Essays about: "MEIP"

Found 1 essay containing the word MEIP.

  1. 1. The Failure of the Market Economy Investor Principle. An Assessment of the Incompatibility between the MEIP and Environmental Protection in Public Procurement Law.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Karlberg; [2016-02-24]
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    Abstract : The market economy investor principle (the MEIP) is a test that is used in order to decide if a benefit or advantage is at hand, and hence if a measure constitutes state aid in accordance with Article 107 (1) TFEU, which is done by assessing of the Member State has acted in the same way as a private investor would have done. In other words, the MEIP only take micro-economic aspects into account, which makes it problematic when applying the test in cases that concern public procurement measures due to the fact that Member States always have to consider aspects of macro-economic nature, such as environmental protection, as the aim of any purchase through a public procurement procedure is to satisfy public needs in one way or another. READ MORE