The EU General Court dismisses an appeal lodged by Germany against the Commission's decision ordering Germany to provide information about a State aid scheme that fell within the scope of Regulation 70/2001, which provides an exemption from notification for certain aid for SMEs (Germany)

Wellinger, Markus

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25 Nov 2009

The EU General Court dismisses an appeal lodged by Germany against the Commission’s decision ordering Germany to provide information about a State aid scheme that fell within the scope of Regulation 70/2001, which provides an exemption from notification for certain aid for SMEs (Germany)

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EU General Court, Germany, Case T-376/07, 25 November 2009

On 25 November 2009, the Court of First Instance (now the General Court (the “GC”)) dismissed an appeal lodged by Germany against the decision of the European Commission ordering Germany to provide information about a State aid scheme that fell within the scope of Regulation 70/2001, which provides an exemption from notification for certain aid for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (the “SME Block Exemption Regulation”). The GC found that the Commission had the power to request a Member State to provide all the information which it

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Markus Wellinger
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels)

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Markus Wellinger, The EU General Court dismisses an appeal lodged by Germany against the Commission’s decision ordering Germany to provide information about a State aid scheme that fell within the scope of Regulation 70/2001, which provides an exemption from notification for certain aid for SMEs (Germany), 25 November 2009, e-Competitions November 2009, Art. N° 41682

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