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Wind energy tariffs: the perspectives after the ECJ's decision of 19 December 2013

12 December 2014

This client briefing addresses some of the questions raised by the recent preliminary ruling of the European Court of Justice following a request of the Conseil d'Etat. It may not be relied upon as legal advice.

On 15 May 2012, the Conseil d'Etat, acting as the French highest administrative Court, requested the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") to give a preliminary ruling on the question of whether the feed-in tariffs for onshore and offshore wind electricity set by the ministerial order of 17 November 2008 (the "2008 Order") constituted a State aid measure.

 

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