Pravno uređenje državnih potpora u sektoru brodogradnje na međunarodnoj razini, u Europskoj uniji i Republici Hrvatskoj
Regulation of state aids in the shipbuilding sector at the international level, in the European Union and the Republic of Croatia

Summary/Abstract: This paper provides a brief review of the development of the shipbuilding industry after the ending of the Second World War, emergence of Japan, South Korea and China as new shipbuilding nations and the loss of dominance of the European shipbuilders on the global shipbuilding market. It also analyses the developments in the world shipbuilding policy with the emphasis on state aid policy in shipbuilding sector. It describes the situation that existed in 1990s, when OECD Agreement on shipbuilding subsidies was reached. The paper also offers reasons why that Agreement never came into force. Special attention is drawn to the European state aid law in the shipbuilding sector and case law of the European Court of Justice and the European Commission in that field. European Commission Framework on state aid to shipbuilding, which provides the rules for assessing state aid to shipbuilding, is being analyzed. The paper also describes the present situation in the shipbuilding sector of the Republic of Croatia and its perspective.

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