Notice for the OJ
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
of 11 May 2005
in Joined Cases T-111/01 and T-133/01, Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte (ZEMAG) GmbH v Commission of the European Communities1 (State aid - Restructuring - Misuse of State aid - Recovery of aid - Article 88(2) EC - Regulation (EC) No 659/1999)
(Language of the case: German)
In Joined Cases T-111/01 and T-133/01, Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH, established in Haslbrücke (Germany), represented by P. von Woedtke, lawyer, and J. Riedemann as receiver of the company ZEMAG GmbH, in liquidation, established in Zeitz (Germany), represented by U. Vahlhaus, lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the European Communities (Agents: V. Kreuschitz and V. Di Bucci, with an address for service in Luxembourg) - application for annulment of Commission Decision 2001/673/EC of 28 March 2001 on State aid implemented by Germany for EFBE Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Management KG, now Lintra Beteiligungsholding GmbH, together with Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte GmbH, LandTechnik Schlüter GmbH, ILKA MAFA Kältetechnik GmbH, SKL Motoren- und Systembautechnik GmbH, SKL Spezialapparatebau GmbH, Magdeburger Eisengießerei GmbH, Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and Gothaer Fahrzeugwerk GmbH (OJ 2001 L 236, p. 3) - the Court of First Instance (First Chamber, Extended Composition), composed of B.§ Westerdorf, President, M. Jaeger, P. Mengozzi, M.E. Martins Ribeiro and F. Dehousse, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, acting for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 May 2005, in which it:
1) Annuls Article 3 of Commission Decision 2001/673/EC of 28 March 2001 on State aid implemented by Germany for EFBE Verwaltungs GmbH &Co. Management KG (now Lintra Beteiligungsholding GmbH, together with Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte GmbH; LandTechnik Schlüter GmbH; ILKA MAFA Kältetechnik GmbH; SKL Motoren- und Systembautechnik GmbH; SKL Spezialapparatebau GmbH; Magdeburger Eisengießerei GmbH; Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and Gothaer Fahrzeugwerk GmbH) in so far as it requires the Federal Republic of Germany to recover an amount of DEM 3 195 559, including the appurtenant interest from the company Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and a total aid amount of DEM 6 496 271, including the appurtenant interest, from the company Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte (ZEMAG) GmbH;
2) Dismisses the remainder of the action.
3) Orders the Commission to pay the costs, including those relating to the interim proceedings in Case T-111/01
____________1 - OJ C 227 of 11.8.2001