State Aid control
Legislation > State aid temporary rules established in response to the economic and financial crisis
Financial sector
- 01.12.2011: Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 January 2012, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis
Official Journal C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 7
Press release IP/11/1488: State aid: Commission extends crisis rules for banks
- 01.06.2011 - DG Competition Staff Working Document - The application of State aid rules to government guarantee schemes covering bank debt to be issued after 30 June 2011

- 01.12.2010: Communication from the Commission on the application, after 1 January 2011, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis Official Journal C329, 7.12.2010, p.7
- 23.07.2009 Communication from the Commission "The return to viability and the assessment of restructuring measures in the financial sector in the current crisis under the State aid rules" Official Journal C195, 19.8.2009, p. 9
The Commission agreed the content of this Communication on 22 July 2009, and adopted it on 14 August.
Press release
Frequently asked questions
- 25.02.2009 Communication from the Commission on the Treatment of Impaired Assets in the Community Banking sector
Official Journal C 72, 26.03.2009, pages 1-22
Press release
Frequently asked questions
- 05.12.2008 - Commission Communication Recapitalisation of financial institutions in the current financial crisis: limitation of the aid to the minimum necessary and safeguards against undue distortions of competition. Adopted on 5 December 2008
Official Journal C 10, 15.1.2009, p. 2-10
- 13.10.2008 - Communication from the Commission - The application of State aid rules to measures taken in relation to financial institutions in the context of the current global financial crisis.
Official Journal C 270, 25.10.2008, p.8
Press release
- 18.05.2010 – DG Competition staff working document – The application of State aid rules to government guarantee schemes covering bank debt to be issued after 30 June 2010
(30 April 2010)
Horizontal rules
Please note that the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis expired in December 2011.
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