The Decision of 23 July 1998 to grant an exemption to Stuttgart airport, as notified to the Commission on 3 August 1998, is hereby approved by the Commission provided that the Federal Republic of Germany amends it as follows:
- prohibit self-handling until 31 December 2000 for baggage transport between the air terminal and the aircraft as defined in point 5.4 of the Annex to the Directive,
- limit self-handling to a single user until 31 December 2000 for the activities referred to in points 4, 5.5, 5.6 and 5,4 of the Annex to the Directive with regard to loading and unloading the aircraft and the transport of passengers between the air terminal and the aircraft.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall notify the Commission of the exemption decision amended in accordance with Article 1, before it enters into force.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.
For the Commission
Neil KINNOCK
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 272, 25. 10. 1996, p. 36.
(2) OJ C 267, 26. 8. 1998, p. 11.
(3) Bundesgesetzblatt 1997 Teil I Nr. 82, 16 Dezember 1997; 2885.
(4) Plan S 21 Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH 27/02/98.
(5) See footnote (3).
(6) Commission Decisions 98/387/EC and 98/388/EC of 14 January 1998, OJ L 173, 18. 6. 1998, p. 32.
(7) Judgments of 25 July 1991, MΓ©diawet, [1991] ECR p. 4007 and C-76/90, SΓ€ger: Dennemeyer, [1991] ECR, p. 4221.
(8) See Footnote (6).
