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  (51
pages). Our
State Aid Guide explains State Aid, how to tell whether State Aid
issues arise, options for handling State Aid, and other
information on State Aid.
Flow Chart showing the
process of gaining Commission approval.
Our web pages provide information on
the following State Aid issues (click the links):
Consultations
Why have State Aid rules?
The Importance of Advice
Notification & Approval Procedures
Block Exemption Procedures
De-minimis Procedures
Annual Reporting Procedures
Complaints about State Aid
Consequences and Penalties for
Unlawful Aid
Application of Law in Member States Courts
Documents,
Regulations and Forms
Links
DTI's State
Aid Branch has lead responsibility within UK government for
co-ordination and development of State Aid policy.
What we do
provide advice and guidance on State Aid rules;
co-ordinate and advise on complaint cases, court cases and
formal investigations;
is the channel through which you must route
notifications seeking the European
Commissions approval for State Aid;
provide State Aid awareness-raising and training to those in
government agencies; and
provide Reports on UK State Aid
to the Commission and
the WTO.
What we don't
do
State Aid
Branch does not handle agriculture, fisheries and transport
aid: the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the
Department for Transport respectively perform that function.
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Role
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The Commission
is given very wide power and responsibility by the Member States to
monitor and control State Aid within the European Union.
This includes:
power to
consider and decide whether or not proposed State Aid is compatible
with the single market. Only the Commission has this power;
duty to keep
existing approved State Aid under review and recommend appropriate
measures under Article 88(1);
duty to
require repayment of unlawful aid;
duty to carry
out formal investigations under Article 88(2) into the compatibility
of proposed aid; and
power
to require information about State Aid being paid by the Member
States.
Contact
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State Aid Branch
Bay 436
DTI
1 Victoria Street
London, SW1H 0ET |
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Telephone |
Fax |
Email |
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020 7215 2228
020 7215 2232 |
020 7215
0130 |
sapu@dti.gsi.gov.uk |
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