State Measure

Note: a description about State measure is also available in the Competition Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law.

State measure in the European Antitrust Law

Meaning of State measure provided by the “Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy” (European Commission. Directorate-General for Competition. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, cop. 2002): Law, ministerial decree, decision or other administrative act adopted by a Member State. A Member State's omission to act may also constitute a measure. The Commission may start () infringement proceedings if State measures, taken in relation to () public under-takings and undertakings to which Member States grant special or exclusive rights, contravene EU competition law.