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ARTICLE · 15 SEPTEMBER 2010

CNC Publishes a Second Annual Report on State Aid

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On 6 June 2010 the Spanish competition authority, the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (the "CNC"), released its second Annual Report on State Aid granted in Spain in 2009.

SpainAntitrust/Competition Law
SJ Berwin'S EU & Competition Team
SJ Berwin'S EU & Competition Team

On 6 June 2010 the Spanish competition authority, the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (the "CNC"), released its second Annual Report on State Aid granted in Spain in 2009.  The report was prepared pursuant to the CNC's powers to monitor the implications on competition caused by the legislative activity of the Spanish regional and national Governments.  Unlike the European Commission, however, the CNC does not hold any sanctioning or decision making powers as regards illegal state aid.

This report, like its predecessor, has two main objectives:

  1. to provide a broad overview of the context of state aid and the main developments, both in the regulatory area and as regards key cases for Spain, as well as to update the available statistics.  The report reflects the effects that the economic crisis has had on increasing the intensity of state aid and on the specific measures adopted to soften its impact; and

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