Compensation for the Net Cost of Public Service Obligations (Part I)
Public service obligations must be imposed through an act of entrustment that defines clearly the […]
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Legal Standing of Competitors
A Commission decision authorising or prohibiting a state aid measure that can be implemented without […]
Economic Activities of a Research Organisation (Part II)
Introduction Member States use extensively the GBER to support R&D schemes. If we exclude the […]
Economic Activities of a Research Organisation (Part I)
The revenue from the economic activities of a research organisation must cover the full cost […]
The State Behaving Like a Private Land Owner
A private land owner changes rent at market rates. But it may accept lower rent […]
State Guarantees without State Aid
Introduction State guarantees may constitute State aid if they are not priced at market rates. […]
Why Grant a Loan to an Undertaking in Difficulty?
When a market operator invests in an undertaking in difficulty it also considers the possibility […]
Individual Aid to Counter the Effects of Serious Economic Disturbance Is Legally Possible, but Is it Appropriate?
Individual aid need not be capable itself to remedy serious economic disturbance in the economy […]
The Date on which State Aid is Deemed to be Granted Is not necessarily the Date on which the Actual Benefit Materialises
State aid is deemed to be granted even if the benefit cannot be quantified in […]
Territoriality and the Tax Treatment of Intra-group Transactions
A special tax rule can constitute the reference or normal system of taxation if it […]