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<p>The paper will analyse the position of local self-government (i.e. municipalities and self-governing regions) in the framework of enforcement of internal market, its impact and effectiveness. The analysis of the legal framework of Slovakia has shown, that there are three ways in which the central government can compel local self-governmental authorities to follow rules of internal marker, including competition rules: (1) state aid rules, (2) public procurement rules and (3) “other” rules of competition. Legal analysis is complemented by the analysis of quantitative data regarding sanction policies in respective areas.</p>
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The paper will analyse the position of local self-government (i.e. municipalities and self-governing regions) in the framework of enforcement of internal market, its impact and effectiveness. The analysis of the legal framework of Slovakia has shown, that there are three ways in which the central government can compel local self-governmental authorities to follow rules of internal marker, including competition rules: (1) state aid rules, (2) public procurement rules and (3) “other” rules of competition. Legal analysis is complemented by the analysis of quantitative data regarding sanction policies in respective areas.

Responsibility of Local Self-Government for Infringement of the European Union Competition and Public Procurement Rules and Its Enforcement in Slovakia

European Studies

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The paper will analyse the position of local self-government (i.e. municipalities and self-governing regions) in the framework of enforcement of internal...

Responsibility of Local Self-Government for Infringement of the European Union Competition and Public Procurement Rules and Its Enforcement in Slovakia

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 193 - 217

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0053

Keywords
EU law, EU competition law, state aid, public procurement, local self-government, sanctions

© 2020 Ondrej Blažo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Responsibility of Local Self-Government for Infringement of the European Union Competition and Public Procurement Rules and Its Enforcement in Slovakia

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 193 - 217

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0053

KeywordsEU law, EU competition law, state aid, public procurement, local self-government, sanctions

© 2020 Ondrej Blažo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
EU law, EU competition law, state aid, public procurement, local self-government, sanctions