Judgment of the Court of 28 January 2003 in Case C-334/99: Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (EC and ECSC Treaties — State aid — Composition of the Commission — Notification to the Commission of aid and planned aid — Concept and substance of notification — Scope of the ECSC Treaty — Fifth Steel Aid Code — Powers of the Commission ratione temporis — Article 87(2)(c) EC — Privatisation procedure — Private investor test — Invitation to bid — Transparency)
Date: 2003-03-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, State aid, action for annulment (EU), aid to industry, iron and steel industry

8.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/1

I

(Information)

COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

1. Dismisses the action;

of 28 January 2003

2. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 366 of 18.12.1999.

in Case C-334/99: Federal Republic of Germany v Com-
mission of the European Communities (1)

(EC and ECSC Treaties — State aid — Composition of the
Commission — Notification to the Commission of aid and
planned aid — Concept and substance of notification —
Scope of the ECSC Treaty — Fifth Steel Aid Code — Powers
of the Commission ratione temporis — Article 87(2)(c) EC
— Privatisation procedure — Private investor test —
Invitation to bid — Transparency)

(2003/C 55/01)

(Language of the case: German)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 21 January 2003

in Case C-512/99: Federal Republic of Germany v Com-
mission of the European Communities (1)

(Approximation of laws — Directive 97/69/EC — Danger-
ous substances — More stringent national provisions —
Application ratione temporis of Article 95 EC — Duty of
cooperation — Conditions for the approval of new national
provisions)

(2003/C 55/02)

(Language of the case: German)

In Case C-334/99, Federal Republic of Germany (Agent:
C.-D. Quassowski, assisted by J. Sedemund) v Commission of
the European Communities (Agents: D. Triantafyllou and
K.-D. Borchardt): Application for annulment of Articles 4 to 7
of Commission Decision 1999/720/EC, ECSC of 8 July 1999
on State aid granted by Germany to Gröditzer Stahlwerke
GmbH and its subsidiary Walzwerk Burg GmbH (OJ 1999
L 292, p. 27), the Court, composed of: G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias,
President,
J.-P. Puissochet, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen and
C.W.A. Timmermans (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gulmann,
D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, V. Skouris (Rapporteur),
S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo
Colomer, Advocate General; H.A. Rühl, Principal Adminis-
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 28 January
2003, in which it:

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-512/99, Federal Republic of Germany (Agents:
W.-D. Plessing and B. Muttelsee-Schön) v Commission of the
European Communities (Agent: G. zur Hausen) supported by
Republic of Finland (Agents: T. Pynnä and E. Bygglin):
Application for annulment of Commission Decision 1999/
836/EC of 26 October 1999 on the national provisions
concerning mineral wool notified by Germany derogating
from Directive 97/69/EC adapting to technical progress for
the 23rd time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approxi-
mation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of