BVerwG fastslog i dom af 16. december 2010, at tilskuddet for 2010 ikke udgjorde statsstøtte som omhandlet i artikel 107, stk.1, i TEUF, da Altmark-kriterierne var opfyldt.
In its judgment of 16 December 2010 the highest German administrative court, the BVerwG held that the 2010 contributions were not state aid under the terms of Article 107(1) TFEU, since the Altmark criteria were met.