INAIL (Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-608/19 (28 October 2020)

INAIL (Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-608/19 (28 October 2020)

Articles 3 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 permit an enterprise to reduce requested aid or renounce prior aid, wholly or partially, to comply with the de minimis ceiling, provided this occurs before the aid is legally granted. Member States are not obliged to allow such modifications unless their national...

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Citation
[2020] EUECJ C-608/19
Parties
Applicant: Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contre gli infortuni sul lavoro (INAIL); Respondent: Zennaro Giuseppe Legnami Sas di Zennaro Mauro & C.
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment
Outcome
Questions answered; interpretation provided
Legal Topics
De Minimis Aid, State Aid Control, Interpretation of Regulation (eu) No 1407/2013
EU Law State Aid De Minimis Aid State Aid Control Interpretation of Regulation (eu) No 1407/2013

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Parties

Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contre gli infortuni sul lavoro (INAIL)

Applicant

Zennaro Giuseppe Legnami Sas di Zennaro Mauro & C.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether an enterprise may reduce requested aid or renounce prior aid to comply with de minimis ceiling before aid is granted
  2. 2 Whether such options are valid if not expressly provided by national law or public notice

Ratio Decidendi

Articles 3 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 permit an enterprise to reduce requested aid or renounce prior aid, wholly or partially, to comply with the de minimis ceiling, provided this occurs before the aid is legally granted. Member States are not obliged to allow such modifications unless their national procedures provide for it.

Court Disposition

Questions answered; interpretation provided

Orders

  • Articles 3 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 permit enterprises to reduce requested aid or renounce prior aid before grant to comply with the de minimis ceiling.
  • Member States are not obliged to allow such modifications unless provided by national law or procedure.