
Article 1 
The aid which Germany is planning to implement for NUW Nordbrandenburger UmesterungsWerke GmbH & Co. KG in the form of an SME bonus is incompatible with the common market. The aid may accordingly not be implemented.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 7 June 2006.
For the Commission
Neelie KROES
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Shareholdings
Bernd Sauter: 33 % Bernd Sauter: 33 % Mario Biele: 1 %   Bernd Sauter: 12 % Bernd Sauter: 12 %    
Claus Sauter: 33 % Claus Sauter: 33 % Karl-Heinz Reipert: 1 %   Claus Sauter: 12 % Claus Sauter: 12 %    
Dr. Georg Pollert 34 % Dr. Georg Pollert: 34 % Daniela Sauter : 74 % Daniela Sauter: 50 % Daniela Sauter: 38 % Daniela Sauter: 38 % Daniela Sauter: 50 % Daniela Sauter: 50 %
    Dr. Georg Pollert: 24 % Dr. Georg Pollert: 50 % Marion Sauter: 38 % Marion Sauter: 38 % Marion Sauter: 50 % Marion Sauter: 50 %
Managing Directors
Dr. Georg Pollert Dr. Georg Pollert Theodor Niesmann Theodor Niesmann Dr. Bernd Klotz Dr. Bernd Klotz Daniela Sauter and Klaus-Dieter Bettin Daniela Sauter and Klaus-Dieter Bettin
MUW Mitteldeutsche UmesterungsWerke GmbH & Co. KG MUW Mitteldeutsche UmesterungsWerke Verwaltungs GmbH NUW Nordbrandenburger UmesterungsWerke GmbH & Co. KG NUW Nordbrandenburger UmesterungsWerke Verwaltung GmbH MBE Mitteldeutsche BioEnergie Verwaltung GmbH MBE Mitteldeutsche BioEnergie GmbH & Co. KG NBE Nordbrandenburger BioEnergie Verwaltung GmbH NBE Nordbrandenburger BioEnergie GmbH & Co. KG
represented byMUW Mitteldeutsche UmesterungsWerke GmbH  represented byNUW Nordbrandenburger Umesterungswerke Verwaltung GmbH   represented byMBE Mitteldeutsche BioEnergie Verwaltung GmbH  represented byNordbrandenburger BioEnergie Verwaltung GmbH
Product: biodiesel Product: biodiesel Product: biodiesel Product: biodiesel Product: bioethanol Product: bioethanol Product: bioethanol Product: bioethanol
2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR
Turnover: 110 358 000 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 4 104 087 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 12 531 681
Balance sheet: 73 788 863 Balance sheet: 48 084 Balance sheet: 25 085 041 Balance sheet: 28 000 Balance sheet: 48 084 Balance sheet: 60 894 944 Balance sheet: 36 147 Balance sheet: 67 919 722
Employees: 44 Employees: 0 Employees: 2 Employees: 0 Employees: 0 Employees: 76 Employees: 0 Employees: 65
2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR
(estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated)
Turnover: 120 000 000 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 10 200 000 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 26 135 000 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 35 300 000
Balance sheet: 60 000 000 Balance sheet: 50 000 Balance sheet: 48 000 000 Balance sheet: 32 000 Balance sheet: 50 000 Balance sheet: 60 900 000 Balance sheet: 40.000 Balance sheet: 70 000 000
Employees: 44 Employees: 0 Employees: 45 Employees: 0 Employees: 95 Employees: 95 Employees: 0 Employees: 70
Shareholdings
Bernd Sauter: 40 % Albertina Sauter: 25 % Bernd Sauter: 50 % Bernd Sauter: 50 %        
Claus Sauter: 40 % Alois Sauter: 25 % Claus Sauter: 50 % Claus Sauter: 50 % Claus Sauter: 100 % Bernd. Sauter: 50 % Bernd Sauter: 33,33 % Bernd Sauter: 40 %
Daniela Sauter: 20 % Bernd Sauter: 25 % Sauter GmbH: 0 %     Claus Sauter: 50 % Claus Sauter: 33,33 % Claus Sauter: 20 %
  Claus Sauter: 25 %         Roland Koch: 33,33 % Roland Koch: 40 %
Managing Directors
Claus Sauter Bernd Sauter and Alois Sauter Bernd Sauter Bernd Sauter Alois Sauter Bernd Sauter Bernd Sauter Roland Koch
SBE Swiss BioEnergie AG Sauter Verpachtung GmbH Alois Sauter Landesprodukten-Großhandlung GmbH & Co. KG Sauter GmbH Compos Entsorgungs GmbH ALLEN GmbH Autokontor Bayern GmbH Autokontor Vertriebs GmbH
trade in bioenergy renting and l, easing, trade, processing and marketing of renewables Represented by Sauter GmbHtrade in agricultural products trade in agricultural products disposal in agricultural products energy generation plants trade in vehicles, transport trade in vehicles, transport
2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR 2004 EUR
Turnover: 41 923 832 Turnover: 99 610 485 Turnover: 5 078 988 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 1 120 786 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 18 203 975 Turnover: 3 400 000
Balance sheet: 33 947 576 Balance sheet: 54 695 450 Balance sheet: 5 938 678 Balance sheet: 41 790 Balance sheet: 1 787 142 Balance sheet: 1 442 219 Balance sheet: 4 006 114 Balance sheet: 1 400 000
Employees: 4 Employees: 61 Employees: 37 Employees: 0 Employees: 4 Employees: 0 Employees: 32 Employees: 7
2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR 2005 EUR
(estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) (estimated)
Turnover: 172 220 238 Turnover: 25 000 000 Turnover: 4 800 000 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 1 200 000 Turnover: 0 Turnover: 27 000 000 Turnover: 0
Balance sheet: 95 677 910 Balance sheet: 55 000 000 Balance sheet: 5 900 000 Balance sheet: 43 000 Balance sheet: 1 800 000 Balance sheet: 1 100 000 Balance sheet: 6 000 000 Balance sheet: 100 000
Employees: 7 Employees: 50 Employees: 37 Employees: 0 Employees: 4 Employees: 0 Employees: 60 Employees: 0