The ruling is not yet binding, it added in a statement.

The suit relates to alleged withdrawals between 1989 and 1992 from an account established by former German Democratic Republic officials at Bank Cantrade, which Julius Baer bought from UBS in 2005. The agency was seeking 97 million Swiss francs ($99.2 million) plus accrued interest since 1994.

($1 = 0.9779 Swiss francs)

(Reporting by Michael Shields, editing by John Revill)