Subjects:

EU Law, Competition Law

Contents:

PART I: GENERAL RULES

1. Introduction Kelyn Bacon and Alison Oldale

2. Concept of state aid Kelyn Bacon

3. Compatibility of aid: general principles Kelyn Bacon

4. State aid rules and other treaty provisions Kelyn Bacon

5. International agreements Damir Kaufman

PART II: SPECIFIC TYPES OF AID

6. Environmental aid Rachel Bickler

7. Employment and training aid Ilan Sherr

8. Rescue and restructuring aid Cyrus Mehta

9. Research and development aid Rachel Bickler

10. Risk-capital Cyrus Mehta

11. Small and medium-sized enterprises Ilan Sherr

12. Agriculture and fisheries Michael Cardwell

13. Transport (including shipbuilding) Marjorie Holmes and Lesley Davey

14. Media and Communications Katherine Holmes and Fred Houwen

15. Energy, Coal and Steel Noel Watson-Doig

16. Regional aid Fiona Wishlade

PART III: ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES

17. Supervision by the Commission Kelyn Bacon

18. Judicial remedies in the European Courts Kelyn Bacon

19. National Court Proceedings Kelyn Bacon and James Flynn QC

This is a fully up-to-date work for practitioners on the law of State Aids in the European Community, and is accessible to practitioners who do not specialise in competition law, as well as being a reference book for competitoin lawyers.

It covers the background and development of EC State Aid law, and the concept of state aid, as well as more practical issues such as procedures for notification to the Commission and the various outcomes of the COmmissio's investigation, and judicial remedies in the European Courts.

It also sets out the role of national courts in the enforcement of state aid rules, and the actual application of various types of aid, including regional aids, horizontal aids and aids to specific industry sectors.

• Fully up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive analysis of the legal aspects of state aids in the EC
• Coverage of the practical issues such as procedures for notification to the Commission, the various outcomes of the Commission's investigation, and judicial remedies in the European Courts
• Sets out the role of national courts in enforcement, and the application of various types of aid (including regional aids and aids to specific sectors) to industry sectors
• Written by a team of barristers and solicitors who are recognised experts in the field