Freistaat Sachsen, Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-132/96, T-143/96)

Judgment of 15 Dec 1999

law://eu/cjeu/1996/t-132-96/para_72@2026-11-14

72The fact that the Free State of Saxony has the status of a ‘Land’ in accordance with the internal constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany is, the Commission submits, of no relevance in Community law. The EC Treaty confers no individual rights on the Länder, save those which may be conferred upon them by Article 198a of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 263 EC) in the context of the 8 Committee of the Regions. It does not follow therefore, that the Free State of Saxony, as a legal person, automatically has standing to bring an action in Community law (see the Opinion of Advocate General Lenz in Case 62/87 Exécutif Regional Wallon and Glaverbel ν Commission [1988] ECR 1573, 1581, paragraph 13; Opinion of Advocate General Van Gerven in Case C-70/88 Parliament ν Council [1990] ECR I-2041, I-2063; Opinion of Advocate General Lenz in Case C-298/89 Gibraltar ν Council [1993] ECR I-3605, I-3621, paragraphs 38 to 51).

Freistaat Sachsen, Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-132/96, T-143/96)

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