The regulation of state aid belongs to the core areas of European Union law. Without the general prohibition of state subsidies to undertakings competitiveness would be distorted and the benefits of the internal market would be put in jeopardy.

This book deals systematically article-by-article with the basic principles, the proceedings, and the implementation of state aid law with the rules regulating state aid in specific sectors.

Content Overview:

Part I Introduction
Part II Article 107 TFEU
Part III Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI)
Part IV Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014
Part V Rescue and Restructuring Aid
Part VI Financial Transfer and Transactions
Part VII Tax Matters
Part VIII Rules for Examining Aid in Specific Sectors
Part IX Article 108 TFEU
Part X Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999
Part XI Article 109 TFEU
Part XII Judicial Protection at EU-Level

This commentary is edited by Professor Franz Jürgen Säcker, Berlin and Dr Frank Montag, Berlin. The authors are experts in the field of European competition and state aid law.