Rainer Wessely

Brief description of the facts and legal issues The Coblence Higher Regional Court of appeal rejects the appeal lodged by Lufthansa against LG Bad Kreuznach’s judgment and rules that the appeal lacks a legal basis. A Commission decision (be it provisional or definitive) ordering the recovery (...)

Brief description of the facts and legal issues The Gelsenkirchen Administrative Court holds that a service contract for regional public rail transport is not subject to a notification requirement. A definitive Commission decision stating declaring that Article 87(1) EC has been infringed is (...)

Factual background On 1 December 2000, the applicant granted D. GmbH a subsidy of over € 1 million for the development of business premises in the greater Berlin area. The general collateral clauses in the official letter granting the aid stated in which cases the aid might have to be repaid (...)

"Bringing light into the dark : Commission fines long-lasting candle wax cartel more than EUR 676 million"* With its fifth cartel decision in 2008 the Commission imposed heavy fines on several producers of paraffin waxes and slack waxes. The decision adopted on 1 October established that (...)

Brief description of the facts and legal issues The Potsdam Administrative Court holds that, if an aid measure that is found to formally infringe EC law cannot automatically be challenged for recovery, the infringement justifies the suspension of any further payment of that aid to the (...)

Brief description of the facts and legal issues The Baden-Württemberg administrative court of appeal holds that a tax payer, refusing to pay a radio tax, cannot base its claim upon an alleged infringement of EC State aid rules by the German radio financing system. This broadcasting tax is (...)