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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10331

9 March 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Decision against Austrian green electricity law

Brussels, 08/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 8 March, the European Commission rejected the provision of the revised Green Electricity Act of Austria that provides for a partial exemption for energy intensive businesses from the obligation to buy green electricity, which is more expensive than normal “grey” electricity. It concluded that this aid would distort competition by giving an advantage to these companies over the others without providing any benefit for the...

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