Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2010 - DHL Aviation and DHL Hub Leipzig v Commission
(State aid - Air freight - Warranties relating to the operation of DHL's new European hub at Leipzig-Halle Airport - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: DHL Aviation SA/NV (Zaventem, Belgium) and DHL Hub Leipzig GmbH (Schkeuditz, Germany) (represented by: A. Burnside, Solicitor, and B. van de Walle de Ghelcke, of the Brussels Bar)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Gross, B. Martenczuk and E. Righini, Agents)
Re:
Application for the partial annulment of Commission Decision 2008/948/EC of 23 July 2008 on measures by Germany to assist DHL and Leipzig-Halle Airport (OJ 2008 L 346, p. 1)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders DHL Aviation SA/NV and DHL Hub Leipzig GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.