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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 September 2011. # Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission. # Appeal - State aid - Introduction of digital terrestrial television in the Berlin-Brandenburg region - Article 87(3)(c) EC - Market failure - Proportionality - Technological neutrality - Incentive effect. # Case C-544/09 P.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 September 2011.
Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission.
Appeal - State aid - Introduction of digital terrestrial television in the Berlin-Brandenburg region - Article 87(3)(c) EC - Market failure - Proportionality - Technological neutrality - Incentive effect.
Case C-544/09 P.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 September 2011.
Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission.
Appeal - State aid - Introduction of digital terrestrial television in the Berlin-Brandenburg region - Article 87(3)(c) EC - Market failure - Proportionality - Technological neutrality - Incentive effect.
Case C-544/09 P.
Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2011 I-00128*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2011:584
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 September 2011 – Germany v Commission
(Case C-544/09 P)
Appeal – State aid – Introduction of digital terrestrial television in the Berlin-Brandenburg region – Article 87(3)(c) EC – Market failure – Proportionality – Technological neutrality – Incentive effect
1. State aid – Compatibility of aid with the common market – Aid bringing about improvement in the financial situation of the recipient undertaking without being necessary in order for the aims laid down in Article 87(3) EC to be attained – None – Public funding of the move to terrestrial digital television – Assessment of the criterion of necessity (Art. 87(3) EC) (see paras 44, 46-48)
2. Appeals – Grounds – Plea submitted for the first time in the context of the appeal – Inadmissibility (see para. 63)
3. State aid – Prohibited – Derogations – Aid eligible for the derogation laid down in Article 87(3)(c) EC – Conditions – Transition from analogue to digital broadcasting – Condition of technological neutrality – Assessment (Art. 87(3)(c) EC; Commission notice COM(2003) 541 final) (see paras 77, 79-81)
Re:
Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 6 October 2009 in Case T-21/06 | Germany | v | Commission | by which that court dismissed the action 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 in Berlin-Brandenburg (OJ 2006 L 200, p. 14) – Infringement of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU. |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the appeal; |
2. |
Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs. |