NF301Zk Subsidy Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Hadaš, LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ing. Petr Machálek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Petr Mrkývka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Neckář, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ivana Pařízková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Hadaš, LL.M. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Ing. Petr Machálek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Neckář, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jan Neckář, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 25. 9. to Fri 22. 12. Fri 10:00–11:40 129
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
NF301Zk/01: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each even Friday 8:00–9:40 129, P. Machálek, J. Neckář
Prerequisites
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
! OBOR ( PR ) && ! PROGRAM ( N - VS )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 27 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/27, only registered: 0/27, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/27
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Spending and redistribution of funds from public budgets (on the state and municipal budget basis or on the basis of other entities managing public funds and regulated by specific European and national legislation rules) to support development activities in accordance with the interests of public authorities. Subsidy Law is a specific area of legal regulation with an interaction of traditional legal branches such as Administrative Law, Financial Law, Competition Law, etc. Drawdown of money from public budget is one of the most frequently used institutes by private and public sector. The issue of the subsidy policy and the correct drawdown according to the rules is receiving an increasing attention at the level of the Czech Republic and the European Commission. The economic competition and the European Union internal market are disrupted by the subsidies as an institution of subvention. Regulation of public support, public procurement and the subsidy cycle including sanctions for violations are an integral part of the process of the transparent management (redistribution) of the public funds in the way not to come about baseless favour of competitors and disruption of economic competition and the EU internal market. The aim of the course is to inform students about theoretical and practical aspects of the Subsidy Law including public support, public procurement and project cycle and sanctions such as for example discrepancy and collection. During the course we will pay attention to the following matters: - State subvention (the forms of the state subvention) - banned state subvention - European funds and current subsidy titles in pursuance of operational programs - the process of using the subsidies (filling an application for subsidies, decision on the award of subsidies, implementation, administration and sustainability) - public support and compatible forms of public support - procedures and decision-making practice of the European Commission and the courts - public procurement (proper procurement procedures, tendering, tendering by the Office for the Protection of Competition, procedures for grant providers and other control bodies (including audits) and imposition of sanctions for breaches of public procurement procedures, including the current decision-making practice of the Office, and courts) control mechanisms (audits, irregularities, breaches of budgetary discipline, recovery of provided funds)
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course, the student will be able to: - understand and orientate in the issues of subsidies and the subsidy cycle, public support, public procurement and procedures, - identify and choose the appropriate form of the rules, - know the rights and obligations of the applicant, apply for a grant, award a public contract, - identify errors and estimate the control authorities' action in imposing sanctions and setting financial corrections - orientate in the decision-making practice of the Office for the Protection of Competition, the European Commission and the courts in the area of subsidies - defend the procedure (whether in the role of beneficiary, contracting authority, grant provider or control body) - search for and interpret relevant sources to support the line of argument.
Syllabus
  • Lectures: 1. State support, legislation and basic definitions of prohibited state support (Article 107 (1) of the Contract on the Functioning of the European Union) 2. Subsidies as a form of state support compatible with the internal market according to the TFEU, definition, position in the legal system, basic concepts, types of subsidies, subsidies and repayable financial assistance (differences) 3. Provision of subsidies from EU funds, from the state budget (and from the budget of state funds), from the funds of territorial self-governing units, operational programs 4. Public support - basis of legislation, Article 107 et seq. Contracts on the Functioning of the European Union, modernization of state support rules in EU law, national methodologies, block exemption, public support for small and medium-sized enterprises, science, research and innovation, employment and education, regional aid 5. Public support - services of general economic interest - social services, transport, de minimis aid, de minimis register, the concept of a single undertaking, procedural rules, notifications, the role of the Office, the European Commission and national courts 6. Provision of subsidies, subsidy relationship, subjects (provider, beneficiary), rights and obligations of the subsidy provider, rights and obligations of the beneficiary 7. Subsidy cycle - an application for the provision of a subsidy, a procedure for the provision of a subsidy, a decision on the provision of a subsidy and a contract for the provision of a subsidy 8. Provision of subsidies, termination of subsidies (termination of the program of the subsidies, termination of the action within the program of the subsidies) 9. The subsidy check, the subsidy non-payment, the subsidy return, the subsidy withdrawal and breach of budgetary discipline. 10. Public procurement - legal framework, institutions, basic principles, basic concepts, types of public procurement, expected value, limits of public procurement, forms of procurement procedure, specifics of awarding public contracts co-financed from European funds, European legislation in the field of public procurement, tender documentation, evaluation criteria , qualification, profile of the contracting authority, opening of envelopes with tenders, their assessment and evaluation, termination and cancellation of the procurement procedure. The tenderer's offer and protection against incorrect conduct of the contracting authority, current decision-making practice of the Office and courts in the field of public procurement 11. Mistakes in public procurement, procedures of control bodies, sanctions and financial corrections for subsidized public contracts 12. Check of the subsidies provision, audit and check - system, control bodies, rights and obligations, remedies 13. Legal actions, decision-making practice of European and Czech courts, enforcement, specifics of subsidies in insolvency proceedings. Seminars (The course assumes the fulfillment of practical tasks): 1. Practical examples - call for grant applications, grant application, public support identification, compatibility assessment, fulfillment of the definition of small and medium-sized enterprise, de minimis application, assessment of one enterprise 2. Practical examples – services application in general economic interest - Decision x Framework x Altmark, notification of measures using the argumentation of the decision-making practice of the European Commission and case law, creation of tender documentation for a public contract according to the law 3. Practical examples - creation and submission of a bid by a bidder for a public contract, public contract according to the law - opening of envelopes, bids assessment, bids evaluation, selection of the most suitable bid, conclusion of a contract 4. Practical examples - public procurement out of the regime of the law (basic principles of non-discrimination, equal treatment and transparency), control of public procurement documentation 5. Practical examples - sanctions for breach of public procurement obligations including financial corrections, audit, audit report, comments on the audit report, discrepancy - breach of budgetary discipline, remedies 6. Practical examples - disputes arising from public contracts for the provision of subsidies, subsidies in insolvency proceedings (specifics of the application, the character of the subsidy, the rights and obligations of the subsidy provider).
Literature
    required literature
  • - Vojtěch Vomáčka: Judikatura NSS: Poskytování dotací, Soudní rozhledy 11-12/2014, s. 382
  • KARFÍKOVÁ, Marie. Teorie finančního práva a finanční vědy. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2018, x, 344. ISBN 9788075529350. info
    recommended literature
  • Legislativa ČR a EU, judikatura SDEU a ČR
  • - Laštovka, K. Veřejné fondy, Heslo ve slovníku veřejného práva. Praha, 1927
  • - BROŽ, Jan. Dotace a správní soudnictví. In XII. Správní řád v praxi krajských úřadů. 2018.
  • Aktuální právní předpisy a judikatura
  • MRKÝVKA, Petr, Ivana PAŘÍZKOVÁ and Eva TOMÁŠKOVÁ. Veřejné finance a fiskální právo (Public Finance and Fiscal Law). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 164 pp. učebnice - č.505. ISBN 978-80-210-6083-8. info
  • PEKOVÁ, Jitka. Finance územní samosprávy : teorie a praxe v ČR. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011, 587 s. ISBN 9788073576141. info
  • PROVAZNÍKOVÁ, Romana. Financování měst, obcí a regionů : teorie a praxe. 2. aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009, 304 s. ISBN 9788024727899. URL info
  • MARKOVÁ, Hana and Radim BOHÁČ. Rozpočtové právo. 2007. ISBN 978-80-7179-551-3. info
  • BAILEY, S. J. Local government economics : principles and practice. 1st ed. London: Macmillan, 1999, xiii, 359. ISBN 0333669088. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation and skill training. Teaching will take place in a face-to-face format.
Assessment methods
The subject will end with a written exam conducted in person.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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