v Commission (Case T-452/08) 1 (State aid - Air freight - Warranties relating to the operation of DHL's new European hub at Leipzig-Halle Airport - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery) Language of the case: English Parties Applicants: DHL Aviation SA/NV (Zaventem, Belgium) and DHL Hub Leipzig GmbH (Schkeuditz, Germany) (represented by: A. Burnside, Solicitor, and B. van de Walle de Ghelcke, of the Brussels Bar) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Gross, B. Martenczuk and E. Righini, Agents) Re: Application for the partial annulment of Commission Decision 2008/948/EC of 23 July 2008 on measures by Germany to assist DHL and Leipzig-Halle Airport (OJ 2008 L 346, p. 1) Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders DHL Aviation SA/NV and DHL Hub Leipzig GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.