A new Act concerning the application of the EU State aid rules
in Sweden enters into force on 1 July.
The new Swedish Act governs the obligations of both providers
and beneficiaries of State aid. The legislation primarily codifies
the case law of the EU Court of Justice, but there are also new
provisions that regulate, among other things, how unlawful aid
shall be recovered in Sweden.
In parallel, the European Commission has presented a proposal
concerning the modernisation of the rules governing its handling of
State aid matters. It is foreseen that the new procedural rules
will enter into force sometime during the second half of this
year.
In addition to the mainly practical requirements which are
primarily imposed on providers of State aid, the new regulatory
framework has the effect of putting the spotlight on the State aid
rules and their application. It is therefore advisable for
companies to review their potential exposure to unlawful State aid.
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