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Aid to a regional airport: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into potential State aid at Beauvais airport

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 7 2012

On 30 May 2012, the Commission announced that it has decided to open an in-depth State aid investigation into whether financial arrangements between public authorities and the French airport of Beauvais, and rebates and marketing agreements between this airport and its customer airlines, are in line with EU State aid rules

Private market economy investor: European Court of Justice dismisses European Commission’s appeal on the application of private market economy investor test

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 12 2012

On 5 June 2012, the ECJ dismissed an appeal by the Commission against the General Court’s judgment relating to the application of the private investor in a market economy test

General block exemption regulation consultation: European Commission

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

On 20 June 2012, the Commission published a questionnaire on the use of the GBER for State aid in the context of the State aid modernisation initiative

Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement presents opportunity for US and EU businesses

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, USA
  • -
  • February 19 2013

During his State of the Union address, President Obama announced the administration's decision to launch formal US-EU trade negotiations, based on

Italian banking tax aid case: European Court of Justice judgment on Italian banking tax aid scheme

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

On 21 June 2012, the ECJ handed down its judgment on an appeal against a General Court ruling which dismissed an action by banks BNP Paribas and BNL against the European Commission’s decision that an Italian aid scheme in favour of restructured banks was incompatible with the EU

Commission approves French and Italian aid to Eurocopter and Agusta Westland

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, France, Italy
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  • March 13 2012

On 7 March 2012, the European Commission announced that it has decided to approve state aid granted by France and Italy to the helicopter manufacturers Eurocopter and Agusta Westland for the development of a new generation of civil helicopters

EU and UK AntitrustCompetition Group London: Daily Bulletin - 7 April 2010

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • April 7 2010

On 31 March 2010, the European Commission (the "Commission") accepted the request made pursuant to Article 22(1) of the EU Merger Regulation by Belgium, Germany, Spain, Portugal and the UK to assess the proposed acquisition of Sara Lee Air Care business by Procter & Gamble ("P&G"

ECJ dismisses appeal by Mediaset about state aid for digital decoders in Italy

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • August 8 2011

On 28 July 2011, the ECJ dismissed an appeal by Mediaset SpA against a judgment of the General Court that upheld a Commission decision finding that subsidies granted to consumers in Italy for the purchase of certain digital terrestrial decoders constituted unlawful state aid

ECJ upholds Commission’s decision in relation to a Dutch emissions trading scheme

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Netherlands
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  • September 26 2011

On 8 September 2011, the ECJ reversed a ruling of the General Court relating to a Dutch emissions trading scheme

Commission publishes overview of state aid measures in the context of the financial crisis

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • September 26 2011

On 20 September 2011, the Commission published an updated overview of the national state aid measures adopted under the temporary state aid framework in response to the financial crisis