Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2002] All ER (D) 168 (Dec)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Communities (Fifth Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Wathelet (President of Chamber), Timmermans, Edward (Rapporteur), Jann and von Bahr

Judgment Dates: 12 December 2002

Catchwords

European Communities - State aids - Coal and steel community - Making of transitional payment to employees by public authorities - Legality - Commission decision (ECSC) 2001/198.

The Case

The court upheld a decision of the Commission that, in the circumstances, a number of measures adopted by Belgium, which included the payment to employees of a steel producing company a 'transitional supplement', amounted to state aid.

Practice Areas

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