Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 18 November 2009 - Scheucher-Fleisch and Others v Commission
(State aid - Agriculture - State aid for quality programmes in the agricultural foodstuffs sector in Austria - Decision not to raise objections - Action for annulment - Standing as party concerned - Safeguarding procedural rights - Admissibility - Serious difficulties - Guidelines for State aid for advertising)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Scheucher-Fleisch GmbH (Ungerdorf, Austria); Tauernfleisch Vertriebs GmbH (Flattach, Austria); Wech-Kärntner Truthahnverarbeitung GmbH (Glanegg, Austria); Wech-Geflügel GmbH (Sankt Andrä, Austria) and Johann Zsifkovics (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: J. Hofer and T. Humer, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Kreuschitz and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2004) 2037 final of 30 June 2004 on State aid NN 34A/2000 concerning the quality programmes and labels AMA-Biozeichen and AMA-Gütesiegel in Austria
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls Commission Decision C (2004) 2037 final of 30 June 2004 on State aid NN 34A/2000 concerning the quality programmes and labels AMA Biozeichen and AMA Gütesiegel in Austria;
Orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Scheucher-Fleisch GmbH, Tauernfleisch Vertriebs GmbH, Wech-Kärntner Truthahnverarbeitung GmbH, Wech-Geflügel GmbH and Johann Zsifkovics.
____________1 - OJ C 300, 4.12.2004.