16.1.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/24


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 November 2009 — Germany v Commission

(Case T-376/07) (1)

(State aid - Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises - Decision requiring information to be provided concerning two State aid schemes - Commission’s monitoring powers under the fourth sentence of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001)

2010/C 11/45

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: M. Lumma, J. Möller and B. Klein, Agents)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: K. Gross and B. Martenczuk, Agents)

Re:

Annulment of Commission Decision C (2007) 3226 of 18 July 2007 requiring information to be provided concerning two State aid schemes coming under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles [87 EC] and [88 EC] to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ 2001 L 10, p. 33)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 297, 8.12.2007.