CELEX: 62006TA0021
Language: en
Date: 2009-10-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-21/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 October 2009 — Germany v Commission (State aid — Digital terrestrial television — Aid granted by the German authorities to broadcasters which use the digital terrestrial television network (DVB-T) in Berlin-Brandenburg — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery — Principles of sound administration and proportionality — Rights of the defence)

21.11.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 282/39
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 October 2009 — Germany v Commission
   (Case T-21/06) (1)
   
   (State aid - Digital terrestrial television - Aid granted by the German authorities to broadcasters which use the digital terrestrial television network (DVB-T) in Berlin-Brandenburg - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery - Principles of sound administration and proportionality - Rights of the defence)
   2009/C 282/72
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: M. Lumma and C. Schulze-Bahr, Agents, assisted by G. Quardt, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: H. van Vliet and K. Gross, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/513/EC of 9 November 2005 on the State Aid which the Federal Republic of Germany has implemented for the introduction of digital terrestrial television (DVB-T) in Berlin-Brandenburg (OJ 2006 L 200, p. 14).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 86, of 8.4.2006.