Antitrust / Competition Law

State Aid Law of the European Union

Edited by Peter Vesterdorf · Mogens Uhd Nielsen
Sweet & Maxwell U.K. November 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781847037497
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication
November 2008
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
European Union, U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

State Aid Law of the European Union presents a timely analysis of the state aid rules of the EC treaty, the procedural rules, EC court practice and the role of the national courts in light of the recent reforms. Whether your client’s right to aid has been challenged or they have concerns over aid received by their competitors, with this new book you’ll be able to tackle any issue on EC state aid.
 

  • Presents a comprehensive analysis of the relevant legislation as it now stands
  • Takes you through the basic principles and procedural rules
  • Delves into many of the common issues that have arisen as a result of Article 87 and other State aid articles, including:
    • The market economy investor principle
    • Cross-subsidisation
    • Cumulation of aid
    • Aid ceilings
    • Aid intensity
    • Subsidy equivalents
    • Preferential energy tariffs
  • Looks into the various types of horizontal aid, including:
    • Aid for SME
    • Training aid
    • Employment aid
    • Regional aid
    • Environmental aid
    • Rescue and restructuring aid
    • Aid for research, development and innovation
  • Examines the specific issues facing individual industry sectors, including:
    • Coal and steel
    • Shipbuilding
    • Synthetic fibres
    • Transportation
    • Export
    • Electricity
    • Agriculture
    • Fisheries

Table of Contents

The EU's basic rules on State aid
  • The prohibition of State aid in art.87(1) of the EC Treaty
  • Different kinds of aid
  • Article 87 in more detail
  • Exceptions in art.87(2)
  • Exceptions in art.87(3)
  • The Commission's exercise of its powers under art.87
  • The possibility for exceptions to the prohibitions of State aid in art.87(1) adopted by the Council
  • The Council's powers under art.89 to make appropriate regulations for the application of arts 87 and 88
  • The scope of application of the State aid rules
The administrative procedure in State aid cases
  • Notification and procedure
  • Article 88 of the EC Treaty on notification
  • Regulation (EC) No.659/1999 on procedural rules
  • The Transparency Directive
  • Commission communication on the application of arts 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty and of art.5 of the Transparency Directive to public undertakings in the manufacturing sector
  • The Regulation on horizontal State aid
Horizontal aid
  • The De Minimis Regulation
  • Introduction to the general block exemption
  • Regulation
  • Environmental aid
  • Aid for research, development and innovation
  • Aid for rescuing and restructuring firms
  • Regional aid
  • Risk capital investments in small and medium sized enterprises
  • State aid and tax
  • State guarantees and other financial instruments
  • Privatisation
Sectoral aid
  • Coal and Steel
  • Shipbuilding
  • Synthetic fibre (textiles) and motor vehicles
  • Air transport
  • Maritime transport
  • Export aid
  • Export credit insurance and State aid
  • Deprived urban areas
  • The electricity sector
  • Aid for transport by rail, road and inland waterway
  • Agriculture
  • Fisheries
  • Services of general economic interest
  • Radio and television and compensation for public service obligations
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