This book gives a detailed
analysis of this ever developing field of Community law. Based primarily on Articles 87
and 88 EC and now supplemented by secondary legislation, in particular Council Regulation
(EC) No 659/1999, the European Commission and the Court of Justice have sought to ensure
that State aid is directed towards recipients in such a way that the European economy as a
whole benefits. This major new work for the first time places State aid law and policy in
context with a fully coherent and integrated exposition of the subject. The concept of
State aid and its function as a tool of Community law and economic development is
explained by reference to the substantial jurisprudence of the European Courts and to the
policy instruments adopted by the Commission in declaring certain aid compatible with the
common market. The Commission's supervisory powers as well as the means of enforcing State
aid law in the courts are also fully explained.
About Authors
Conor Quigley QC is a
Barrister practising in London, Dublin and Brussels. He is a former Chairman of the Bar
European Group and is currently Chairman of the Bar Council's Central and Eastern European
sub-Committee. From 1991 to 1996 he was a Fellow of European Law at Lady Margaret Hall,
Oxford.
Anthony M. Collins is a
barrister in Dublin. He worked for several years as Legal Secretary to Judge Murray at the
European Court of Justice and was Director of the Irish Centre for European Law at Trinity
College Dublin (1997-2000).
394 pages