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Deutsche Lufthansa AG v Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH (C-284/12)
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32

Deutsche Lufthansa AG v Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH (C-284/12)

Judgment of 21 Nov 2013law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-284-12/para_32@2026-11-10

32The initiation by the Commission of the formal examination procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU cannot therefore release national courts from their duty to safeguard the rights of individuals faced with a possible breach of Article 108(3) TFEU (SFEI and Others, paragraph 44).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-284/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:755
Decided: 21 Nov 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Oberlandesgericht Koblenz (Germany)
Applicant: Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Defendant: Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: P. Mengozzi
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, G. Arestis, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0284

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)
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