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2014/0192(NLE) Horizontal state aid: application of Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU. Codification

Progress: Procedure completed

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Lead JURI DUDA Andrzej (icon: ECR ECR) GERINGER DE OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (icon: S&D S&D)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 109

Events

2015/09/24
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1588 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, this Regulation codifies Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid. The new Regulation supersedes the various acts incorporated in it . It fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

The main elements of the Regulation are as follows:

Exemptions by category : the Regulation stipulates that the Commission may, by means of block exemption regulations, declare that certain categories of aid are compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107 of the TFEU and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108 of the TFEU.

These categories include :

aid in favour of: (i) small and medium-sized enterprises; (ii) research, development and innovation; (iii) environmental protection; (iv) employment and training; (v) culture and heritage conservation; (vi) making good the damage caused by natural disasters and making good the damage caused by certain adverse weather conditions in fisheries; (vii) forestry; (viii) promotion of certain food sector products; (ix) conservation of marine and freshwater biological resources; (x) sports; (xii) residents of remote regions, for transport, when this aid has a social character; (xiii) basic broadband infrastructure, as well as aid that complies with the map approved by the Commission for each Member State for the grant of regional aid.

These regulations shall specify for each category of aid:

the purpose of the aid, the categories of beneficiaries, thresholds limiting the exempted aid, the conditions governing the cumulation of aid, the conditions of monitoring.

De minimis : similarly, the Commission may decide to exempt certain aid from the notification procedure provided for in Article 108, provided that aid granted to the same undertaking over a given period of time does not exceed a certain fixed amount ( de minimis aid).

Transparency and control : when adopting regulations, the Commission shall impose detailed rules upon Member States to ensure transparency and monitoring of the aid exempted from notification. Regulations shall apply for a specific period.

Hearing of interested parties : where the Commission intends to adopt a regulation, it shall publish a draft thereof to enable all interested persons and organisations to submit their comments to it within a reasonable time limit to be fixed by the Commission and which may not under any circumstances be less than one month.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 14.10.2015.

Documents
Regulation 2015/1588
OJ L 248 24.09.2015, p. 0001
2015/07/13
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2015/07/13
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/07/13
   CSL - Council Meeting
2015/04/29
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2015/04/29
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 636 votes to 52, with 11 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

Parliament approved, without amendment, the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

According to the Consultative Working Party, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.

Documents
T8-0116/2015
2014/11/14
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

It recommended the European Parliament to approve the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

The Consultative Working Party stated that the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.

Documents
A8-0029/2014
2014/11/11
   EP - Vote in committee
2014/10/16
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
PE539.792
2014/10/14
   EP - DUDA Andrzej (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in JURI
2014/09/15
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2014/06/25
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion.

BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 has been substantially amended. It is recalled that on 1 April 1987 the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this requirement, stressing the importance of codification.

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments.

CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

The new Regulation will supersede the various acts incorporated in it ; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

The proposal stipulates that the Commission may, by means of block exemption regulations , declare that certain categories of aid are compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107 of the TFEU and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108 of the TFEU.

These categories include aid in favour of: (i) small and medium-sized enterprises; (ii) research, development and innovation; (iii) environmental protection; (iv) basic broadband infrastructure; (v) employment and training; (vi) sports as well as aid that complies with the map approved by the Commission for each Member State for the grant of regional aid.

These regulations shall specify for each category of aid:

the purpose of the aid, the categories of beneficiaries, thresholds limiting the exempted aid, the conditions governing the cumulation of aid, the conditions of monitoring.

Similarly, the Commission may decide to exempt certain aid from the notification procedure provided for in Article 108, provided that aid granted to the same undertaking over a given period of time does not exceed a certain fixed amount ( de minimis aid ).

When adopting regulations, the Commission shall impose detailed rules upon Member States to ensure transparency and monitoring of the aid exempted from notification. Regulations shall apply for a specific period.

Documents
EUR-Lex
COM(2014)0377

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A8-0029/2014 - Andrzej Duda - Vote unique #

2015/04/29 Outcome: +: 636, -: 52, 0: 11
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71
49
54
52
32
70
21
26
20
18
20
19
14
19
17
12
12
13
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
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34

Italy PPE

16

Poland PPE

22

Spain PPE

17

Romania PPE

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19

Czechia PPE

7

Netherlands PPE

5

Belgium PPE

4

Austria PPE

5

Portugal PPE

6

Hungary PPE

11

Bulgaria PPE

6

Greece PPE

4

Sweden PPE

3

Finland PPE

3

Slovakia PPE

6

Croatia PPE

5

Ireland PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

5

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4

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16

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13

Czechia S&D

4

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3

Belgium S&D

4

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5

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8

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4

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4

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Tanja FAJON
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19

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For (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
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4

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Heidi HAUTALA
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Margrete AUKEN
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Davor ŠKRLEC
1

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Igor ŠOLTES
1

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Claude TURMES
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Indrek TARAND
1
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Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON
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3

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Marisa MATIAS
4

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5

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1

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Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

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For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
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Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS

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Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
2
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17

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1

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6

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1

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Petr MACH
1

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Udo VOIGT
1

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5

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2

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1

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22

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4

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  • date: 2014-10-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE539.792 title: PE539.792 type: Committee draft report body: EP
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  • date: 2014-06-25T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2014&nu_doc=0377 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(2014)0377 summary: PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid. PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion. BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 has been substantially amended. It is recalled that on 1 April 1987 the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this requirement, stressing the importance of codification. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid. The new Regulation will supersede the various acts incorporated in it ; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself. The proposal stipulates that the Commission may, by means of block exemption regulations , declare that certain categories of aid are compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107 of the TFEU and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108 of the TFEU. These categories include aid in favour of: (i) small and medium-sized enterprises; (ii) research, development and innovation; (iii) environmental protection; (iv) basic broadband infrastructure; (v) employment and training; (vi) sports as well as aid that complies with the map approved by the Commission for each Member State for the grant of regional aid. These regulations shall specify for each category of aid: the purpose of the aid, the categories of beneficiaries, thresholds limiting the exempted aid, the conditions governing the cumulation of aid, the conditions of monitoring. Similarly, the Commission may decide to exempt certain aid from the notification procedure provided for in Article 108, provided that aid granted to the same undertaking over a given period of time does not exceed a certain fixed amount ( de minimis aid ). When adopting regulations, the Commission shall impose detailed rules upon Member States to ensure transparency and monitoring of the aid exempted from notification. Regulations shall apply for a specific period.
  • date: 2014-09-15T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
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  • date: 2015-04-29T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=24894&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2015-04-29T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0116 title: T8-0116/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 636 votes to 52, with 11 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text). Parliament approved, without amendment, the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. According to the Consultative Working Party, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.
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  • date: 2015-09-24T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid. NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1588 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid. CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, this Regulation codifies Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid. The new Regulation supersedes the various acts incorporated in it . It fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself. The main elements of the Regulation are as follows: Exemptions by category : the Regulation stipulates that the Commission may, by means of block exemption regulations, declare that certain categories of aid are compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107 of the TFEU and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108 of the TFEU. These categories include : aid in favour of: (i) small and medium-sized enterprises; (ii) research, development and innovation; (iii) environmental protection; (iv) employment and training; (v) culture and heritage conservation; (vi) making good the damage caused by natural disasters and making good the damage caused by certain adverse weather conditions in fisheries; (vii) forestry; (viii) promotion of certain food sector products; (ix) conservation of marine and freshwater biological resources; (x) sports; (xii) residents of remote regions, for transport, when this aid has a social character; (xiii) basic broadband infrastructure, as well as aid that complies with the map approved by the Commission for each Member State for the grant of regional aid. These regulations shall specify for each category of aid: the purpose of the aid, the categories of beneficiaries, thresholds limiting the exempted aid, the conditions governing the cumulation of aid, the conditions of monitoring. De minimis : similarly, the Commission may decide to exempt certain aid from the notification procedure provided for in Article 108, provided that aid granted to the same undertaking over a given period of time does not exceed a certain fixed amount ( de minimis aid). Transparency and control : when adopting regulations, the Commission shall impose detailed rules upon Member States to ensure transparency and monitoring of the aid exempted from notification. Regulations shall apply for a specific period. Hearing of interested parties : where the Commission intends to adopt a regulation, it shall publish a draft thereof to enable all interested persons and organisations to submit their comments to it within a reasonable time limit to be fixed by the Commission and which may not under any circumstances be less than one month. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 14.10.2015. docs: title: Regulation 2015/1588 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015R1588 title: OJ L 248 24.09.2015, p. 0001 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2015:248:TOC
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PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1588 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, this Regulation codifies Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid. The new Regulation supersedes the various acts incorporated in it. It fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

The main elements of the Regulation are as follows:

Exemptions by category: the Regulation stipulates that the Commission may, by means of block exemption regulations, declare that certain categories of aid are compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107 of the TFEU and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108 of the TFEU.

These categories include:

  • aid in favour of: (i) small and medium-sized enterprises; (ii) research, development and innovation; (iii) environmental protection; (iv) employment and training; (v) culture and heritage conservation; (vi) making good the damage caused by natural disasters and making good the damage caused by certain adverse weather conditions in fisheries; (vii) forestry; (viii) promotion of certain food sector products; (ix) conservation of marine and freshwater biological resources; (x) sports; (xii) residents of remote regions, for transport, when this aid has a social character; (xiii) basic broadband infrastructure,
  • as well as aid that complies with the map approved by the Commission for each Member State for the grant of regional aid.

These regulations shall specify for each category of aid:

  • the purpose of the aid,
  • the categories of beneficiaries,
  • thresholds limiting the exempted aid,
  • the conditions governing the cumulation of aid,
  • the conditions of monitoring.

De minimis: similarly, the Commission may decide to exempt certain aid from the notification procedure provided for in Article 108, provided that aid granted to the same undertaking over a given period of time does not exceed a certain fixed amount (de minimis aid).

Transparency and control: when adopting regulations, the Commission shall impose detailed rules upon Member States to ensure transparency and monitoring of the aid exempted from notification. Regulations shall apply for a specific period.

Hearing of interested parties: where the Commission intends to adopt a regulation, it shall publish a draft thereof to enable all interested persons and organisations to submit their comments to it within a reasonable time limit to be fixed by the Commission and which may not under any circumstances be less than one month.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 14.10.2015.

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  • The European Parliament adopted by 636 votes to 52, with 11 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

    Parliament approved, without amendment, the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

    According to the Consultative Working Party, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.
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PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion.

CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 has been substantially amended. It is recalled that on 1 April 1987 the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this requirement, stressing the importance of codification.

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments.

The new Regulation will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

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PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion.

BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 has been substantially amended. It is recalled that on 1 April 1987 the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this requirement, stressing the importance of codification.

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments.

CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

The new Regulation will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

The proposal stipulates that the Commission may, by means of block exemption regulations, declare that certain categories of aid are compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107 of the TFEU and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108 of the TFEU.

These categories include aid in favour of: (i) small and medium-sized enterprises; (ii) research, development and innovation; (iii) environmental protection; (iv) basic broadband infrastructure; (v) employment and training; (vi) sports as well as aid that complies with the map approved by the Commission for each Member State for the grant of regional aid.

These regulations shall specify for each category of aid:

  • the purpose of the aid,
  • the categories of beneficiaries,
  • thresholds limiting the exempted aid,
  • the conditions governing the cumulation of aid,
  • the conditions of monitoring.

Similarly, the Commission may decide to exempt certain aid from the notification procedure provided for in Article 108, provided that aid granted to the same undertaking over a given period of time does not exceed a certain fixed amount (de minimis aid).

When adopting regulations, the Commission shall impose detailed rules upon Member States to ensure transparency and monitoring of the aid exempted from notification. Regulations shall apply for a specific period.
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The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

It recommended the European Parliament to approve the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

The Consultative Working Party stated that the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.

New

The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

It recommended the European Parliament to approve the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

The Consultative Working Party stated that the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.
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The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (Parliament’s consultation), the report by Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

It recommended the European Parliament to adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

The Consultative Working Party stated that the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.

New

The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

It recommended the European Parliament to approve the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

The Consultative Working Party stated that the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.
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  • The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (Parliament’s consultation), the report by Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal state aid (codified text).

    It recommended the European Parliament to adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

    The Consultative Working Party stated that the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.
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  • PURPOSE: codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

    PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.

    ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion.

    CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid.

    Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 has been substantially amended. It is recalled that on 1 April 1987 the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this requirement, stressing the importance of codification.

    The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments.

    The new Regulation will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.
2014-07-09Show (5) Changes
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