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EU state aid investigation into German renewable energy law

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • June 11 2013

The European Commission (Commission) is likely to open a formal EU State aid investigation into the German Renewable Energy Source Act. According to

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

EU political update 4 - 8 March 2013

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Global, Peru, Portugal
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  • March 4 2013

On 27 February, the European Commission decided under the EU Merger Regulation to prohibit the third attempt of low-cost airline Ryanair to acquire

Risk shield to protect WestLB authorised

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • June 3 2008

In response to the credit crunch, the European Commission (Commission) has authorised rescue aid, in the form of risk shield protection, in favour of WestLB AG (WestLB), a commercial bank based in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany

Commission approves restructuring of German bank Sparkasse KölnBonn

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • October 1 2010

On 29 September 2010, the Commission approved a 650 million recapitalisation of the restructuring of Sparkasse KölnBonn, the second largest savings bank in Germany

VAT compliance: Intrastat and EC sales lists

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 26 2012

EC sales lists must be filed monthly (instead of quarterly) if the EU-acquisitions and triangulation supplies in the current year (or in any of the four preceding quarters) exceeds a threshold

European Commission approves restructuring plan for German bank IKB

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • October 21 2008

Today, the European Commission announced its approval, under EC Treaty state aid rules, of a 9 billion restructuring package for German bank IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

European Commission approves restructuring plan for German bank IKB

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • October 24 2008

The European Commission has announced its approval, under EC Treaty State aid rules, of a restructuring package for German bank IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

Association of German banks loses state aid appeals

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • March 22 2010

The General Court has dismissed two appeals against commission decisions finding that the receipt of public assets by a German bank does not amount to State aid

Appeal against Commission’s DHL training aid decision dismissed

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 16 2010

On 8 July 2010, the General Court dismissed an appeal by the German Government against the Commission’s finding that the grant of 7.7m of aid to parcel delivery company, DHL, in order to cover the costs of training 485 employees at a new logistics hub was incompatible with the state aid rules