Council of the European Union 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) (Text with EEA relevance)

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Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 establishes detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, focusing on the compatibility of State aid with the internal market. It outlines the procedures for notifying new aid, the Commission's powers to investigate and enforce compliance, and the obligations of Member States to cooperate with the Commission. The regulation aims to ensure legal certainty and transparency in State aid practices while providing mechanisms for recovery of unlawful aid and safeguarding the rights of interested parties.AI

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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
ANNEX I. Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

24.9.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 248/9

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)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and

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