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
Chapter 1: Fully compatible aid
Section 1: Block exemption regulation
I: Necessity/Proportionality
II: Assessment in the context of the European Union
Section 3: Types
Chapter 3: Aid intended to finance a service of general economic interest
Title 4: Control procedure
403. Assessment
1 minute de lecture
To check whether an aid may benefit from an exemption under Article 107(3) TFEU, the Commission has a discretionary power of assessment. However, that power is subject to two conditions. Firstly, the aid must be necessary to reach one of the objectives of the Treaty. In this respect the Commission is bound, in the specific area of State aid, by the frameworks and communications it adopts insofar …
