Sentences with phrase «on illegal state aid»

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On Tuesday, the European Commission fined the tech giant $ 14.5 billion, ruling Ireland provided illegal state aid to Apple between 1991 to 2007.

Generally speaking, whether or not the original aid scheme constitutes illegal state aid (there are strong indications that it doesn't), the tribunal should have acknowledged that the claimant investor is bound by EU state aid rules and that the satisfaction of the award is conditioned on the Commission's finding on the compatibility of the original scheme with EU state aid rules.

In a nutshell, the controversy concerned the Commission's position that there is (illegal) State aid where the legal form and status of EICCs shield them from general rules on bankruptcy and winding up under the relevant national legislation (in the case, French law).