Regulation 4 Application and exemptions

(1)

The following are not prohibited under Article 107(1) of the TFEU and are exempt from the notification requirement in Article 108(3) of the TFEU—

(a)

agricultural aid granted in accordance with a provision specified in Schedule 1; and

(b)

aid granted in respect of an outstanding amount of a specified EU project in accordance with Schedule 2.

(2)

Aid granted in accordance with a de minimis regulation does not meet the criteria in Article 107(1) of the TFEU and is exempt from the notification requirement in Article 108(3) of the TFEU.

(3)

Aid granted in accordance with the following is deemed to be approved under Article 93, 106(2) or 107(2) or (3) of the TFEU (as appropriate) and is exempt from the notification requirement in Article 108(3) of the TFEU—

(a)

the road and rail regulation;

(b)

the SGEI decision; or

(c)

a block exemption regulation.

(4)

The prohibition in Article 107(1) of the TFEU and the notification requirement in Article 108(3) of the TFEU are subject to regulation 57 (application of state aid framework in urgent cases).

(5)

Schedule 3, which relates to aid granted by Act of Parliament, has effect.