Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber, extended composition) of 13 January 2004. Thermenhotel Stoiser Franz Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and Others v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Aid for regional purposes - Validity of lawyers signature on the application - Standing - Statement of reasons - Compatibility with the common market - Prohibition of discrimination - Right of establishment of the national competitors of the aid recipient - Protection of the environment - Misuse of powers. Case T-158/99.

«(State aid – Aid for regional purposes – Validity of lawyer’s signature on the application – Standing – Statement of reasons – Compatibility with the common market – Prohibition of discrimination – Right of establishment of the national competitors of the aid recipient – Protection of the environment – Misuse of powers)»

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (First Chamber, Extended Composition)13 January 2004 (1)

((State aid – Aid for regional purposes – Validity of lawyer’s signature on the application – Standing – Statement of reasons – Compatibility with the common market – Prohibition of discrimination – Right of establishment of the national competitors of the aid recipient – Protection of the environment – Misuse of powers))

applicants,

v

defendant,

intervener,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (First Chamber, Extended Composition),

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 1 April 2003,

gives the following

On those grounds,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (First Chamber, Extended Composition)

Vesterdorf

Azizi

Jaeger

Legal

Martins Ribeiro

H. Jung

B. Vesterdorf

Registrar

President