3.6.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/38


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 April 2006 — Schmitz-Gotha Fahrzeugwerke v Commission

(Case T-17/03) (1)

(State aid - Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty - Necessity of the aid)

(2006/C 131/70)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Schmitz-Gotha Fahrzeugwerke GmbH (Gotha, Germany) (represented by: M. Matzat, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Kreuschitz and V. di Bucci, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2003/194/EC of 30 October 2002 on the State aid implemented by Germany for Schmitz-Gotha Fahrzeugwerke GmbH (OJ 2003 L 77, p. 41)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the application;

2.

Orders the applicant to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 124 of 24.5.2003