European State Aid Law

The regulation of state aid belongs to the core areas of European Union law. Without the general prohibition of state subsidies to undertakings competitiveness would be distorted and the benefits of the internal market would be put in jeopardy.This book deals systematically article-by-article with the basic principles, the proceedings, and the implementation of state aid law with the rules regulating state aid in specific sectors.Content Overview:- Part I Introduction - Part II Article 107 TFEU - Part III Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI) - Part IV Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 - Part V Rescue and Restructuring Aid - Part VI Financial Transfer and Transactions - Part VII Tax Matters - Part VIII Rules for Examining Aid in Specific Sectors - Part IX Article 108 TFEU - Part X Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 - Part XI Article 109 TFEU - Part XII Judicial Protection at EU-Level This commentary is edited by Professor Franz Jürgen Säcker, Berlin and Dr Frank Montag, Berlin. The authors are experts in the field of European competition and state aid law.