British Aggregates Association v the European Commission supported by the UK

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The General Court made public its findings in the case of BAA and the UK Aggregates Levy (AGL). It was held that the exemption of certain geological material from the levy constitutes fiscal State aid and that the exemption of exports of aggregates from the UK was found not to be State aid, on the grounds that the UK is not readily in a position to check whether the exported aggregates are commercially exploited as aggregates. Read more about the judgment here.