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State Aid Procedural Regulation In force since 13 July 2015

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (codification)
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Articles

Chapter I GENERAL

• Article 1 — Definitions

Chapter II PROCEDURE REGARDING NOTIFIED AID

• Article 2 — Notification of new aid
• Article 3 — Standstill clause
• Article 4 — Preliminary examination of the notification and decisions of the Commission
• Article 5 — Request for information made to the notifying Member State
• Article 6 — Formal investigation procedure
• Article 7 — Request for information made to other sources
• Article 8 — Fines and periodic penalty payments
• Article 9 — Decisions of the Commission to close the formal investigation procedure
• Article 10 — Withdrawal of notification
• Article 11 — Revocation of a decision

Chapter III PROCEDURE REGARDING UNLAWFUL AID

• Article 12 — Examination, request for information and information injunction
• Article 13 — Injunction to suspend or provisionally recover aid
• Article 14 — Non-compliance with an injunction decision
• Article 15 — Decisions of the Commission
• Article 16 — Recovery of aid

Chapter IV LIMITATION PERIODS

• Article 17 — Limitation period for the recovery of aid
• Article 18 — Limitation period for the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments
• Article 19 — Limitation periods for the enforcement of fines and periodic penalty payments

Chapter V PROCEDURE REGARDING MISUSE OF AID

• Article 20 — Misuse of aid

Chapter VI PROCEDURE REGARDING EXISTING AID SCHEMES

• Article 21 — Cooperation pursuant to Article 108(1) TFEU
• Article 22 — Proposal for appropriate measures
• Article 23 — Legal consequences of a proposal for appropriate measures

Chapter VII INTERESTED PARTIES

• Article 24 — Rights of interested parties

Chapter VIII INVESTIGATIONS INTO SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND INTO AID INSTRUMENTS

• Article 25 — Investigations into sectors of the economy and into aid instruments

Chapter IX MONITORING

• Article 26 — Annual reports
• Article 27 — On-site monitoring
• Article 28 — Non-compliance with decisions and judgments

Chapter X COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COURTS

• Article 29 — Cooperation with national courts

Chapter XI COMMON PROVISIONS

• Article 30 — Professional secrecy
• Article 31 — Addressee of decisions
• Article 32 — Publication of decisions
• Article 33 — Implementing provisions
• Article 34 — Consultation of the Advisory Committee on State aid
• Article 35 — Repeal
• Article 36 — Entry into force