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11m aid injection for French biomass project approved

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • November 29 2010

A proposed grant of 11m for the construction of a 43MW boiler using renewable sources (biomass) by Roquette Frères (RF) won approval from the European Commission on 17 November

Biointelligence R&D programme granted 46.3m by France

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • June 19 2009

The European Commission (Commission) has approved the grant of State aid worth 46.3m by France to the BioIntelligence Research and Development Programme (BRDP) to be managed by Dassault Systèmes

Advocate General gives opinion on the latest Scott SA appeal

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 4 2010

Advocate General Mengozzi's Opinion (in case C-29007 P) of 23 February 2010, generally supports the European Commission's findings regarding State aid to Scott SA

European airline raises questions over rival's receipt of state aid

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 22 2010

On 11 March 2010, Air France released a statement confirming that it recently made a complaint to the European Commission about financial aid received by Ryanair from French regional airports

National court obliged to recover illegal state aid

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 22 2010

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in case C-109, re-emphasised the obligation upon national courts to recover unlawful State aid in its ruling on a French referral concerning aid granted to the Centre d'exportation du livre français (CELF

Commission authorises state aid for two new energy projects

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • Austria, European Union, France
  • -
  • April 7 2010

State aid proposals for energy projects in Austria and France were both given European Commission approval on 24 March 2010

General Court confirms that government statements of support do not constitute State aid

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • June 7 2010

On 21 May 2010, the General Court annulled a decision of the European Commission which had earlier concluded that certain statements, made by the French Minister of the Economy in 2002 indicating that the Government was considering making a shareholder loan to France Telecom (FT), constituted illegal State aid

ECJ rules on the recovery of aid from Scott and Kimberly Clark where there was a procedural defect

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • June 7 2010

On 20 May 2010, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a ruling on a reference from a French court concerning the recovery of state aid granted to Scott SA and Kimberly Clark SAS in the form of a preferential land price and preferential rate of water treatment levy

Licensing of France’s fourth mobile phone operator did not involve state aid

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 12 2011

The procedure followed when awarding France's fourth 3G mobile phone licence did not result in state aid according to the Commission

In-depth investigation into restructuring of SeaFrance

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • July 6 2011

A formal state aid review of 223m recapitalisation plan for SeaFrance by SNCF (France) commenced on 22 June 2011