Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999
of 22 March 1999
laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union (repealed)

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Repealed by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (codification) (Text with EEA relevance).

CHAPTER I GENERAL

Article 1 Definitions
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CHAPTER II PROCEDURE REGARDING NOTIFIED AID

Article 2 Notification of new aid
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Article 3 Standstill clause
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Article 4 Preliminary examination of the notification and decisions of the Commission
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Article 5 Request for information made to the notifying Member State
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Article 6 Formal investigation procedure
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Article 6a Request for information made to other sources
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Article 6b Fines and periodic penalty payments
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Article 7 Decisions of the Commission to close the formal investigation procedure
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Article 8 Withdrawal of notification
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Article 9 Revocation of a decision
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CHAPTER III PROCEDURE REGARDING UNLAWFUL AID

Article 10 Examination, request for information and information injunction
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Article 11 Injunction to suspend or provisionally recover aid
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Article 12 Non-compliance with an injunction decision
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Article 13 Decisions of the Commission
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Article 14 Recovery of aid
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CHAPTER IIIA LIMITATION PERIODS

Article 15 Limitation period for the recovery of aid
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Article 15a Limitation period for the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments
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Article 15b Limitation periods for the enforcement of fines and periodic penalty payments
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CHAPTER IV PROCEDURE REGARDING MISUSE OF AID

Article 16 Misuse of aid
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CHAPTER V PROCEDURE REGARDING EXISTING AID SCHEMES

Article 17 Cooperation pursuant to Article 93(1) of the Treaty
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Article 18 Proposal for appropriate measures
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Article 19 Legal consequences of a proposal for appropriate measures
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CHAPTER VI INTERESTED PARTIES

Article 20 Rights of interested parties
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CHAPTER VIA INVESTIGATIONS INTO SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND INTO AID INSTRUMENTS

Article 20a Investigations into sectors of the economy and into aid instruments
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CHAPTER VII MONITORING

Article 21 Annual reports
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Article 22 On-site monitoring
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Article 23 Non-compliance with decisions and judgments
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CHAPTER VIIA COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COURTS

Article 23a Cooperation with national courts
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CHAPTER VIII COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 24 Professional secrecy
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Article 25 Addressee of decisions
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Article 26 Publication of decisions
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Article 27 Implementing provisions
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Article 28 Advisory Committee on State aid
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Article 29 Consultation of the Committee
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Article 30 Entry into force
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