State aid in the Environmental Sector
August 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.Partner
EU LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS NOT SUFFICIENT!
Environmental protection is a highly important objective of the European Union. However, the level of environmental protection within the Member States is not considered as being sufficiently. Many companies do not bear the costs of pollution for society. This market failure needs to be addressed! Therefore, public authorities can use regulations to make sure that companies meet certain environmental standards or pay for their pollution, for instance by taxes or admission trading systems. If the polluter pays principle cannot be implemented, State aid can be used to respond to the market failure.
ENVIRONMENTAL STATE AID NEEDS TO BE TARGETED VERY PRECISELY!
In order to enforce a stricter overall environmental policy or to give private firms an incentive to invest in environmental protection, State aid may be justified. The EU State aid guidelines for environmental protection lay the basis for aid and aid control in the environmental sector. The guidelines can be quite generous. However, the aid needs to be targeted very precisely!
What will you learn at this seminar?
- How to use the State aid guidelines for environmental protection
correctly and efficiently? - How do the recent developments in emission trading and
environmental State aid impact your every-day work? - What do you need to know about the Commission decisions on eco taxation?
- How to use operating aid for renewable energy?
- What do you need to know about the aid provisions for waste
management and tradable permit schemes? - How to do cost calculation properly?
- What are the most critical issues when applying the State aid
environmental guidelines?
Your Benefit
- Assure that your aid schemes are compatible with the EU State aid guidelines for environmental protection
- Avoid the risk of State aid recovery
- Win yourself recognition with your excellent environmental State aid expertise
- Gain more profound understanding of EU case law concerning State aid and environmental protection
- Keep up to date of new approaches and measures adopted by the EU Commission
- Benefit from exchanging experiences with experts and employees from other EU Member States
Who is this seminar for?
Public authorities dealing with environmental State aid issues, especially from the following institutions:
- Ministry of Energy and Environment
- Ministries of Economy
- Ministries of Regional Development
- Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
- Ministries of Finance
- Regional and local authorities
- State Aid Monitoring Offices
- National Competition Authorities
- Courts of Auditors
As well as:
- Public banks
- Public and private companies
- Lawyers & consultants
Language: englisch