Generally, Germany asserted that neither of the two measures investigated in this procedure constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty as there was no economic advantage conferred on FFHG taking into account all relevant circumstances.
L'Allemagne a donc soutenu qu'une aide financière provenant du pool de trésorerie n'était pas octroyée au moyen de ressources d'État et n'était pas non plus imputable à l'État.