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Consultation on review of the Community guidelines on state aid to maritime transport
Policy field
Competition: State aid
Target group
All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation.
Contributions are particularly sought from public authorities (Member States, Regions, etc.) providing operating aid to maritime companies and providing start-up aid for the development of new routes, the maritime industry (in particular shipowners, shipmanagers, shipbrokers, etc.) and trade unions.
Period of consultation
From 14.02.2012 to 14.05.2012
Objective of the consultation
In 2004, the Commission adopted its latest Community Guidelines on State aid to maritime transport (hereafter "Maritime Guidelines"). These guidelines notably specify that they will be reviewed within seven years of their date of application.
The purpose of the present consultation is thus to invite Member States, other institutions and stakeholders to provide information on industry developments, feedback on the application of the Maritime Guidelines and their effects, as well as any comments and proposals regarding the State aid to maritime transport.
The present consultation gives the Member States, other Institutions and stakeholders the opportunity to express their views on the various issues at stake. The Commission will carefully analyse the outcome of the consultation before deciding to what extent changes to the current rules are necessary and, if appropriate, come forward with a proposal for revised Maritime Guidelines. At this stage, the Commission has not taken position concerning a possible modification of the existing guidelines.
This consultation is in principle limited to the current scope of the Maritime Guidelines. Nevertheless, the Commission services are prepared to look at any other issues that may be relevant for State aid to the maritime sector.
How to submit your contribution
We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities.
- If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please click here to submit your contribution.
- If you are answering this consultation on behalf of an organisation, please click here to submit your contribution.
- If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click here to submit your contribution.
Received contributions will be published on the Internet. However, submissions that are clearly marked "confidential" will be treated as such and not published on the Internet. In that case please also provide a non-confidential version of your reply.
It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.
Reference documents
Community guidelines on state aid to maritime transport
View the questionnaire
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Contact details
Responsible service: DG Competition, Unit F2
Please always indicate the reference number of the document in your correspondence: "HT2744 - Review of the Guidelines on State aid to maritime transport"
E-mail address for replies: stateaidgreffe@ec.europa.eu
Ref.: HT2744 - Review of the Guidelines on State aid to maritime transport
Postal address:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Ref.: Consultation on HT2744 - Review of the Guidelines on State aid to maritime transport
State aid Registry
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
BELGIQUE/BELGIE
Fax: +32 2 296.12.42
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