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Document 62002TA0357
Case T-357/02 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Freistaat Sachsen v Commission (State aid — Aid granted by the authorities of the Free State of Saxony — Aid for coaching, participation in fairs, cooperation and design promotion — Decision declaring the aid scheme in part compatible and in part incompatible with the common market — Aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises — Failure to exercise discretion — Obligation to state reasons)
Case T-357/02 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Freistaat Sachsen v Commission (State aid — Aid granted by the authorities of the Free State of Saxony — Aid for coaching, participation in fairs, cooperation and design promotion — Decision declaring the aid scheme in part compatible and in part incompatible with the common market — Aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises — Failure to exercise discretion — Obligation to state reasons)
Case T-357/02 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Freistaat Sachsen v Commission (State aid — Aid granted by the authorities of the Free State of Saxony — Aid for coaching, participation in fairs, cooperation and design promotion — Decision declaring the aid scheme in part compatible and in part incompatible with the common market — Aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises — Failure to exercise discretion — Obligation to state reasons)
OJ C 269, 10.9.2011, p. 40–40
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
10.9.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 269/40 |
Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Freistaat Sachsen v Commission
(Case T-357/02 RENV) (1)
(State aid - Aid granted by the authorities of the Free State of Saxony - Aid for coaching, participation in fairs, cooperation and design promotion - Decision declaring the aid scheme in part compatible and in part incompatible with the common market - Aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises - Failure to exercise discretion - Obligation to state reasons)
2011/C 269/86
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Freistaat Sachsen (Germany) (represented by: T. Lübbig, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Gross, V. Kreuschitz and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action for annulment of the second paragraph of Article 2 and of Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 2003/226/EC of 24 September 2002 on an aid scheme which the Federal Republic of Germany is planning to implement — ‘Guidelines on assistance for SMEs — Improving business efficiency in Saxony’: Subprogrammes 1 (Coaching), 4 (Participation in fairs), 5 (Cooperation) and 7 (Design promotion) (OJ 2003 L 91, p. 13)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Freistaat Sachsen (Germany) to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission both before the General Court and before the Court of Justice. |