Guidance

State aid: general block exemption regulation

This guidance covers core elements of the new State Aid rules introduced as a result of State Aid modernisation.

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 1 July 2014

This publication was withdrawn on 1 January 2021

The Brexit transition period has ended and new rules on subsidy control now apply.

For current information read: Complying with the UK’s international obligations on subsidy control

EU State aid rules only apply in certain limited circumstances:

• aid that is granted within scope of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Read guidance on the application of the Protocol
• the disbursement of outstanding Structural Funds payments

Documents

[Withdrawn] State aid: general block exemption regulation

Ref: BIS/14/943

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Details

The UK and EU have agreed to terms on a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, which came into force on 1 January 2021. This agreement contains provisions related to subsidy control.

This guidance covers Regional Aid, Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) and the most commonly used sections of the new General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER). Describes what has changed significantly in the new GBER, such as access to finance for SMEs.

Further guidance on the GBER and on other new state aid rules will be published later in 2014.

Published 1 July 2014