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Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 (repealed)Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL

    1. Article 1.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II PROCEDURE REGARDING NOTIFIED AID

    1. Article 2.Notification of new aid

    2. Article 3.Standstill clause

    3. Article 4.Preliminary examination of the notification and decisions of the Commission

    4. Article 5.Request for information made to the notifying Member State

    5. Article 6.Formal investigation procedure

    6. Article 6a.Request for information made to other sources

    7. Article 6b.Fines and periodic penalty payments

    8. Article 7.Decisions of the Commission to close the formal investigation procedure

    9. Article 8.Withdrawal of notification

    10. Article 9.Revocation of a decision

  4. CHAPTER III PROCEDURE REGARDING UNLAWFUL AID

    1. Article 10.Examination, request for information and information injunction

    2. Article 11.Injunction to suspend or provisionally recover aid

    3. Article 12.Non-compliance with an injunction decision

    4. Article 13.Decisions of the Commission

    5. Article 14.Recovery of aid

  5. CHAPTER IIIA LIMITATION PERIODS

    1. Article 15.Limitation period for the recovery of aid

    2. Article 15a.Limitation period for the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments

    3. Article 15b.Limitation periods for the enforcement of fines and periodic penalty payments

  6. CHAPTER IV PROCEDURE REGARDING MISUSE OF AID

    1. Article 16.Misuse of aid

  7. CHAPTER V PROCEDURE REGARDING EXISTING AID SCHEMES

    1. Article 17.Cooperation pursuant to Article 93(1) of the Treaty

    2. Article 18.Proposal for appropriate measures

    3. Article 19.Legal consequences of a proposal for appropriate measures

  8. CHAPTER VI INTERESTED PARTIES

    1. Article 20.Rights of interested parties

  9. CHAPTER VIA INVESTIGATIONS INTO SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND INTO AID INSTRUMENTS

    1. Article 20a.Investigations into sectors of the economy and into aid instruments

  10. CHAPTER VII MONITORING

    1. Article 21.Annual reports

    2. Article 22.On-site monitoring

    3. Article 23.Non-compliance with decisions and judgments

  11. CHAPTER VIIA COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COURTS

    1. Article 23a.Cooperation with national courts

  12. CHAPTER VIII COMMON PROVISIONS

    1. Article 24.Professional secrecy

    2. Article 25.Addressee of decisions

    3. Article 26.Publication of decisions

    4. Article 27.Implementing provisions

    5. Article 28.Advisory Committee on State aid

    6. Article 29.Consultation of the Committee

    7. Article 30.Entry into force

  13. Signature

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