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Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-288/96)
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The plea in law based on the applicati…
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Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-288/96)

Judgment of 5 Oct 2000law://eu/cjeu/1996/c-288-96/para_88@2026-11-12

88By its last plea in law, the German Government maintains that the Commission ought to have found the aid in question compatible with the common market by virtue of Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-288/96 · ECLI:EU:C:2000:537
Decided: 5 Oct 2000
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany, represented by B. Kloke, Oberregierungsrat at the Federal Ministry of the Economy, acting as Agent, and M. Schütte, Rechtsanwalt, Berlin, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of E. Roder, Ministerialrat at the same Ministry, D — 53107 Bonn
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities, represented by RE Nemitz, of its Legal Service, acting as Agent, and R.M. Bierwagen, of the Brussels Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of C. Gómez de la Cruz, of the same service, Wagner Centre, Kirchberg
Rapporteur: Edward
Advocate General: G. Cosmas
Bench: 4 judges
J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, L. Sevón, J.-P. Puissochet, M. Wathelet
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61996CJ0288

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Cited by 18: Portuguese Republic v European Commission (T-95/21); Republic of Austria v European Commission (C-594/18 P)2 provisions; Larko Geniki Metalleftiki kai Metallourgiki AE v European Commission (C-244/18 P); Marinvest d.o.o. and Porting d.o.o. v European Commission (T-728/17); HH Ferries I/S, formerly Scandlines Øresund I/S and Others v European Commission (T-68/15); Republic of Austria v European Commission (T-356/15)2 provisions; Hellenic Republic v European Commission (T-314/15); Kari Wahlström v European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) (F-117/13); Kamino International Logistics BV and Datema Hellmann Worldwide Logistics BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (C-129/13, C-130/13); Nicola Delcroix v European External Action Service (EEAS) (F-11/13); Tisza Erőmű kft, formerly AES-Tisza Erőmű kft v European Commission (T-468/08); European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-111/10)2 provisions; European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-121/10)2 provisions; European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-117/10)2 provisions; European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-118/10)2 provisions; L v European Parliament (T-317/10); M. G. and N. R. v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (C-383/13 PPU)2 provisions; Ziegler SA v European Commission (C-439/11 P)
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Westzucker GmbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Zucker (57/72); Kingdom of the Netherlands and Leeuwarder Papierwarenfabriek BV v Commission of the European Communities (296/82, 318/82); Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (234/84); Siemens SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-459/93); French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-301/87); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-86/89); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-169/95); French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-241/94); IJssel-Vliet Combinatie BV v Minister van Economische Zaken (C-311/94); Siemens SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-278/95 P); Hellenic Republic v Council of the European Union (C-353/92); 96/563/EC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1996 on aid from the Land of Lower Saxony to the company JAKO Jadekost GmbH & Co. KG (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance); Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (C-142/87); Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques and others v Commission of the European Communities (C-313/90); Kwekerij Gebroeders van der Kooy BV and others v Commission of the European Communities (67/85, 68/85, 70/85)