- Volume 23 (2024), Issue 2
- Vol. 23 (2024), No. 2
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- Pages 125 - 135
- pp. 125 - 135
The Impact of the Cases Marinvest and Ighoga on the Notion of the Criterion “Effect on Trade Between Member States”
This article analyses the impact of the General Court’s recent caselaw on the notion of “effect on trade between member states” under Article 107(1) TFEU. While the criterion was traditionally interpreted very broadly, the Commission changed its approach and developed criteria to restrict its application, essentially excluding cases where the effect on trade was not more than marginal. In
Keywords: interstate trade; commission practice; Marinvest; Ighoga