Article 1
The following aid granted by Germany to Mercedes-Benz AG in respect of investments in Brandenburg in Fahrzeugtechnik Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Ludwigsfelde, Nutzfahrzeuge Ludwigsfelde GmbH, Ludwigsfelde, and Entwicklungsgesellschaft fuer Kraftfahrzeugtechnik mbH, Ludwigsfelde, is compatible with Article 92 (3) (c) of the EC Treaty and Article 61 (3) (c) of the EEA Agreement: - aid in the form of investment grants (Investitionszuschuesse) of up to DM 15,28 million, of which DM 8,89 million was granted unlawfully before the payments were halted, in the form of investment allowances (Investitionszulagen) of DM 9,08 million, of which DM 8,45 million was granted unlawfully before the payments were halted, and in the form of a special depreciation allowance of DM 1,2 million, - aid in the form of loss-compensation payments of DM 58,8 million provided by the Treuhandanstalt (THA) and paid unlawfully before the payments were halted, - aid in the form of part of an investment loan by the THA, the repayment of which THA has forgone in line with the depreciation of the assets in question and which is equivalent to a net payment of DM 39,8 million.