European Union state aid rules
E48489
European Union state aid rules are a set of competition law provisions that regulate and restrict government subsidies to businesses within the EU to prevent distortions of the internal market.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union law
→
competition law framework → state aid control regime → |
| administeredBy |
European Commission
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| allowExemptionsFor |
aid to facilitate development of certain economic activities or areas under conditions
→
aid to make good damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences → aid to promote economic development of areas with abnormally low standard of living or serious underemployment → aid to promote important projects of common European interest → aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State → aid with social character granted to individual consumers → |
| appliesIn |
European Union internal market
→
|
| appliesTo |
EU Member States
→
state resources → undertakings → |
| coreCriterion |
distortion or threat of distortion of competition
→
effect on trade between Member States → selective economic advantage → use of state resources → |
| cover |
environmental and energy aid
→
regional aid → rescue and restructuring aid → research, development and innovation aid → risk finance aid → services of general economic interest compensation → |
| defineConcept |
state aid
→
|
| enforcedBy |
European Commission Directorate‑General for Competition
→
|
| generalProhibition |
incompatibility of state aid with internal market unless exempted
→
|
| implementedBy |
Commission guidelines and frameworks on specific types of aid
→
Commission regulations on de minimis aid → Council regulations on state aid control → General Block Exemption Regulation → |
| includeConcept |
block‑exempted aid
→
compatible aid → de minimis aid → incompatible aid → |
| keyProvision |
Article 107 TFEU
→
Article 108 TFEU → Article 109 TFEU → |
| legalBasisInPrimaryLaw |
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
→
|
| mainObjective |
ensure level playing field in the internal market
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prevent distortion of competition → protect trade between Member States → |
| partOf |
European Union competition law
→
|
| policyGoal |
limit harmful subsidy races between Member States
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support EU strategic objectives such as green transition and digitalisation → support cohesion and balanced development of the EU → |
| proceduralRule |
Commission power to open formal investigation procedure
→
Commission power to order recovery of unlawful aid → obligation of prior notification of new aid to the European Commission → standstill obligation pending Commission decision → |
| subjectTo |
interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Union
→
interpretation by the General Court of the European Union → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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legalBasisFor |