▁management ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Alt ad is , ▁with ▁joint ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁ownership , ▁and ▁this ▁company ▁continued ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁international ▁distribution ▁until ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁Imperial ▁Tob acco . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Chamber ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁against ▁SE IT A , ▁acc using ▁it ▁of ▁having ▁signed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁organis ers ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 2 ▁Franc of ol ies ▁Fest iv als ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁visual ▁brand ▁elements ▁of ▁Ga ulo ises ▁Bl ond es . ▁ ▁Sport ▁spons or ship ▁ ▁Auto ▁spons or ship ▁Ga ulo ises ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁E quipe ▁Lig ier ▁Formula ▁One ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁replacing ▁sister ▁brand ▁G itan es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁successor ▁Pro st ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Ga ulo ises ▁also ▁spons ored ▁the ▁K ron os - run ▁Cit ro ën ▁cars ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁R ally ▁Championship ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁World ▁R ally ▁Championship . ▁ ▁M oto ▁spons or ship ▁Ga ulo ises ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁factory ▁Yam aha ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁satellite ▁Te ch ▁ 3 ▁team ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1