International Law

Submission 3/2008 by Guilaume FABRE and Daniel CREVEL-SANDER

Posted on April 28, 2008
?L?arrêt BUPA du TPI du 14 février 2008 et la mise en ?uvre des principes posés dans l?arrêt Altmark? Abstract The BUPA case gave an opportunity to the CFI to revisit the [...]

6th experts? forum on new developments in european state aid law 2008

Posted on April 23, 2008
You can find out more about the event here.

Submission 2/2008 by Etienne CHASSAING

Posted on April 14, 2008
“Effectiveness of State Aid Recovery and National Procedures: What is Left of Procedural Autonomy?” Abstract La procédure de contrôle des aides d?Etat vise notamment la récupération des aides nouvelles que la Commission européenne a déclarées incompatibles avec le marché commun, et ce afin de rétablir les conditions d?une concurrence libre et non faussée...

Institute for European Public Law (EN, DE, PL)

Posted on March 17, 2008
Established under the French law of 1901, the Institute for European Public Law is an initiative of a European general interest. Its purpose is to host a single interface on the production of ideas touching upon public law in Europe. Our website will host an online journal...

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Institut pour le droit public européen (FR)

Posted on March 14, 2008
Association loi de 1901, l?Institut pour le droit public européen est une initiative d?intérêt général européen dont la vocation est d?accueillir sur une interface unique la production d?idées sur le droit public en Europe. Notre site, accueillera une revue juridique en ligne...

Pomoc pa?stwa: Komisja wszczyna szczegó?owe post?powanie dotycz?ce pomocy w kwocie 47 mln EUR na rzecz dzia?aj?cej w Polsce spó?ki grupy BVG

Posted on March 14, 2008
Na mocy przepisów Traktatu WE dotycz?cych pomocy pa?stwa Komisja Europejska wszcz??a formalne post?powanie wyja?niaj?ce w sprawie przeznaczenia 47 mln EUR ?rodków publicznych na rzecz projektu inwestycyjnego realizowanego przez BDN Sp. z o.o. Sp. k., nale??cej do niemieckiej spó?ki BVG Medien Beteiligungs GmbH (?BVG?)...

Aiuti di stato: la Commissione autorizza un regime di aiuti italiano volto a promuovere l?impiego del biodiesel

Posted on March 14, 2008
Conformemente alle norme in materia di aiuti di Stato previste dal trattato CE, la Commissione europea ha autorizzato l?istituzione in Italia di uno sgravio fiscale volto a favorire la produzione e l?impiego di biodiesel. La misura modifica e proroga un regime approvato in precedenza e introduce un obbligo di fornitura di biocarburanti...

State aid: Commission refers Italy to Court of Justice for failure to recover illegal state aid

Posted on March 14, 2008
The European Commission has decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice for failing to comply with a Commission decision of 14 December 2004 (see IP/04/1494) declaring tax incentives in favour of companies taking part in trade fairs abroad incompatible with the Single Market and ordering their recovery from the recipients...

Aides d?Etat : La Commission autorise un régime fiscal français de réduction d?ISF pour favoriser l?investissement dans les PME

Posted on March 14, 2008
La Commission européenne a décidé de ne pas soulever d?objection en vertu des règles du traité CE sur les aides d?Etat à l?égard du régime français de réduction fiscale accordée aux redevables de l’impôt de solidarité sur la fortune (ISF) qui investissent dans des PME...

State aid: Commission requests Italy to recover ?123 million of unlawful fiscal aid from nine privatised banks

Posted on March 14, 2008
The European Commission has closed its in-depth investigation under EC Treaty state aid rules into the provision of Italy?s 2004 Finance Law that allowed former public-owned banks to release hidden capital gains matured during their privatisation by paying a nominal tax of 9% instead of the ordinary company tax of 37...

Antitrust: la Commission inflige aux prestataires de services de déménagements internationaux en Belgique une amende de plus de ?32,7 millions en raison d?une entente complexe

Posted on March 11, 2008
La Commission européenne a infligé des amendes pour un total de ?32 755 500 à Allied Arthur Pierre, Compas, Coppens, Gosselin, Interdean, Mozer, Putters, Team Relocations, Transworld et Ziegler pour avoir fixé les prix, s?être réparti les marchés et avoir manipulé les procédures d?appels d?offres des services de déménagements internationaux, et ce en violation de [...

Staatssteun: Commissie akkoord met 3,5 miljoen euro opleidingssteun voor Volvo Cars Gent

Posted on March 11, 2008
De Europese Commissie heeft besloten dat de 3,54 miljoen euro aan steun van het Vlaams Gewest voor de financiering van opleidingsacties bij Volvo Cars Gent (”VCG”) verenigbaar zijn met de staatssteunregels van het EG-Verdrag. Het Vlaams Gewest had de steun voor in totaal 6,02 miljoen euro in mei 2007 aangemeld...

Aides d?Etat : La Commission autorise une aide de la France de 99 millions d?euros en faveur du programme de R&D « QUAERO »

Posted on March 11, 2008
La Commission européenne a décidé de ne pas soulever d?objection en vertu des règles du traité CE sur les aides d?Etat à l?égard du soutien financier de 99 millions d?euros accordé par la France au programme de recherche-développement (R&D) intitulé « QUAERO »...

Commission seeks common approach on the future governance of European Agencies

Posted on March 11, 2008
The European Commission today called for a new approach to looking at the role and governance of European agencies. In recent years, using agencies to implement key tasks has become an established part of the way the European Union does its business. The communication calls on the European Parliament and the Council to give a [...

Mergers: Commission clears proposed acquisition of DoubleClick by Google

Posted on March 11, 2008
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the online advertising technology company DoubleClick by Google, both of the US. The Commission?s in-depth investigation, opened in November 2007 (see IP/07/1688), concluded that the transaction would be unlikely to have harmful effects on consumers, either in ad serving or in [...

Staatliche Agrarbeihilfen: EU-Kommission beendet Verfahren bezüglich der Steuervergütungen für den Unterglasanbau in Deutschland

Posted on March 11, 2008
Im Rahmen der EU-Vorschriften über staatliche Beihilfen hat die Europäische Kommission heute das Verfahren bezüglich der Steuervergütungen für den Unterglasanbau in Deutschland mit einer positiven und teilweise negativen Entscheidung abgeschlossen. Nach Prüfung der Maßnahme kam die Kommission zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Regelung mit dem Gemeinsamen Markt vereinbar ist, soweit sie dem Gemeinschaftsrahmen für staatliche [...

Concentrazioni: la Commissione approva la proposta di acquisizione di UBI Vita da parte di Aviva Italia

Posted on March 11, 2008
La Commissione europea ha autorizzato ai sensi del regolamento UE sulle concentrazioni l’acquisizione proposta dell’italiana UBI Vita, il ramo assicurazione vita di UBI S.c.p.a., da parte dell’impresa italiana Aviva Italia Holding S...

Komisia za?ína konanie vo veci formálneho zis?ovania na základe s?a?nosti na mo?nú ?tátnu pomoc Ryanairu poskytnutú bratislavským letiskom

Posted on March 11, 2008
Na základe s?a?nosti sa dnes Európska komisia rozhodla za?a? formálne zis?ovanie týkajúce sa zmluvy o poskytovaní letiskových slu?ieb na bratislavskom letisku, ktorá údajne zvýhod?uje Ryanair. V rozhodnutí Komisia od letiska po?aduje aj predlo?enie kópie zmluvy, ?o letisko doteraz odmietalo...

Mergers: Commission approves proposed acquisition of CICA by ACE

Posted on March 11, 2008
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Combined Insurance Company of America (CICA) by ACE Limited of the Cayman Islands. The Commission concluded that the operation would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or in any substantial part of it...

Le Luxembourg n?a toujours pas transposé la directive européenne sur l?égalité de traitement entre les hommes et les femmes dans le domaine de l?emploi

Posted on March 10, 2008
Dans un arrêt rendu aujourd?hui, la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes (CJCE) a estimé que le Luxembourg avait enfreint le droit communautaire en n?accommodant pas dans son droit interne les dispositions de la directive sur l?égalité de traitement entre hommes et femmes dans les domaines de l?emploi, la formation et la promotion professionnelles et [...

Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia en el asunto C-196/07

Posted on March 10, 2008
  ESPAÑA INFRINGIÓ EL DERECHO COMUNITARIO AL NO RETIRAR LAS CONDICIONES IMPUESTAS PARA LA ADQUISICIÓN DE ENDESA POR PARTE DE E.ON   ES ; FR ; DE : EN

Statistics concerning judicial activity in 2007: increase in the volume of community litigation

Posted on March 10, 2008
1 259 cases were brought before the three courts comprising the Court of Justice ? the highest figure in the institution?s history. EN ; FR ; DE ; PL ; ES ; IT ; RO

EU Review of the United States? ?Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme?

Posted on March 10, 2008
The European Commission has designated Judge Jean-Louis Bruguière to undertake a review on behalf of the European Union in respect of the procedures governing the handling, use, and dissemination of personal financial data from the EU that is carried over the SWIFT network and obtained by the U...

Mergers: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Emap by Apax Partners Worldwide and Guardian Media Group

Posted on March 10, 2008
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over Emap plc, the UK media services company, by Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (?APW?) and Guardian Media Group Plc (?GMG?) of the UK. After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition [...

Mergers: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle assets by Carlsberg

Posted on March 10, 2008
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of certain assets of the UK-based brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) by the Danish company Carlsberg. After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of [...

Mergers: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Continental?s cooling fans and electric motor drives business by Brose

Posted on March 10, 2008
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the cooling fans and electric motor drives business of Continental AG by Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, both of Germany. After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic [...

Mergers: Commission clears proposed acquisition of Galvex by ArcelorMittal

Posted on March 10, 2008
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the galvanised steel business of the Estonian Galvex Group by ArcelorMittal, a leading global steel company based in Luxembourg. The Commission?s investigation found that the proposed transaction would not impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial [...

Antitrust: Commission welcomes E.ON proposals for structural remedies to increase competition in German electricity market

Posted on February 29, 2008
The European Commission has welcomed structural remedies offered by E.ON to settle ongoing antitrust cases in the electricity sector. E.ON proposes to commit to sell its electricity transmission system network to an operator which would have no interest in the electricity generation and/or supply businesses and to commit to divest 4800MW of generation capacity to [...

Marchés publics: procédure d?infraction contre la France

Posted on February 29, 2008
La Commission a décidé de saisir la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes d’un recours contre la France concernant les dispositions du code des marchés publics relatives à la procédure dite des marchés de définition. FR ; EN ; DE

Qualifications professionnelles: procédure d?infraction contre la France

Posted on February 29, 2008
La Commission a décidé d’introduire un recours contre la France devant la Cour de justice des CE pour avoir enfreint tant les articles 39, 43 et 49 du traité CE que la directive 92/51/CEE relative au système général de reconnaissance des diplômes, consolidée dans la directive 2005/36/EC, en refusant aux moniteurs de snowboard [...

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