European State Aid Law
Intensive Hybrid Course |
27.11.2024 - 29.11.2024 |
Paris |
Language: English

State Aid from A to Z

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Improve your State aid knowledge with our hybrid intensive course in Paris! Learn the basics of State aid regulations and build your practical ‘toolbox’ for seamless State aid assessment and market-compatible public measures designs. Dive into expert presentations enhanced with hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and engaging case studies for an immersive learning experience!

Participants receive a certificate upon participation.

Starting from € 1.590,- (excl. VAT)

+++ Group discounts are available! More under Details +++

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Who should participate?

Public officials from:

  • Ministries and other national authorities
  • National Competition Authorities
  • State Aid Monitoring Offices
  • Courts of Auditors
  • Regional governments
  • Communal and City councils
  • National and Regional Development Agencies

Involved in granting State aid in sectors such as:

  • Transport and infrastructure
  • Finance
  • Environment and Energy
  • Telecommunication and Broadband
  • Social services and health
  • Agriculture
  • Research, Development & Innovation

ESI funds experts from:

  • Institutions coordinating the national
    strategies for Structural Funds
  • Managing and Audit Authorities, Intermediate bodies
  • Bodies in charge of the accounting function
  • Bodies implementing EU-funded projects
  • Lawyers and consultants
  • Experts from Public and private banks
  • Academics

Course Material – No need to miss anything!

If you are unable to attend the course you may want to order all the presentations shown during the event. The price is € 299,- (excl. of VAT). If interested, please contact Camilla Coltorti.

Methodology

The three-day Intensive Course offers the possibility to meet with experts from EU institutions and Member States as well as the private sector, academia, and diplomacy. Varied perspectives of our experienced trainers will support you in applying complex rules to your own daily practice.

To ensure that you get the best possible understanding of the topics at hand, our Intensive Course sessions combine theoretical presentations, case study analysis, and highly interactive discussions on practical issues. You will have ample opportunities to present your issues and exchange information and experiences with speakers and participants from other Member States.

Just send us your cases and questions in advance! We will forward them to our speakers, who will include your issues in the discussion. All relevant information will be treated confidentially.

Various social activities are organised for our participants to network with the experts and other participants in an informal atmosphere.

Intensive Course materials will be available for download after the event.

Just send to us your cases and questions in advance!
We will forward them to our speakers, who will include your issues in the programme and answer them during the intensive online course. All information concerning such problems and cases will be treated confidentially.

Group Discounts

Group registration of three or more participants will automatically receive a 10% discount.

We offer a 15% discount for groups of four and a 20% discount for groups of five participants. To take advantage of these discounts, please contact Camilla Coltorti at [email protected] or call us at +49 (030)81 45 06 17. We will be happy to assist you with your group registration.

Programme

Day 1: Wednesday, 27. November | Concept and Assessment of State Aid

Chair of the Seminar
Phedon Nicolaides Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
09:00

Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:15

Welcome Words & Introduction Round

09:30

System and Structure of State Aid Control in the EU

  • Sources of law
  • Powers of European Commission
  • Obligations of Member States and the notification procedure under Article 108 TFEU
  • Judicial review
Phedon Nicolaides ,  Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
10:30

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00

Concept of State Aid

  • Article 107 of the TFEU
  • The meaning of aid granted by a Member State or State Resources
  • The concept of economic and non-economic activity
  • How to determine advantage to certain undertakings or production of certain goods
  • How to establish whether a measure is selectivity
  • The meaning of distortion of competition and effect of trade between the Member States
Phedon Nicolaides ,  Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
12:30

Lunch Break

14:00

State Aid Assessment: Principles of Compatibility

  • Is there a need for a subsidy?
  • Appropriateness of State aid measure
  • Incentive effect and proportionality
  • Funding gap method and market failure
  • Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
  • Transparency and evaluation
Phedon Nicolaides ,  Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
15:30

Coffee Break

16:00

Exercise on the Concept of Aid

Led by Prof. Dr. Nicolaides, participants will have to put their knowledge into practice.

17:30

Summary and End of Day 1

20:00

Common Dinner

Day 2: Thursday, 28. November | Main Horizontal Guidelines

Chair of the Seminar
Phedon Nicolaides Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
09:00

State Aid Exemption: De minimis Aid

  • Application of Regulation 2023/2831
  • Notion of de minimis aid
  • Notion of single undertaking
  • Cumulation
  • New obligations of Member States
Phedon Nicolaides ,  Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
10:00

Coffee Break

10:30

State Aid for R&D&I

Phedon Nicolaides ,  Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
12:00

Lunch Break

13:30

General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) and Compliance

  • Legal background
  • Purpose and scope of the GBER after the 2023 amendment
  • General and specific Provisions
  • Difficult issues
Péter Staviczky ,  Hungarian Permanent Representation, Brussels
(online)
14:30

Coffee Break

15:00

Exercise on the Market Economic Investor Principle (MEIP)

Led by Prof. Dr. Nicolaides, participants will have to put their knowledge into practice.

16:30

End of Day 2

Day 3: Friday, 29. November | Applying Concepts to Actual Cases

Chair of the Seminar
Phedon Nicolaides Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
09:00

Environmental and Energy Aid & Practical Cases

  • Guidelines and Legal framework for energy and environment projects: Scope of application
  • Notifiable energy and environmental aid
  • Specific State aid provisions for energy efficiency and renewable energy
  • Practical experiences
Péter Staviczky ,  Hungarian Permanent Representation, Brussels
10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

Regional State Aid

Péter Staviczky ,  Hungarian Permanent Representation, Brussels
12:30

Light Lunch & end of the Intensive Course

Speakers

Phedon Nicolaides
Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training

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Péter Staviczky
Hungarian Permanent Representation, Brussels

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Venue

1K Hotel Paris

13 Boulevard du Temple
Paris, France
Phone +33 (0)1 42 71 20 00
[email protected]

Online-Registration

Intensive Hybrid Course | 27.11.2024 - 29.11.2024 | Paris | Language: English

Participation fees for participation in Paris:
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics: € 2.550,- (excl. VAT)
Regular fee: € 2.750,- (excl. VAT)

Participation fees for online participation:
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics: € 1.590,- (excl. VAT)
Regular fee: € 1.990,- (excl. VAT)

Discount for European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL) subscribers: € 150,-

+++ Group discounts are available! More under Details +++

VAT will be added if applicable.

Seating limit
The number of participants in Paris is limited.

Please contact [email protected] if you have technical problems with the booking. 

Where do you want to participate?

Tickets

Ticket Type Price Spaces
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | State Aid from A to Z | Paris
Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €2.295,00 N/A
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | State Aid from A to Z | Paris
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €2.475,00 N/A
State Aid from A to Z | Paris
Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €2.550,00
State Aid from A to Z | Paris
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €2.750,00
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | State Aid from A to Z | Online
Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €1.431,00 N/A
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | State Aid from A to Z | Online
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €1.791,00 N/A
State Aid from A to Z | Online
Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €1.590,00
State Aid from A to Z | Online
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €1.990,00

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