European Competition Law
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
General Introduction
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Restrictive agreements and abuse of dominant position
Part 3: Procedure
Part 4: Mergers
Title 1: Introduction
Title 2: Prohibited aid
Section 1: Aid of a social nature
Section 2: Natural disasters and other exceptional occurrences
Chapter 2: Aid which may be deemed compatible
Chapter 3: Aid intended to finance a service of general economic interest
Title 4: Control procedure
399. Division of Germany
1 minute de lecture
Aid granted to compensate for the economic disadvantages caused by the division of Germany are compatible ipso jure within the meaning of Article 107(2)(c). The rule is interpreted narrowly. It seems that the exemption has authority to apply to the new Länder insofar as they are still affected by the division . However, the EU courts have rejected this possibility on many occasions . Therefore, fi …