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Procedural rules

• Proposal for a Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty – 27.6. 2007
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  Deadline for comments was: 20 August 2007

Simplification package

Draft Commission communication Best Practices code on the conduct of State aid proceedings
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Draft notice on Simplified procedure for the treatment of certain types of State aid
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Replies to the consultation on the draft notices

Enforcement Notice

Draft Commission notice on State aid enforcement by national courts.
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Press release
Replies to the consultation on the draft notice

Communications to Member States and public notices on procedural issues

• Please note that a number of texts concerning procedural issues have become obsolete and are no longer applicable.
• Commission communication concerning the obsolescence of certain State aid policy documents.
  Official Journal C 115, 30.04.2004, pages 1-2
  

Notification obligation and consequences of breach of obligation

• The notification of State Aid to the Commission pursuant to Article 93(3) [now 88(3)] of the EEC Treaty: the failure of Member States to respect their obligations 30.9.1980.
• Commission communication 24.11.1983.
• Commission communication on the cumulation of aid for different purposes
  Official Journal C 3 , 05.01.1985, p. 2-3
• Commission letter to Member States SG(89) D/5521 of 27 April 1989
  Commission letter to Member States SG (91) D/4577 of 4 March 1991
  Annex: Information to be supplied in an Article 93(3) [now 88(3)] notification
• Guidance note on use of the minimis facility provided for in the SME aid guidelines (letter of 23 March 1993)
  Annex: calculation of the cash grant equivalent of a soft loan
• Commission communication to the Member States on the recovery of unlawful aid
  Official Journal C 156, 22.6.1995, p. 5–5
• Interest rate to be applied when aid granted unlawfully is being recovered (Letter to Member States of 22.2.1995)
• Commission communication on the interest rates to be applied when aid granted unlawfully is being recovered
  Official Journal C 110, 08.05.2003, pages 21-22
• (Letter to Member States of 02.05.2003).This Communication remains in effect as regards the execution by Member States of recovery orders notified before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004, 21 April 2004
• Corrigendum to the Commission communication on the interest rates to be applied when aid granted unlawfully is being recovered (OJ C 110 of 8.5.2003)
  Official Journal C 150, 27.06.2003, page 3

Notifications and standardized annual reports

• Commission letter to Member States of 2 August 1995
• Annex I: Standardized reporting format
• Annex II: Standardized notification format

Time-limits for decision

• Commission letter to Member States SG (81) 12740 of 2 October 1981
• Commission letter to Member States of 30 April 1987

Accelerated procedure

• Commission communication to the Member States on the accelerated clearance of aid schemes for SMEs and of amendments of existing schemes
  Official Journal C 213, 19.8.1992, p. 10
• Accelerated procedure for processing notifications of employment aid
  Official Journal C 218, 27.7.1996, p. 4–7

Publication

• Commission letter to Member States of 27 June 1989
• Commission letter to Member States of 11 October 1990

Form for Complaints

• Form for the submission of complaints concerning alleged unlawful State aid
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  Official Journal C 116, 16.05.2003, p. 3-6

Cooperation between national courts and the Commission

• Notice on cooperation between national courts and the Commission in the State Aid field
  Official Journal C 312, 23.11.1995, p.8