
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laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union (repealed) 

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CHAPTER I
GENERAL
Definitions
Article 1 
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CHAPTER II
PROCEDURE REGARDING NOTIFIED AID
Notification of new aid
Article 2 
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Standstill clause
Article 3 
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Preliminary examination of the notification and decisions of the Commission
Article 4 
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Request for information made to the notifying Member State
Article 5 
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Formal investigation procedure
Article 6 
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Request for information made to other sources
Article 6a 
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Fines and periodic penalty payments
Article 6b 
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Decisions of the Commission to close the formal investigation procedure
Article 7 
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Withdrawal of notification
Article 8 
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Revocation of a decision
Article 9 
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CHAPTER III
PROCEDURE REGARDING UNLAWFUL AID
Examination, request for information and information injunction
Article 10 
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Injunction to suspend or provisionally recover aid
Article 11 
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Non-compliance with an injunction decision
Article 12 
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Decisions of the Commission
Article 13 
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Recovery of aid
Article 14 
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CHAPTER IIIA
LIMITATION PERIODS
Limitation period for the recovery of aid
Article 15 
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Limitation period for the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments
Article 15a 
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Limitation periods for the enforcement of fines and periodic penalty payments
Article 15b 
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CHAPTER IV
PROCEDURE REGARDING MISUSE OF AID
Misuse of aid
Article 16 
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CHAPTER V
PROCEDURE REGARDING EXISTING AID SCHEMES
Cooperation pursuant to Article 93(1) of the Treaty
Article 17 
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Proposal for appropriate measures
Article 18 
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Legal consequences of a proposal for appropriate measures
Article 19 
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CHAPTER VI
INTERESTED PARTIES
Rights of interested parties
Article 20 
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CHAPTER VIA
INVESTIGATIONS INTO SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND INTO AID INSTRUMENTS
Investigations into sectors of the economy and into aid instruments
Article 20a 
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CHAPTER VII
MONITORING
Annual reports
Article 21 
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On-site monitoring
Article 22 
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Non-compliance with decisions and judgments
Article 23 
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CHAPTER VIIA
COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COURTS
Cooperation with national courts
Article 23a 
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CHAPTER VIII
COMMON PROVISIONS
Professional secrecy
Article 24 
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Addressee of decisions
Article 25 
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Publication of decisions
Article 26 
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Implementing provisions
Article 27 
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Advisory Committee on State aid
Article 28 
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Consultation of the Committee
Article 29 
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Entry into force
Article 30 
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