Subsidy cases 鈥 you wait 15 months and then two come along at once!
In February 2022, judgment in the first domestic case on the TCA subsidy regime was handed down and in March 2022 the first international subsidy complaint since Brexit was made.
In February 2022, judgment in the first domestic case on the TCA subsidy regime was handed down (you can read our article on it here) and in March 2022 the first international subsidy complaint since Brexit was made.
On 28 March, the EU issued a request for consultations at the World Trade Organisation on the UK鈥檚 alleged discriminatory practices when granting subsidies for green energy projects. The EU say that the criteria used by the UK when awarding subsidies for offshore wind energy projects favour UK products over imported ones.
Under the UK鈥檚 Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, financial support is awarded to green energy projects through a bidding process. The Government says that the aim of the CfD scheme is to incentivise investment in renewable energy by providing developers of these projects, which have high upfront costs and long lifetimes with direct protection from the volatile wholesale energy prices. They are also said to protect consumers from paying increased support costs when electricity prices are high.
The EU says that when assessing bids for CfD support, the UK government applies a local content criterion to determine the eligibility of operators and whether they receive financial support. The EU say that this is a breach of the WTO 鈥榥ational treatment鈥 principle, that imported products must be able to compete on an equal footing with domestic ones and that it harms EU suppliers and increases green energy prices.
The next step in the dispute resolution process is for consultation between the parties in order to settle the dispute. If the dispute can鈥檛 be settled within 60 days, the EU can request that the WTO sets up a panel to rule on the matter.
The UK government has said that it will 鈥渞igorously contest the EU鈥檚 challenge鈥. It will be interesting to see what comes of this case.
For more information please contact Angelica Hymers or Alex Kynoch
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