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Commission authorises a further 2.45 billion capital injection for Caisse d’Épargne and Banque Populaire

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 11 2009

The European Commission has authorised, under the EC Treaty rules on State aid, a further 2.45 billion capital injection into the institution to be created by the merger between the Caisse d’Épargne and Banque Populaire groups

Commission authorises French aid worth 46.3 million for the BioIntelligence R&D programme

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 19 2009

The European Commission has decided not to raise any objections under the EC Treaty state aid rules to the financial support of 46.3 million granted by France to the BioIntelligence research and development programme

Covert recordings can count as evidence in French proceedings

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • June 3 2009

On 29 April 2009, the Paris Court of Appeal dismissed for the second time the appeal of Philips and Sony against a decision of the Competition Council in 2005 condemning an agreement between the two companies and their respective distributors

Commission approves proposed acquisition of joint control of Thales by Dassault Aviation and TSA

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 16 2009

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Thales by Dassault Aviation and TSA, all of France

Commission extends investigation into regulated electricity tariffs in France

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 16 2009

The European Commission has extended the in-depth investigation it began in 2007 under EC Treaty State aid rules into the regulated electricity tariffs enjoyed by certain large and medium-sized companies in France

Commission opens in-depth investigation into restructuring of Dexia and authorises certain urgent measures

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Belgium, European Union, France, Luxembourg
  • -
  • March 16 2009

The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation under EC Treaty State aid rules to establish whether the restructuring plan for the Dexia group will restore the group's long-term viability

Commission gives France the go-ahead to grant 33 million to Carmat's R&D programme for the development of an artificial heart

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • June 23 2009

The European Commission has decided not to raise any objections under the EC Treaty State aid rules to the financial support of 33 million granted by France to Carmat's R&D programme

Commission approves modification of French risk capital scheme to boost real economy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 23 2009

The European Commission has approved, under EC Treaty State aid rules, a temporary increase in investment tranches of a French risk-capital scheme, approved by the Commission in March 2008

National authorities fine two gas companies

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France, Spain
  • -
  • March 31 2009

Two gas companies, one French and the other Spanish, have been fined by national authorities for engaging in anticompetitive practices

Commission approves extension of French regional aid map to 111 new "communes" (local authorities)

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 31 2009

The European Commission has authorised under the EC Treaty State aid rules the extension of the French regional aid map to cover 111 "communes" (local authorities) in 10 employment areas or sites concerned by restructuring in the defence sector and a site suffering economic difficulties in the paper industry