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Public consultations
Consultation on the revision of the European Union rules on regional state aid
Policy field
Competition: State aid
Target group
Public authorities, citizens, companies and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from the national authorities dealing with regional state aid rules.
Period of consultation
From 24.01.2012 to 26.04.2012
Objective of the consultation
As a derogation to the general prohibition to grant aid the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that state aid to promote regional development can, under certain conditions, be considered compatible with the internal market pursuant to Articles 107(3)(a) or (c) of the TFEU. The compatibility criteria to be fulfilled as regards such aid are defined by the European Commission and laid down in different texts:
- the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 (hereinafter referred to as the 'RAG'), which lay down the provisions on the basis of which notified state aid granted in order to promote the economic development of certain disadvantaged areas within the European Union can be considered compatible with the internal market;
- the Communication concerning the criteria for an in-depth assessment of regional aid to large investment projects (hereinafter referred to as the 'in-depth assessment Communication' or 'IDAC');
- the relevant provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation – GBER) , which lay down, inter alia, the conditions under which regional State aid is considered to be compatible with the internal market without requiring prior notification to the Commission.
The RAG and the GBER will expire on 31 December 2013. In this context, the present public consultation offers stakeholders the opportunity to provide input to the Commission at an early stage of policy making. Member States and other interested parties are invited to express their views on the EU rules currently applicable to regional state aid and to suggest possible amendments to these rules.
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.
View the questionnaire
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Reference documents
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/regional_aid/regional_aid.html
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/legislation/block.html
Contact details
Responsible service: DG Competition, Unit H1
E-mail address for replies: stateaidgreffe@ec.europa.eu
Ref.: HT.3127 Public consultation regional aid
Postal address:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Ref.: HT.3127 Public consultation regional aid
State aid Registry
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
BELGIQUE/BELGIE
Results of consultation and next steps
In light of the submissions and after further consultation, the Commission will consider modifying or replacing the current Regulation and Guidelines. A draft proposal might be published at a later stage.
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