CELEX: C2006/036/03
Language: en
Date: 2006-02-11 00:00:00
Title: 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)

11.2.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 36/2
            
         
      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 (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 Communities (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 Aktionsgemeinschaft 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:
   
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               Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 5 December 2002 in Case T-114/00 Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht und Eigentum v Commission;
            
         
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               Dismisses as inadmissible the action brought by Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities for annulment 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;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV to pay the costs of the proceedings at both instances.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 101 of 26.04.2003