Court of Justice 28 May 2002, C-301/96 (Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In an action brought on 16 September 1996 the Federal Republic of Germany is claiming that the Court should annul Commission Decision 96/666/EC of 26 June 1996 concerning aid granted by Germany to the Volkswagen Group for works in Mosel and Chemnitz (2) (hereinafter " the contested decision" ). 2.