"The New State Aid Rules for Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI): the Commission Decision and Framework of 20 December 2011"*1. Introduction: the 2011 package [1] On 20 December 2011, the European Commission adopted a new package of State aid rules for services of general economic interest (SGEI) [2], which replaced the 2005 package [3]. The 2011 package consists of four instruments that apply to public authorities that grant compensation for the provision of SGEI: – A new Communication [4], clarifying basic concepts of State aid relevant for SGEI [5]; – A new proposal for a de minimis Regulation [6], providing that compensation below EUR 500.000 over three years does not fall under State aid scrutiny (the final text is expected to be adopted in spring 2012); – A revised
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The EU Commission adopts State aid rules for services of general economic interest (SGEI)
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