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Land Rheinland-Pfalz v Alcan Deutschland GmbH (C-24/95)
Judgment
Question 1
36

Land Rheinland-Pfalz v Alcan Deutschland GmbH (C-24/95)

Judgment of 20 Mar 1997law://eu/cjeu/1995/c-24-95/para_36@2026-11-12

36Since the national authorities have no discretion in the matter, the recipient of unlawfully granted aid ceases to be in a state of uncertainty once the Commission has adopted a decision finding the aid incompatible with the common market and requiring recovery.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-24/95 · ECLI:EU:C:1997:163
Decided: 20 Mar 1997
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Land Rheinland-Pfalz
Defendant: Alean Deutschland GmbH
Rapporteur: P. Jann
Advocate General: F. G. Jacobs
Bench: 10 judges
J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, J. L. Murray (Presidents of Chambers), P. J. G. Kapteyn, C. Gulmann, D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch, P. Jann, H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61995CJ0024

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions
Cited by 17: Nelson Antunes da Cunha, Lda v Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas IP (IFAP) (C-627/18)2 provisions; Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) v European Commission (T-454/13); GFKL Financial Services AG v European Commission (T-620/11)2 provisions; Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung in Rheinland-Pfalz, im Saarland, im Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis und im Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg v European Commission (T-309/12); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-496/09)2 provisions; Regione autonoma della Sardegna, SF Turistico Immobiliare Srl, Timsas Srl and Grand Hotel Abi d’Oru SpA v European Commission (T-394/08, T-408/08, T-453/08, T-454/08)2 provisions; ISD Polska sp. z o.o. and Others v European Commission (C-369/09 P); Scott SA and Kimberly Clark SAS v Ville d'Orléans (C-210/09)2 provisions; ISD Polska sp. z o.o. and Industrial Union of Donbass Corp. v Commission of the European Communities (T-273/06); Commission of the European Communities v Freistaat Sachsen (C-334/07); Commission of the European Communities v Salzgitter AG (C-408/04); Italian Republic and Brandt Italia SpA v Commission of the European Communities (T-239/04, T-323/04)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-232/05)2 provisions; Giuseppe Atzeni and Others, Marco Scalas and Renato Lilliu v Regione autonoma della Sardegna (C-346/03, C-529/03)2 provisions; Freistaat Thüringen (Germany) v Commission of the European Communities (T-318/00); CDA Datenträger Albrechts GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-324/00); Daewoo Electronics Manufacturing España SA (Demesa) and Territorio Histórico de Álava - Diputación Foral de Álava v Commission of the European Communities (C-183/02 P, C-187/02 P)
Cites 10: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-348/93); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-278/92, C-279/92, C-280/92); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-169/95); Deufil GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities (310/85); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-5/89); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (94/87); 86/60/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1985 on the aid which the Land of Rheinland-Pfalz of the Federal Republic of Germany has provided to an undertaking producing primary aluminium, situated in Ludwigshafen (Only the German text is authentic); Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (C-142/87); Deutsche Milchkontor GmbH and others v Federal Republic of Germany (205/82, 206/82, 207/82, 208/82, 209/82, 210/82, 211/82, 212/82, 213/82, 214/82, 215/82)