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Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

EU Regulation No 651/2014 · Adopted 17 June 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014

of 17 June 2014

declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty

(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1470), regs. 1(2), 5(l) (with Sch. 3)

Contents

  1. Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS Repealed
  2. 1Scope Repealed
  3. 2Definitions Repealed
  4. 3Conditions for exemption Repealed
  5. 4Notification thresholds Repealed
  6. 5Transparency of aid Repealed
  7. 6Incentive effect Repealed
  8. 7Aid intensity and eligible costs Repealed
  9. 8Cumulation Repealed
  10. 9Publication and information Repealed
  11. Chapter II: MONITORING Repealed
  12. 10Withdrawal of the benefit of the block exemption Repealed
  13. 11Reporting Repealed
  14. 12Monitoring Repealed
  15. Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF AID Repealed
  16. Regional aid Repealed
  17. Regional investment and operating aid Repealed
  18. 13Scope of regional aid Repealed
  19. 14Regional investment aid Repealed
  20. 15Regional operating aid Repealed
  21. Urban development aid Repealed
  22. 16Regional urban development aid Repealed
  23. Aid to SMEs Repealed
  24. 17Investment aid to SMEs Repealed
  25. 18Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs Repealed
  26. 19Aid to SMEs for participation in fairs Repealed
  27. 20Aid for cooperation costs incurred by SMEs participating in European Territorial Cooperation projects Repealed
  28. Aid for access to finance for SMEs Repealed
  29. 21Risk finance aid Repealed
  30. 22Aid for start-ups Repealed
  31. 23Aid to alternative trading platforms specialised in SMEs Repealed
  32. 24Aid for scouting costs Repealed
  33. Aid for research and development and innovation Repealed
  34. 25Aid for research and development projects Repealed
  35. 26Investment aid for research infrastructures Repealed
  36. 27Aid for innovation clusters Repealed
  37. 28Innovation aid for SMEs Repealed
  38. 29Aid for process and organisational innovation Repealed
  39. 30Aid for research and development in the fishery and aquaculture sector Repealed
  40. Training aid Repealed
  41. 31Training aid Repealed
  42. Aid for disadvantaged workers and for workers with disabilities Repealed
  43. 32Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies Repealed
  44. 33Aid for the employment of workers with disabilities in the form of wage subsidies Repealed
  45. 34Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing workers with disabilities Repealed
  46. 35Aid for compensating the costs of assistance provided to disadvantaged workers Repealed
  47. Aid for environmental protection Repealed
  48. 36Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standards Repealed
  49. 37Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards Repealed
  50. 38Investment aid for energy efficiency measures Repealed
  51. 39Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings Repealed
  52. 40Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration Repealed
  53. 41Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources Repealed
  54. 42Operating aid for the promotion of electricity from renewable sources Repealed
  55. 43Operating aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources in small scale installations Repealed
  56. 44Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes under Directive 2003/96/EC Repealed
  57. 45Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites Repealed
  58. 46Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling Repealed
  59. 47Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation Repealed
  60. 48Investment aid for energy infrastructure Repealed
  61. 49Aid for environmental studies Repealed
  62. Aid to make good the damage caused by certain natural disasters Repealed
  63. 50Aid schemes to make good the damage caused by certain natural disasters Repealed
  64. Social aid for transport for residents of remote regions Repealed
  65. 51Social aid for transport for residents of remote regions Repealed
  66. Aid for broadband infrastructures Repealed
  67. 52Aid for broadband infrastructures Repealed
  68. Aid for culture and heritage conservation Repealed
  69. 53Aid for culture and heritage conservation Repealed
  70. 54Aid schemes for audiovisual works Repealed
  71. Aid for sport and multifunctional recreational infrastructures Repealed
  72. 55Aid for sport and multifunctional recreational infrastructures Repealed
  73. Aid for local infrastructures Repealed
  74. 56Investment aid for local infrastructures Repealed
  75. Aid for regional airports Repealed
  76. 56aAid for regional airports Repealed
  77. Aid for ports Repealed
  78. 56bAid for maritime ports Repealed
  79. 56cAid for inland ports Repealed
  80. Chapter IV: FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  81. 57Repeal Repealed
  82. 58Transitional provisions Repealed
  83. 59Article 59 Repealed
  84. Signature
  85. Annex I: SME DEFINITION Repealed
  86. 1Enterprise Repealed
  87. 2Staff headcount and financial thresholds determining enterprise categories Repealed
  88. 3Types of enterprise taken into consideration in calculating staff numbers and financial amounts Repealed
  89. 4Data used for the staff headcount and the financial amounts and reference period Repealed
  90. 5Staff headcount Repealed
  91. 6Establishing the data of an enterprise Repealed
  92. Annex II: INFORMATION REGARDING STATE AID EXEMPT UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THIS REGULATION Repealed
  93. Ito be provided through the established Commission IT application as laid down in Article 11 Repealed
  94. IIto be provided through the established Commission IT application as laid down in Article 11 Repealed
  95. Annex IIIProvisions for the publication of information as laid down in Article 9(1) Repealed

1ScopeF1

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2DefinitionsF1

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3Conditions for exemptionF1

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4Notification thresholdsF1

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5Transparency of aidF1

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6Incentive effectF1

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7Aid intensity and eligible costsF1

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8CumulationF1

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9Publication and informationF1

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10Withdrawal of the benefit of the block exemptionF1

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11ReportingF1

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12MonitoringF1

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13Scope of regional aidF1

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14Regional investment aidF1

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15Regional operating aidF1

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16Regional urban development aidF1

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17Investment aid to SMEsF1

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18Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEsF1

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19Aid to SMEs for participation in fairsF1

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20Aid for cooperation costs incurred by SMEs participating in European Territorial Cooperation projectsF1

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21Risk finance aidF1

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22Aid for start-upsF1

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23Aid to alternative trading platforms specialised in SMEsF1

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24Aid for scouting costsF1

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25Aid for research and development projectsF1

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26Investment aid for research infrastructuresF1

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27Aid for innovation clustersF1

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28Innovation aid for SMEsF1

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29Aid for process and organisational innovationF1

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30Aid for research and development in the fishery and aquaculture sectorF1

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31Training aidF1

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32Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidiesF1

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33Aid for the employment of workers with disabilities in the form of wage subsidiesF1

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34Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing workers with disabilitiesF1

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35Aid for compensating the costs of assistance provided to disadvantaged workersF1

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36Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standardsF1

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37Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standardsF1

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38Investment aid for energy efficiency measuresF1

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39Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildingsF1

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40Investment aid for high-efficiency cogenerationF1

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41Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sourcesF1

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42Operating aid for the promotion of electricity from renewable sourcesF1

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43Operating aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources in small scale installationsF1

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44Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes under Directive 2003/96/ECF1

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45Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sitesF1

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46Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and coolingF1

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47Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisationF1

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48Investment aid for energy infrastructureF1

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49Aid for environmental studiesF1

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50Aid schemes to make good the damage caused by certain natural disastersF1

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51Social aid for transport for residents of remote regionsF1

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52Aid for broadband infrastructuresF1

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53Aid for culture and heritage conservationF1

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54Aid schemes for audiovisual worksF1

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55Aid for sport and multifunctional recreational infrastructuresF1

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56Investment aid for local infrastructuresF1

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56aAid for regional airportsF1

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56bAid for maritime portsF1

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56cAid for inland portsF1

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57RepealF1

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58Transitional provisionsF1

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Signature

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1EnterpriseF1

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2Staff headcount and financial thresholds determining enterprise categoriesF1

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3Types of enterprise taken into consideration in calculating staff numbers and financial amountsF1

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4Data used for the staff headcount and the financial amounts and reference periodF1

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5Staff headcountF1

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6Establishing the data of an enterpriseF1

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Ito be provided through the established Commission IT application as laid down in Article 11F1

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IIto be provided through the established Commission IT application as laid down in Article 11F1

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Annex IIIProvisions for the publication of information as laid down in Article 9(1)F1

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