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Restructuring plan to rescue SeaFrance fails to meet approval

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • November 10 2011

France’s plan to recapitalise and rescue struggling ferry company SeaFrance failed to gain Commission approval on 24 October 2011

In-depth investigation into air transport in France, Germany, Ireland

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France, Germany, Ireland
  • -
  • July 27 2011

On 13 July 2011 the European Commission opened three in-depth state aid investigations regarding the Marseille and Frankfurt Hahn airports and an investigation into lower taxes for air passengers in Ireland for domestic flights

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

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

11m aid injection for French biomass project approved

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • 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

French scheme to subsidise music downloads

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • October 25 2010

The European Commission has approved a novel scheme that subsidises legal downloads of music by French residents aged 12 to 25 years, in order to combat music piracy

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

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

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