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Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-301/96)
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Second plea in law: breach of Article…
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Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-301/96)

Judgment of 30 Sept 2003law://eu/cjeu/1996/c-301-96/para_89@2026-11-11

89However, it must be pointed out that the contested decision was adopted in a context with which the German Government was familiar and forms part of a consistent decision-making practice.

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-301/96 · ECLI:EU:C:2003:509
Decided: 30 Sept 2003
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany, represented by W.-D. Plessing and T. Oppermann, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Germany
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities, represented by K.-D. Borchaidt, acting as Agent, and M. Núñez-Müller, Rechtsanwalt, with an address for service in Luxembourg
Rapporteur: F. Macken
Advocate General: J. Mischo
Bench: 10 judges
J.-P. Puissochet, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen, C.W.A. Timmermans (Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann, V. Skouris, F. Macken, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61996CJ0301

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Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; The Publishers Association v Commission of the European Communities (C-360/92 P); Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities (13/72); 96/666/EC: Commission Decision of 26 June 1996 concerning aid granted by Germany to the Volkswagen Group in Mosel and Chemnitz (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance); 94/266/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1993 on the proposal to award aid to SST-Garngesellschaft mbH, Thüringen (Text with EEA relevance); 94/1074/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 1994 on the German authorities' proposal to award aid to Textilwerke Deggendorf GmbH, Thüringen (Text with EEA relevance); Commission of the European Communities v Chambre syndicale nationale des entreprises de transport de fonds et valeurs (Sytraval) and Brink's France SARL (C-367/95 P); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-156/98); Matra SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-225/91); Kingdom of the Netherlands and Leeuwarder Papierwarenfabriek BV v Commission of the European Communities (296/82, 318/82); Groupement des fabricants de papiers peints de Belgique and others v Commission of the European Communities (73/74); Freistaat Sachsen and Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (C-57/00 P, C-61/00 P); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-334/99); Federal Republic of Germany, Hanseatische Industrie-Beteiligungen GmbH and Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-329/93, C-62/95, C-63/95)