Deliberation on state aid for yards enters critical phase

摘要

The 6 December was the deadline for submissions regarding the European Commissions (EC) consultation paper on the framework of state aid for shipbuilding; paving the way for a decision on what support shipbuilders can expect, when the current agreement expires on 31 December 2011. Major shipbuilders in Europe, and other interested parties, have had two months to prepare submissions to retain the framework after the deadline and to suggest amendments they would like to see introduced post 2011.