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State aid law and the BBC

Reckon article:

• "State aid law and the BBC Charter review: contestable funding by the back door"
  This discussion paper (4 pages, PDF) examines the Government's Green Paper proposals for the next BBC Charter in the light of State aid law.

Treaty provisions:

• Article 86 (public services and fiscal monopolies)
• Article 87 (State aid)

• Protocol on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States (1 pages, PDF)
  (Amsterdam Protocol)

European Commission decisions (with brief commentaries):

• BBC News 24 (1999)
• BBC digital-only channels (2002)
• BBC Digital Curriculum (2003)

European Commission guidelines:

• 2001 Commission communication on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting (7 pages, PDF)

BBC documents and websites (last updated February 2008):

• 2007 version of the BBC's fair trading guidelines
• BBC Fair Trading: quarterly complaints bulletins
• BBC Trust documents on fair trading and competitive impact

Related resources:

• Article 82 (EC prohibition on the abuse of a dominant position)

• Competition Act 1998 (UK competition law prohibitions)

• "Unfair competition?"
  Reckon's guide to complaining about anti-competitive conduct or regulations.

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