Judgment of the Court of 30 September 2003 in Case C-301/96: Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Decision 96/666/EC — Compensation for the economic disadvantages caused by the division of Germany — Serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State — Regional economic development)
Date: 2003-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, State aid, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, motor vehicle industry

15.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/1

I

(Information)

COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

3. Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

of 30 September 2003

Ireland to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 336 of 9.11.1996.

in Case C-301/96: Federal Republic of Germany v Com-
mission of the European Communities (1)

(State aid — Decision 96/666/EC — Compensation for the
economic disadvantages caused by the division of Germany
— Serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State —
Regional economic development)

(2003/C 275/01)

(Language of the case: German)

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

In Case C-301/96, Federal Republic of Germany (Agents: W.-
D. Plessing and T. Oppermann) v Commission of the European
Communities (Agent: K.-D. Borchardt, assisted by M. Núñez
Müller), supported by United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (Agent: J.E. Collins): Application for partial
annulment of Commission Decision 96/666/EC of 26 June
1996 concerning aid granted by Germany to the Volkswagen
Group in Mosel and Chemnitz (OJ 1996 L 308, p. 46), the
Court, composed of: G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, J.-P.
Puissochet, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen and C.W.A. Timmer-
mans (Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, P.
Jann,
V. Skouris, F. Macken (Rapporteur), S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha
Rodrigues, Judges; J. Mischo, Advocate General; H.A. Rühl,
Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment
on 30 September 2003, in which it:

1. Dismisses the application;

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

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 2 October 2003

in Case C-176/99 P: ARBED SA v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Appeal — Agreements and concerted practices — European
producers of beams — Notification of the statement of
objections)

(2003/C 275/02)

(Language of the case: French)

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

In Case C-176/99 P, ARBED SA established in Luxembourg
(Luxembourg),
(represented by A. Vandencasteele): Appeal
against the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities (Second Chamber, Extended Compo-
sition) of 11 March 1999 in Case T-137/94 ARBED v
Commission [1999] ECR II-303, seeking to have that judgment
set aside, the other party to the proceedings being: Commission
of the European Communities (Agents: J. Currall and W. Wils,
assisted by J.-Y. Art), the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of:
M. Wathelet, President of the Chamber, D.A.O. Edward, A. La
Pergola, P. Jann (Rapporteur) and S. von Bahr, Judges; C. Stix-
Hackl, Advocate General; M.-F. Contet, Principal Adminis-
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 2 October
2003, in which it: