Format:
1 Online-Ressource (327 Seiten)
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9783031101083
Series Statement:
Studies in European Economic Law and Regulation Series v.23
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Intro -- Foreword -- EU State Aid Law as a Policy Tool for Tame Investment Protection -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Table -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Structure -- 1.2 'For the EU: ISDS Is Dead' -- 1.3 EU's Rationale for Abolishing ISDS from a State Aid Law Perspective -- 1.4 The Current Situation of Intra-EU BITs and Extra-EU BITs -- 1.5 EU Investment Policy in a Global Context -- 1.5.1 Effect on the Future of EU Global Trade -- 1.5.2 Ending Intra-EU BITs -- 1.5.3 Replacing Extra-EU BITs with EU FTAs -- 1.6 Purpose, Contribution and Research Question (What This Monograph Contributes to the Research on the Subject) -- 1.7 The Method, Material and Delimitations -- Cases -- References -- Chapter 2: The Parallel Development of FDI and Competition Policy -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Three Theories on Free Trade and European Integration -- 2.2.1 Theories Behind Free Trade -- 2.2.2 European Integration Theories -- 2.2.3 European Governance -- 2.3 Subsidies and Foreign Investment Globally Since the 1940s -- 2.3.1 Subsidies: GATT and the WTO -- 2.3.2 International Investment, IIL and the Network of IIAs -- 2.3.3 Investment Incentives: The Elephant in the Room -- 2.4 Subsidies and Foreign Investment Development in the EU -- 2.4.1 The Era of the Market Economy: The Treaty of Paris -- 2.4.2 The Era of Integration: From the Treaty of Rome -- 2.4.3 The Era of Coordinating External Actions: The Treaty of Maastricht -- 2.4.4 The Era of Governance: From the Treaty of Amsterdam -- 2.4.5 The Era of Expansion of Competencies: From the Treaty of Lisbon -- 2.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Cases -- References -- Chapter 3: The EU State Aid Regime -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Legal Framework -- 3.2.1 EU State Aid Legislation -- 3.2.2 The Four Cumulative Criteria
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Criterion 1: 'Derived from State Resources' -- Criterion 2: 'Selective Advantage' -- Criterion 3: 'Potential to Distort Competition' -- Criterion 4: Affecting Intra-Community Trade -- 3.2.3 State Aid Law: Complex and Immense -- 3.3 The Notion of State Aid -- 3.3.1 State Aid or Subsidies: Non-Identical Twins -- 3.4 Development of State Aid Law and Policy -- 3.4.1 Internal Dimension -- 3.4.2 Extraterritorial Dimension -- 3.5 State Aid Procedures in the EU: The Commission as the King of the Hill -- 3.5.1 Thou Shall Not Proceed Un-Notified -- 3.5.2 Unlawful or Incompatible Aid -- 3.5.3 Clawback Procedure -- 3.5.4 Member States Under a Magnifying Glass -- 3.5.5 State Aid Control and Enforcement: Third Countries -- 3.6 Summary and Conclusions -- Cases -- References -- Chapter 4: The Breaking Point: The Micula Award -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Overview -- 4.3 The Bad Beginnings -- 4.3.1 The Incompatibility Issues -- 4.3.2 Execution Proceedings in Romania -- 4.3.3 Micula Award Was Unlawful State Aid -- 4.3.4 Going on a Forum Shopping Spree -- 4.4 The Thorny Dilemma -- 4.4.1 The Treaty Conflicts -- 4.4.2 Legitimate Expectations Challenging the Validity of EU Law -- 4.4.3 In a Void, There Can Be a Conflict -- 4.5 The Shock and the Reverberations: Analysis and Conclusions -- Cases -- References -- Chapter 5: New Centre of Gravity -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Overview -- 5.3 The EU's Legal Order and the Autonomy of EU Law -- 5.4 ISDS Is Not Compatible with EU Law -- 5.4.1 A Bit About BITs and TIPs -- 5.4.2 The EU Is Not Like Other IGOs -- 5.4.3 The Procedural Paradox -- 5.5 State Aid Regime vs ISDS (The Requirement for Legitimacy) -- 5.5.1 Investment Incitements Can Be Unlawful State Aid -- 5.5.2 Legitimate Expectations: State Aid vs FET -- 5.6 From Casual Collisions to Recurrent Clashes -- 5.6.1 When Two Imperatives Meet -- 5.6.2 Awards As State Aid
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5.6.3 Imputability -- 5.7 Summary and Analysis -- Cases -- References -- Chapter 6: Proving the Point: The Point Proved -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 The EU's Strategies to Employ State Aid Rules on Third Countries -- 6.2.1 Multilateral State Aid Control -- 6.3 Plurilateral Regional Agreements -- 6.3.1 The EEA Agreement and EFTA -- 6.3.2 The Curious Case of the Effect of State Aid in Switzerland -- 6.4 State Aid in the EU's Bilateral Agreements -- 6.4.1 Candidate Countries and Potential Candidate Countries -- 6.4.2 Stabilisation and Association Agreements Countries and State Aid -- 6.4.3 European Neighbourhood Policy -- Southern Neighbourhood Countries -- A Short Case Study of an EaP Country with a DCFTA: State Aid in Ukraine -- State Aid in the United Kingdom After Brexit -- 6.4.4 Other Third Countries: State Aid, WTO or Something in Between? -- 6.5 State Aid Provisions As a Limit of Investment Protection -- 6.5.1 State Aid Provisions in Bilateral IIAs -- 6.5.2 State Aid Provisions in Multilateral IIAs -- Energy Charter Treaty -- 6.6 Summary and Conclusions -- Cases -- References -- Chapter 7: Extra-EU BITS: Adjusting to a New Reality or Being Phased Out -- 7.1 Overview -- 7.1.1 Within Long-Lasting Transition -- 7.2 No State Aid Provisions in Extra EU BITs = Repeating Intra-EU BIT Issues -- 7.2.1 Lack of State Aid Provisions Leading to ISDS (Which Is Against EU Law) -- 7.2.2 ISDS in Extra-EU BITs: Infringing the Autonomy of EU Law? -- 7.2.3 Which Tribunal/Court to Turn to for Extra-EU BIT Claims -- 7.3 Can the Extra-EU BITS Be Redeemed? -- 7.4 Modernisation of Dutch Extra-EU BITs: Avoiding Future Collisions -- 7.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Cases -- References -- Chapter 8: Summary, Analysis and Conclusions: The Effect of EU State Aid Law on EU Investment Policy -- 8.1 Overview -- 8.2 Summary of Discussions
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8.2.1 State Aid Near and Far Correlating to Investment Policy -- 8.2.2 EU State Aid Regime and Its Multiple Purposes -- 8.2.3 Intra-EU BITs and State Aid Law -- 8.2.4 The Autonomy of the EU Legal Order and ISDS -- 8.2.5 Extra EU-BITs and State Aid Law -- 8.3 Original Contribution -- 8.4 The Purpose and Statements of This Monograph -- 8.4.1 The First Argument: Incorporation of State Aid Clauses in Trade Agreements -- 8.4.2 The Second Argument: Ending Intra-EU BITs -- 8.4.3 The Third Argument: Replacing Extra-EU BITs with EU FTAs -- 8.5 Main Findings -- 8.6 Conclusions: State Aid to Tame Investment Protection Now and in the Future -- 8.7 Future Challenges -- Cases -- References -- Appendix A. The EU's BITs, TIPs and IPAs with Countries (State of Play, October 2019) -- Appendix B. EU's BITs, TIPs and IPAs with Trading Blocs (State of Play in October 2019) -- Appendix C. Micula Case Timeline
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Finckenberg-Broman, Pamela Weaponizing EU State Aid Law to Impact the Future of EU Investment Policy in the Global Context Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 ISBN 9783031101076
Language:
English
Subjects:
Law
Keywords:
Europäische Union
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