Rolul instanţelor naţionale în controlul ajutoarelor de stat: reflecţii pe marginea Cauzei C-349/17 - Eesti Pagar

Av. drd. Iulian BĂICULESCU

Prof. univ. dr. hab. av. Ioan LAZĂR

ABSTRACT

The paper at hand analyzes Case C-349/17 - Eesti Pagar as a landmark decision in the development of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s case law on the decentralized enforcement of State aid rules. Through this judgment, the CJEU reaffirmed the essential institutional role of national courts in ensuring compliance with Article 108(3) TFEU, highlighting their duty to assess ex officiothe legality of public support measures, to order the recovery of unlawful aid, and to reject the invocation of legitimate expectations in the absence of prior notification. The study provides an integrated analysis of the legal and institutional dimensions involved, underlining the significance of the case for both the consolidation of State aid law and the theoretical exploration of the national judiciary’s role...