The German Federal Court holds that undertakings can demand the recovery of state aid granted to their competitors in violation of the prohibition of implementation Art. 108(3) TFEU

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German Federal Court, Flughafen Frankfurt-HahnI ZR 136/09, Court decision, 10 February 2011 (German)}}

THE PROHIBITION OF IMPLEMENTATION UNDER STATE AID LAW IN ARTICLE 108(3)(3) TFEU IS A PROTECTIVE LAW IN FAVOUR OF THE COMPETITORS OF THE AID RECIPIENT ++Tags+++Tags+++Tags+++ German Federal Court, Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn, I ZR 136/09, 10.2.2011 (German) Under certain circumstances, undertakings can demand the recovery of state aid granted to their competitors in violation of the prohibition of implementation under European law in Art. 108 para. 3 sentence 3 TFEU. The BGH considered the implementation ban to be a protective law within the meaning of § 823(2) BGB (German Civil Code) and a market conduct regulation within the meaning of § 4 no. 11 UWG (Unfair Competition Act). In the case, the defendant operates the commercial airport Frankfurt-Hahn. The defendant's shareholders are

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Ulrich Soltész, Philipp Werner, Harald Weiss, The German Federal Court holds that undertakings can demand the recovery of state aid granted to their competitors in violation of the prohibition of implementation Art. 108(3) TFEU, 10 February 2011, e-Competitions February 2011, Art. N° 107515

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