The European Commission has adopted and published amendments to
the rules on de minimis State aid for companies in the form of two
new regulations. For more on the revised rules and their practical
implications, read on here.
Under the State aid de minimis regime, Member States
are allowed to grant small amounts of aid exempt from EU State aid
control. There are currently two de minimis State aid
regulations, but they are both of them set to expire by 31 December
2023.
The European Commission has decided to adopt two new regulations
to replace them, revising and amending the rules in the process.
Among the changes introduced are an increase in the ceiling for
de minimis State aid and the introduction of a central
register in which Member States must register de minimis
aid. The new regulations have yet to be issued regulation numbers
but will take effect on 1 January 2023 and will apply until 31
December 2030.
