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Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-277/00)
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Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-277/00)

Judgment of 29 Apr 2004law://eu/cjeu/2000/c-277-00/para_76@2026-11-10

76Consequently, the main purpose of the repayment of unlawfully paid State aid is to eliminate the distortion of competition caused by the competitive advantage afforded by the unlawful aid.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Sixth Chamber
Case: C-277/00 · ECLI:EU:C:2004:238
Decided: 29 Apr 2004
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany, represented by W.-D. Plessing, acting as Agent, assisted by M. Schütte, Rechtsanwalt
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities, represented by K.-D. Borchardt and V. Di Bucci, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg
Rapporteur: Skouris
Advocate General: A. Tizzano
Bench: 4 judges
C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62000CJ0277

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Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Firma E. Merck v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (C-292/82); Italian Republic and SIM 2 Multimedia SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-328/99, C-399/00); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-52/84); H.J. Banks & Co. Ltd v The Coal Authority and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (C-390/98); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-350/93); St. Nikolaus Brennerei und Likörfabrik, Gustav Kniepf-Melde GmbH v Hauptzollamt Krefeld (C-337/82); 2000/567/EC: Commission Decision of 11 April 2000 on the State aid implemented by the Federal Republic of Germany for System Microelectronic Innovation GmbH, Frankfurt/Oder (Brandenburg) (notified under document number C(2000) 1063) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the German text is authentic); Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (C-142/87); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-156/98); Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities (C-382/99); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-70/72); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-278/92); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-303/88); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-334/99)