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State Aid Regulations and Frameworks

HORIZONTAL MEASURES

Temporary framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis (consolidated version) - 7 April 2009

Amendment of the Temporary framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis - adopted on 25 February 2009

Temporary framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis

Frequently asked questions about the Temporary Framework

De Minimis and Block Exemption Regulations

De Minimis Aid Regulation 1998/2006

SME Definition from January 2005

General Block Exemption Regulation

General Block Exemption Regulation – frequently asked questions

Regional Aid

Guidelines on National Regional aid for 2007-2013

Further information on Regional Aid 

Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation

Community Framework for State Aid For Research and Development and Innovation

Other Measures

State aid for Environmental Protection Guidelines

Guidelines on State Aid to promote Risk Capital Investments in SMEs

Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in difficulty

VERTICAL MEASURES

Sector Specific rules

All sector-specific legislation can be found on the following Commission link:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/state_aid/legislation/specific_rules.html

• Audiovisual production
• Broadcasting
• Coal
• Electricity (stranded costs)
• Postal Services
• Shipbuilding
• Steel

Other measures

Amendment to Transparency directive

Community Framework on Service of General Economic Interest (SGEI)
Commission decision on Service of General Economic Interest (SGEI Block Exemption)