Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of  13 December 2005  in Case C-78/03 P: Commission of the European Communities v Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV (Appeal — Aid granted by the German authorities for the acquisition of land — Scheme for privatisation of land and restructuring of agriculture in the new Länder)
Date: 2006-02-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, General Court (EU), Germany, acquisition of property, action for annulment (EU), discrimination on the basis of nationality, reduced price

C 36/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.2.2006

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Second Chamber)

of 1 December 2005

(Grand Chamber)

of 13 December 2005

in Case C-46/03: United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland v Commission of the European Commu-
nities (1)

(Structural funds — Decommitment of amounts — Condi-
2’)
tions — Manchester/Salford/Trafford

(‘MST

2

Programme)

(2006/C 36/02)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case C-46/03: Action for annulment under Article 230 EC,
brought on 31 January 2003, by the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland (Agents: P. Ormond, R. Caudwell
and K. Manji, assisted by D. Lloyd-Jones QC and S. Lee,
barrister) v Commission of the European Communities (Agent:
L. Flynn), supported by: Council of
the European Union,
(Agents M. Balta and F. Florindo Gijón and J. Carbery) — the
Court (Second Chamber), composed of C.W.A. Timmermans
(Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, J. Makarczyk, R. Silva
Judges; C. Stix-Hackl,
de Lapuerta, P. Kūris and G. Arestis,
Advocate General; M. Ferreira, Principal Administrator, gave a
judgment on 1st December 2005, in which it:

1. Annuls the decision of the Commission of the European Commu-
nities, contained in the letter of 22 November 2002, decommit-
ting the sum of EUR 11 632 600 in respect of expenditure
the Manchester/Salford/Trafford 2 operational
incurred under
programme;

2. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the

costs;

in Case C-78/03 P: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV (1)

(Appeal — Aid granted by the German authorities for the
acquisition of land — Scheme for privatisation of land and
restructuring of agriculture in the new Länder)

(2006/C 36/03)

(Language of the case: German)

In Case C-78/03 P: Commission of the European Commu-
nities (Agents: J. Flett and V. Kreuschitz), the other parties to
the proceedings being the Federal Republic of Germany
(Agent: M. Lumma), intervener at first instance and Aktionsge-
meinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV, established in Borken
(Germany),
(represented by: M. Pechstein) — appeal under
Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 19
February 2003 — the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of V.
Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, K.
Schiemann and J. Makarczyk,
Presidents Chambers, C.
Gulmann (Rapporteur), A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet, P. Kūris,
E. Juhász, E. Levits and A. Ó Caoimh, Judges; F. G. Jacobs,
Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 13
December 2005, in which it:

1. Sets aside the judgment of

Instance of 5
December 2002 in Case T-114/00 Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht
und Eigentum v Commission;

the Court of First

2. Dismisses as

inadmissible

the action brought by Aktionsge-
meinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV before the Court of First
Instance of
the
Commission decision of 22 December 1999 authorising State aid
under Articles 87 and 88 (ex Articles 92 and 93) of the EC
Treaty;

the European Communities for annulment of

3. Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs.

3. Orders Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV to pay the

costs of the proceedings at both instances.

(1) OJ C 70 of 22.3.2003.

(1) OJ C 101 of 26.04.2003