European state aid control: latest developments by the European Commission | Practical Law

European state aid control: latest developments by the European Commission | Practical Law

In June 2005, the European Commission (Commission) launched a comprehensive reform of state aid rules and procedures in the State Aid Action Plan (SAAP). The Commission's aim was to ensure that the EC Treaty's state aid rules were better suited to encouraging member states to contribute to the Lisbon Strategy.

European state aid control: latest developments by the European Commission

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European state aid control: latest developments by the European Commission

by Thomas Nordby, and Espen Bakken, Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS*
Law stated as at 01 Nov 2009 • European Union
In June 2005, the European Commission (Commission) launched a comprehensive reform of state aid rules and procedures in the State Aid Action Plan (SAAP). The Commission's aim was to ensure that the EC Treaty's state aid rules were better suited to encouraging member states to contribute to the Lisbon Strategy.
Following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, the state aid rules are now set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU. This article discusses: