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Advocate General delivers opinion in Deutsche Post State aid case

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 7 2010

Advocate General Jaaskinen's Opinion of 24 March 2010 (case C-39908 P) concurred with the General Court's (GC) annulment of a European Commission 2002 decision finding that Deutsche Post had been in receipt of unauthorised State aid

State aid issues considered as part of proposed merger between WestLB and BayernLB

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • October 11 2010

The European Commission has said that it will closely examine the State aid implications of the proposed merger between German banks, WestLB and BayernLB

Reduced interest-loans for investing in 'green' products in Germany approved

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • September 9 2009

German businesses that are investing in the production of environmentally-friendly products can be offered loans at a lower rate of interest during the current economic crisis

Bank nationalisation examined under the EU Merger Regulation

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • June 19 2009

A bank nationalisation in Germany was notified for clearance under the EU Merger Regulation and was approved by the European Commission on 15 May 2009

Lease for trade fair hall constituted a public works contract says AG

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • June 19 2009

Advocate General Trstenjak (AG) has advised the European Court of Justice that, in his view, a complicated arrangement for the construction and lease of four new exhibition halls in Germany constitute a public works contract which should have gone out to open EU-wide tender

German coal mining companies to receive aid

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 13 2009

The European Commission (Commission) has approved State aid to German coal mining companies throughout 2009 and 2010 for restructuring purposes

Waste disposal arrangement found not to be a public contract

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 13 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed an action by the European Commission (Commission) claiming that an agreement between a group of German local administrations over waste disposal breached procurement law

Statutory sickness insurance fund governed by procurement law

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • July 13 2009

On 11 June 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that a German statutory sickness fund (the Fund) would fall within the definition of a "body governed by public law" under the procurement rules

RWE forced to divest network

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 8 2009

Regardless of its inability to force a mandatory unbundling obligation on all vertically integrated energy companies at the legislative level, the European Commission (Commission) is continuing to attempt to push industry in this direction using its powers under Article 82 EC

Land purchase or public works contract?

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • April 8 2009

A dispute has arisen over a contract concluded in 2008 between the German State of Saxony-Anhalt and a private investor for the purchase of land, upon which the investor would construct a tax administration building