STATE AID PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT & THE SANI - EIPA
STATE AID PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT & THE SANI - EIPA
STATE AID PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT & THE SANI - EIPA
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Seminar<br />
<strong>STATE</strong> <strong>AID</strong> <strong>PROCEDURES</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>ENFORCEMENT</strong> &<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>SANI</strong> SYSTEM<br />
& INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP ON <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>AID</strong> PRINCIPLES (OPTIONAL)<br />
Maastricht (NL), 14-16 April 2010<br />
On 14-16 April, the European Institute of Public Administration (<strong>EIPA</strong>)<br />
is organizing a new seminar on “State Aid Procedures and Enforcement<br />
& the <strong>SANI</strong> System”. In addition, for those interested, there will be an<br />
introductory workshop on Wednesday morning 14 April 2010. This<br />
will present the basic principles involved in the application of state aid<br />
rules, and provide an opportunity to work together on a number of<br />
cases.<br />
The European Union has developed an elaborate system of procedures<br />
to control the granting of state aid by Member State authorities (Council<br />
Regulation No. 659/1999). In order to further simplify and modernize its<br />
procedures in view of the enlargement, the Commission has adopted<br />
Implementing Regulation No. 794/2004 that takes also into account,<br />
through modification by Commission Regulation No 271/2008, the<br />
introduction of electronic submission of notifications.<br />
The purpose of the seminar is to examine in depth the interpretation<br />
and application of these procedural rules. Recovery of aid, which<br />
constitutes a weak spot in the enforcement, third parties’ rights and<br />
the application of state aid rules by national courts are some of the<br />
topics that will be analyzed in detail. The seminar will also provide a<br />
forum for comparing national experiences as regards administrative<br />
arrangements for notifying and registering aid and the enforcement<br />
of recovery decisions. There will also be a working group exercise on<br />
how to deal with the assessment of cases that combine state aid with<br />
structural funds. Finally, the seminar will also provide, in cooperation<br />
with the European Commission, practice oriented training on the<br />
notification process. This training will be delivered by Commission<br />
official and national representatives. There will be a presentation<br />
on <strong>SANI</strong> which (still) raises practical issues for users. There will be a<br />
European Institute of Public Administration<br />
Institut européen d’administration publique<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
review of the most frequent problems and issues encountered when<br />
receiving/dealing with notifications. Commission will outline the aims<br />
in the context of best-practice proposals. Furthermore, representatives<br />
of national administrations will present their experiences and views of<br />
the process.<br />
Speakers will include officials from EU Institutions and Member State<br />
administrations, <strong>EIPA</strong> personnel and practitioners. The seminar aims to<br />
meet the needs of middle managers and senior officials from all levels<br />
of government and local authorities, officials from public enterprises,<br />
representatives of business and trade associations, as well as lawyers<br />
and economists.<br />
<strong>EIPA</strong>, which is organizing and hosting the workshop, has extensive<br />
experience and a well-established track record in professional training<br />
activities. The seminar is also a continuation of the Institute’s research<br />
and seminars in the broader area of competition policy. The working<br />
language of the seminar will be English.<br />
Important notice: In view of the strong demand for state aid seminars,<br />
<strong>EIPA</strong> operates a system of first-come-first-serve. The seminars tend to<br />
be fully booked well in advance of the registration deadline. Please<br />
send your registration as soon as possible.<br />
For further information and registration, please consult: <strong>EIPA</strong> web site:<br />
http://www.eipa.eu<br />
or contact:<br />
Ms Winny Curfs, Programme Organiser, <strong>EIPA</strong> Maastricht (NL)<br />
Tel: +31-43-3 296 320; Fax: +31-43-3 296 296; e-mail: w.curfs@eipa.eu<br />
Learning & Development Consultancy Research
Wednesday 14 April 2010<br />
INTRODUCTORY PART<br />
09.30 Welcome and introduction to the seminar<br />
Dr Mihalis Kekelekis, Senior Lecturer, Project Leader,<br />
<strong>EIPA</strong>, Maastricht (NL)<br />
Dr Phedon Nicolaides, Professor of Economics and the Internal<br />
Market, <strong>EIPA</strong>, Maastricht (NL)<br />
09.45 EU state aid rules: The concept of state aid and rules on<br />
compatibility<br />
Phedon Nicolaides<br />
11.00 Coffee Break<br />
11.30 Case Analysis on the concept of state aid<br />
Mihalis Kekelekis<br />
Phedon Nicolaides<br />
13.00 Lunch<br />
SEMINAR<br />
14.30 Welcome and introduction to the seminar<br />
Phedon Nicolaides<br />
Mihalis Kekelekis<br />
14.45 State aid notification and assessment (standard and simplified<br />
procedures)<br />
Ms Julia Rapp, Case Handler - State Aid - Administrator DG<br />
Competition - DDG3.03, State aid Case support, European<br />
Commission, Brussels (B)<br />
16.00 Coffee break<br />
16.30 How different member states internally organize state aid<br />
coordination (such as the procedures for counting and<br />
registering de minimis aid), notification, data gathering and<br />
annual reporting<br />
Mr Preben Pettersson, Head State Aid Division, Danish Competition<br />
Authority, Copenhagen (DK)<br />
Mr Stephen Amos, Legal Director, State Aid and Competition law,<br />
BERR, London (UK)<br />
17.45 End of first day<br />
18.00 Reception at <strong>EIPA</strong>’s Restaurant<br />
PROGRAMME<br />
Thursday 15 April 2010<br />
09.30 State aid recovery: Principles and procedures<br />
Mr Christof Lessenich, State Aid Enforcement, Directorate-General for<br />
Competition, European Commission, Brussels (BE)<br />
10.30 State aid recovery: Recent case law<br />
Mr Michael Schuette, Partner Rechtsanwalt/Avocat, Howrey LLP,<br />
Munich (D) and Brussels (B)<br />
11.30 Coffee break<br />
12.00 National experiences with recovery of incompatible state aid<br />
Mr Peter Staviczky, State Aid Monitoring Office, Ministry of Finance,<br />
Budapest (HU)<br />
Ms Marjolijn Muijlwijk, Senior Legal Adviser, Ministry of Finance,<br />
The Hague (NL)<br />
13.00 Lunch<br />
14.30 National state aid actions and cases before national courts<br />
Ms Alix Müller-Rappard, Senior Associate, Lovells LLP, Brussels (BE)<br />
(invited)<br />
15.30 Coffee break<br />
16.00–17.30 Workshop I: Complying with multiple rules:<br />
Regional state aid and structural funds<br />
Chairpersons: Phedon Nicolaides, Mihalis Kekelekis<br />
16.00 Presentation<br />
16.30 Workshop<br />
17.00 Discussion<br />
Friday 16 April 2010<br />
09.30-12.30 Workshop II: Completing notification forms<br />
09.30 State aid notifications through <strong>SANI</strong><br />
Ms Annette Matthias, State Aid Policy and Scrutiny, Directorate-<br />
General for Competition, European Commission, Brussels (BE)<br />
10.15 National experiences on completing notification forms –<br />
tips and advice<br />
Mr Kristian Wellige, German Permanent Representation, Brussels (BE)<br />
11.00 Coffee break<br />
11.30 cont.<br />
Mr Raymond Bowe, Senior Economist, Planning Division, Industrial<br />
Development Agency – IDA, Dublin (IRL)<br />
12.30 End of Seminar and Lunch at <strong>EIPA</strong>’s Restaurant
Programme<br />
The Introductory workshop on State Aid Principles will commence<br />
on Wednesday morning 14 April at 9.30 hrs. The main seminar will<br />
commence on Wednesday afternoon 14 April 2010 at 14.30 hrs and<br />
will finish on Friday 16 April 2010 at 12.30 hrs.<br />
Seminar venue<br />
The seminar will take place at the European Institute of Public<br />
Administration, O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel.:<br />
+31.43.3296222, fax: +31.43.3296296.<br />
Working language<br />
The seminar will be conducted in English.<br />
Fee<br />
€ 225: Participation in the Introductory Workshop on State<br />
Aid Principles on 14 April 2010. The participation fee includes<br />
documentation distributed during the seminar, one lunch and<br />
refreshments.<br />
€ 800: Participation in the main State Aid Seminar on Procedures<br />
and Enforcement & The <strong>SANI</strong> System on 14 April p.m. – 16 April 2010.<br />
The participation fee includes documentation distributed during the<br />
seminar, two lunches, one reception and refreshments.<br />
Participants will receive a copy of the 2008 edition of our book “State<br />
Aid Policy in the European Community: Principles and Practice”, which<br />
is published in cooperation with Kluwer.<br />
Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants<br />
or their administration.<br />
<strong>EIPA</strong> offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee.<br />
This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one of <strong>EIPA</strong>’s<br />
member countries (i.e. AT, BE, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT,<br />
LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK) as well as civil servants working for an<br />
EU institution or agency. If you are eligible for a discount, please tick<br />
the box in the registration form. Please note that reductions cannot be<br />
accumulated. For more information, please visit <strong>EIPA</strong>’s website: www.<br />
eipa.eu (FAQ-special discounts).<br />
Hotel reservations<br />
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to<br />
make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made a<br />
block booking at the following hotel:<br />
Hotel Beaumont**** (www.beaumont.nl) at a rate of € 102 p.p.p.n.<br />
(incl. breakfast and tourist)<br />
GENERAL INFORMATION<br />
Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the<br />
name of the hotel and the dates of arrival and departure on the<br />
registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the<br />
hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing<br />
date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.<br />
Meals<br />
The lunches and reception will be served at the Institute’s restaurant.<br />
Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please<br />
inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.<br />
Registration<br />
Kindly complete the registration form and return it before Friday<br />
31 March 2010 to Ms Winny Curfs, Programme Organiser, European<br />
Institute of Public Administration, P.O. Box 1229, NL-6201 BE Maastricht,<br />
tel.: +31.43.3296320, fax: +31.43.3296296, e-mail: w.curfs@eipa.eu. You<br />
can also submit the online registration form which can be found on the<br />
website www.eipa.eu (or click on http://www.eipa.eu/en/activities/<br />
show/&tid=3495). Please submit your registration as soon as possible.<br />
<strong>EIPA</strong> operates a system of first-come-first-serve.<br />
Your name and address will be part of <strong>EIPA</strong>’s database for our mailing<br />
purpose only. If you do not want to be included in our mailing database,<br />
please tick the box on the registration form.<br />
Confirmation<br />
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on<br />
receipt of the completed registration form.<br />
Payment<br />
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the<br />
method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the participant<br />
or his/her administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the<br />
registration fee. For cancellations received after the date indicated on<br />
the registration form we will have to charge an administration fee of<br />
€ 150 unless a replacement participant is found.<br />
Cancellation Policy<br />
<strong>EIPA</strong> reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to two weeks before<br />
the starting date. <strong>EIPA</strong> accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred<br />
(travel, hotel, etc.). For <strong>EIPA</strong>’s cancellation policy, please visit our<br />
website (legal notice).
REGISTRATION FORM<br />
<strong>STATE</strong> <strong>AID</strong> <strong>PROCEDURES</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>ENFORCEMENT</strong> & <strong>THE</strong> <strong>SANI</strong> SYSTEM<br />
&<br />
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP ON <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>AID</strong> PRINCIPLES (OPTIONAL)<br />
Surname: ............................................................................................... Title: ............................................................................................... M/F<br />
First name: ............................................................................................ Current position: ................................................................................<br />
Organisation: .............................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Department: ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Work address: ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Postal code & town: ........................................................................... Country: ................................................................................................<br />
Tel. no: ..................................................................................................... Fax no: ....................................................................................................<br />
E-mail address: .........................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Payment -P:\1031202<br />
14 April 2010 Introductory Workshop € 225<br />
15-16 April 2010 Seminar € 800<br />
14-16 April Introductory Workshop & Seminar € 1025<br />
Maastricht (NL), 25-26 February 2010<br />
The participation fee includes participation in the seminar, documentation, a free copy of the book on<br />
State Aid Policy of the EU, meals/reception as indicated and beverages<br />
Discount of 10% (Please check first the conditions at www.eipa.eu (FAQ – special discounts)) discount<br />
Method of payment<br />
Bank transfer<br />
The participants or their administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the registration fee.<br />
Invoice address (if different from the abovementioned address):<br />
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
E-mail:......................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Credit card<br />
American Express Card Eurocard/Mastercard Visa Card<br />
Card no.: ................................................................................................................................................................... Expiry date: ......... /.........<br />
Name Card holder: ..................................................................................................................................... (in case this differs from above)<br />
Address Card holder: ................................................................................................................................ (in case this differs from above)<br />
Postal code: ................. Country: .............................................................................................................. (in case this differs from above)<br />
Card Validation Code: .................................................................................................... (the last three digits on the BACK of your card)<br />
(Exempt from VAT by virtue of Article 11, para.. 1 (o), subpara. 2 of the Dutch Law on VAT of 1968)<br />
Note:Pre-payment is a condition for participation.<br />
HOTEL RESERVATION<br />
Please reserve hotel accommodation for me at Hotel Beaumont<br />
Date of arrival: .............................. Date of departure: ............................. No. of nights: ........................<br />
No hotel reservation required.<br />
MEALS<br />
Lunch on 14 April: will attend will not attend Vegetarian (fish): yes<br />
Reception on 14 April: will attend will not attend Vegetarian (no fish/no meat): yes<br />
Lunch on 15 April: will attend will not attend Other: ............................................................<br />
Lunch on 16 April: will attend will not attend
INFORMATION REQUIRED<br />
Help us to understand you: Please identify below as concisely as possible what you regard as the most important<br />
question or most pressing problem in your daily work dealing with state aid.<br />
My question or my problem is:<br />
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How long have you been working in the state aid area?<br />
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For the purposes of Session 2 “National Experiences on Assessing the Need for State Aid” you are advised<br />
to carry out some preparatory work<br />
Please return the completed registration form before 31 March 2010 to:<br />
Ms Winny Curfs<br />
European Institute of Public Administration<br />
P.O. Box 1229<br />
NL-6201 BE MAASTRICHT<br />
Tel.: +31.43.3296 320<br />
Fax: +31.43.3296 296<br />
E-mail: w.curfs@eipa.eu<br />
Your name and address will be part of <strong>EIPA</strong>’s database for our mailing purpose only.<br />
Please tick if you do not want to be included in our mailing database.
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