This Notice only concer ns the notion of State aid as refer red to in Ar ticle 107(1) of the Treaty, which both the In order to prevent State aid from distorting competition in the internal market and affecting trade between Member States in a way which is contrary to the common interest, Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty’) lays down the principle that State aid is prohibited. The changing role of the national judge in Eu state aid cases.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Grand Chamber) 5 March 2019()Table of contents (Reference for a preliminary ruling — State aid — Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 (General block exemption regulation) — Article 8(2) — Aid with an incentive effect — Concept of ‘start of work on the project’ — Powers of the national authorities — Unlawful aid — No decision of the European Commission … It is expected that the General Court’s decision will be appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union, either by the taxpayer, the EU member state or the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes today's judgment by the EU Court of Justice fully upholding two Commission decisions of October 2009 and January 2011, regarding the tax amortisation of financial goodwill for foreign shareholding acquisitions in Spain (joined cases C-20/15 P and C-21/15 P).In doing so, the Court set aside an earlier ruling by the General Court from November 2014. The aid will contribute to the development of the region of Nitra, without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market. the Commission’s decision. The European Commission has concluded that Slovakia's €125 million investment aid to Jaguar Land Rover is in line with EU State aid rules. Under EU rules, member-state governments are allowed to provide state aid only with approval from the European Commission (EC). 2.

Online training course for national judges In the first place, with regard to the plea relating to tax harmonisation in disguise, the Court notes that, when considering whether the tax ruling at issue complied with the rules on State aid, the Commission did not engage in any ‘tax harmonisation’ but … of the European Union, with a view to contr ibuting to an easier, more transparent and more consistent application of this notion across the Union. EU State Aid Law for Energy and Environment The EU environmental and energy aid guidelines have been fundamentally revised and extended. In the programming period 2014-2020 the focus is more than ever on investments in sustainable energy in order to achieve the EU2020 targets.

Other state aid cases relating to transfer pricing rulings are still pending (either before the General Court or under discussion with the European Commission).