The Definition of Subsidy and State Aid

Wto and EC Law in Comparative Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-953339-8
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 907 g

Reihe: International Economic Law Series

This book presents a conceptual framework for analysing the definitions of State aid and subsidy in EC and WTO law. This is done through a comparative analysis, examining the coherence of the conceptual understanding of the crucial, but still elusive, issue of the definition of subsidy. The first, important finding is that the topic is not only technical but raises more fundamental questions about the objectives of subsidy control in a given legal system and, more
radically, about the goals of that system itself. The analysis does not only concentrate on the state of the law but critically looks forward offering suggestions for new interpretations and law reform.

The book focuses on the substantive provisions of the EC and WTO relating to what are identified by the author as the core properties of a notion of subsidy, ie a form of public action, the grant of an economic advantage and the ensuing impact on the competitive process.

The current regulation in EC and WTO law is analysed, compared and assessed in depth, and tested against a baseline represented by of a notion of subsidy inserted in a subsidy regulation pursuing certain objectives. Drawing on the results of the comparative exercise, the book argues that both systems can learn valuable lessons from each other to achieve a greater coherence and a more efficient regulatory system.

Zielgruppe

Academics, practitioners and advanced students working in WTO law, EC, and national competition law

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubini, Luca

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Währungsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Introduction and Foundations
Overview
1: Introduction
2: Foundations: The Purpose of Subsidy Control
II Forms of Governmental Action
Overview
3: Introduction: Governmental Intervention in the Economy and Subsidies
4: The Forms of Governmental Action Covered by WTO Subsidy Rules
5: The Forms of Governmental Action Covered by EC State Aid Rules
6: Forms of Governmental Action: Internal and External Perspectives
III The Advantage Analysis
Overview
7: The Advantage Analysis: An Introduction
8: Economic Activity and the Advantage Analysis
9: Non-economic Activity and the Advantage Analysis in the WTO
10: Non-economic Activity and the Advantage Analysis in the EC
11: Concluding Remarks: Objectives and the Advantage Analysis
IV Beneficiaries
Overview
12: The Identification of the Beneficiaries
13: The Idea and Analysis of Specificity
V Distortion of Competition
Overview
14: The Distortion of Competition
Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Luca Rubini is Lecturer in Law at the School of Law of the University of Birmingham. Previously, he was Lecturer at the University of Leicester (2005-2007) and legal secretary to Advocate General Francis Jacobs at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (2002-2003).