Tourist vouchers not notified to the EC – does this mean a refund?
9 July 2025 • Autor: Kancelaria Brysiewicz Bokina i Wspólnicy
In August and September, Polish entrepreneurs operating in the tourism sector became indirect recipients of tourism vouchers. Tourist vouchers may be considered state aid, which would require prior notification to and approval by the European Commission based on Article 107(3)(b) TFEU. Aid implemented in breach of this procedure is unlawful aid, argues trainee lawyer Małgorzata Woźniak.
The lack of notification means that entrepreneurs using the voucher face complications, as the non-notification issue may soon be addressed by the European Commission.
The Commission, after giving the Member State concerned the opportunity to submit its comments, may take a decision ordering the suspension of any unlawful aid or its provisional recovery until the Commission has taken a decision on the compatibility of the aid with the internal market.
– states mec. Małgorzata Woźniak.
The entire article on the problem of non-notified tourism vouchers on the pages of prawo.pl.
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