Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 May 2005 in Joined Cases T-111/01 and T-133/01, Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte (ZEMAG) GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Restructuring — Misuse of State aid — Recovery of aid — Article 88(2) EC — Regulation (EC) No 659/1999)
Date: 2005-07-09
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, State aid, action for annulment (EU), aid for restructuring, control of State aid

9.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 171/13

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 11 May 2005

so far as it requires the Federal Republic of Germany to recover an
amount of DEM 3 195 559, including the appurtenant interest
from the company Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and a total aid
amount of DEM 6 496 271, including the appurtenant interest,
from the company Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte (ZEMAG)
GmbH;

in Joined Cases T-111/01 and T-133/01, Saxonia Edelme-
talle GmbH and Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte
(ZEMAG) GmbH v Commission of the European Commu-
nities (1)

2 Dismisses the remainder of the action.

3 Orders the Commission to pay the costs, including those relating

to the interim proceedings in Case T-111/01.

(State aid — Restructuring — Misuse of State aid —
Recovery of aid — Article 88(2) EC — Regulation (EC) No
659/1999)

(1) OJ C 227 of 11.8.2001

(2005/C 171/21)

(Language of the case: German)

represented by U. Vahlhaus,

In Joined Cases T-111/01 and T-133/01, Saxonia Edelmetalle
GmbH, established in Haslbrücke (Germany), represented by P.
von Woedtke,
lawyer, and J. Riedemann as receiver of the
company ZEMAG GmbH, in liquidation, established in Zeitz
(Germany),
lawyer, with an
address for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities (Agents: V. Kreuschitz and V. Di Bucci, with
an address for service in Luxembourg) application for annul-
ment of Commission Decision 2001/673/EC of 28 March
2001 on State aid implemented by Germany for EFBE Verwal-
tungs GmbH & Co. Management KG, now Lintra Beteiligung-
together with Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen
sholding GmbH,
Geräte GmbH, LandTechnik Schlüter GmbH,
ILKA MAFA
Kältetechnik GmbH, SKL Motoren- und Systembautechnik
GmbH, SKL Spezialapparatebau GmbH, Magdeburger Eisen-
and
gießerei
Gothaer Fahrzeugwerk GmbH (OJ 2001 L 236, p. 3) the Court
of First
Instance (First Chamber, Extended Composition),
composed of B.§ Westerdorf, President, M. Jaeger, P. Mengozzi,
M.E. Martins Ribeiro and F. Dehousse, Judges; D. Christensen,
Administrator, acting for the Registrar, has given a judgment
on 11 May 2005, in which it:

Edelmetalle

Saxonia

GmbH,

GmbH

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 11 May 2005

in Joined Cases T-160/02 to T-162/02, Naipes Heraclio
Fournier, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (1)

(Community trade mark — Proceedings in relation to inva-
lidity — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 —
Figurative mark comprising the representation of a sword in
a pack of cards — Figurative mark comprising the represen-
tation of a knight of clubs in a pack of cards — Figurative
mark comprising the representation of a king of swords in a
pack of cards — Absolute grounds for refusal — Article
7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94)

(2005/C 171/22)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

1 Annuls Article 3 of Commission Decision 2001/673/EC of 28
March 2001 on State aid implemented by Germany for EFBE
Verwaltungs GmbH &Co. Management KG (now Lintra Beteili-
gungsholding GmbH, together with Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen
Geräte GmbH; LandTechnik Schlüter GmbH; ILKA MAFA Kälte-
technik GmbH; SKL Motoren- und Systembautechnik GmbH; SKL
Spezialapparatebau GmbH; Magdeburger Eisengießerei GmbH;
Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and Gothaer Fahrzeugwerk GmbH) in

In Joined Cases T-160/02 to T-162/02: Naipes Heraclio Four-
nier, SA, established in Vitoria (Spain),
represented by E.
Armijo Chávarri, lawyer, against Office for Harmonisation in
the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents:
J. Crespo Carrillo, and subsequently by O. Montalto and I. de
Medrano Caballero), the other party to the proceedings before