Article 1
The State aid which Germany has implemented for Dessauer Geräteindustrie GmbH, amounting to at least EUR 6,93 million (DEM 13,57 million), plus interest, is incompatible with the common market. According to the information available, the aid consists of the following measures: - loan from the Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben (BvS) amounting to EUR 3,39 million (DEM 6,64 million), - grant from the BvS amounting to EUR 2,55 million (DEM 5 million), - the repayment of a deferred debt to the BvS which amounts to EUR 0,98 million (DEM 1,93 million) according to Germany, or EUR 1,36 million (DEM 2,66 million) according to the report on DGI's insolvency proceedings, whichever sum is correct, together with the interest due thereon.