CELEX: 62002TA0388
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-388/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 December 2008 — Kronoply and Kronotex v Commission (State aid — Commission decision not to raise objections — Action for annulment — Time-limit for bringing proceedings — Publication of a summary notice — No significant effect on the competitive position — Inadmissibility — Status as party concerned — Admissibility — Failure to initiate the formal investigation procedure — No serious difficulties)

7.2.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/24
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 December 2008 — Kronoply and Kronotex v Commission
   (Case T-388/02) (1)
   
   (State aid - Commission decision not to raise objections - Action for annulment - Time-limit for bringing proceedings - Publication of a summary notice - No significant effect on the competitive position - Inadmissibility - Status as party concerned - Admissibility - Failure to initiate the formal investigation procedure - No serious difficulties)
   (2009/C 32/44)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicants: Kronoply GmbH & Co. KG (Heiligengrabe, Germany); and Kronotex GmbH & Co. KG (Heiligengrabe) (represented initially by: R. Nierer, subsequently by R. Nierer and L. Gordalla, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Kreuschitz and M. Niejahr, subsequently by V. Kreuschitz, Agents)
   
      Interveners in support of the defendant: Zellstoff Stendal GmbH (Arneburg, Germany) (represented by: T. Müller-Ibold and K.U. Karl, subsequently by T. Müller-Ibold, lawyers); Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: W.D. Plessing and M. Lumma, Agents); and Land Sachsen-Anhalt (Germany) (represented by: C. von Donat and G. Quardt, lawyers)
   Re:
   Annulment of the Commission's decision of 19 June 2002 to raise no objections to aid granted by the German authorities to Zellstoff Stendal for the construction of a production plant for pulp.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Kronoply GmbH & Co. KG and Kronotex GmbH & Co. KG to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission of the European Communities and by Zellstoff Stendal GmbH and Land Sachsen-Anhalt.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 44, 22.2.2003.