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Communication from the Commission — rules on State aid for research and development and innovation
The communication seeks to clarify the rules and conditions under which European Union (EU) Member States can grant State aid to companies to carry out research, development and innovation (R&D&I) activities.
The rules relating to State aid for R&D&I activities consist of two complementary parts.
Speeding up the State aid granting process
Extension of exemptions
Aid exempt from notification extends to:
Potentially higher levels of State aid
Combination of State aid for R&D&I with EU resources under Horizon Europe or with projects with the seal of excellence quality label
To simplify the assessment of large aid amounts for projects that are clearly in the common EU interest, specific rules were added to the GBER and adopted under Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1237. These concern aid:
Application
The Member States had to ensure that their existing R&D&I aid schemes were in line with this framework by 1 January 2015.
R&D&I activities aim to help achieve the target of spending 3% of the EU’s gross domestic product on R&D&I and thereby to:
Communication from the Commission — Framework for State aid for research and development and innovation (OJ C 198, 27.6.2014, pp. 1–29).
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 (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, pp 1–78).
Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Communication from the Commission — Criteria for the analysis of the compatibility with the internal market of State aid to promote the execution of important projects of common European interest (OJ C 188, 20.6.2014, pp. 4–12).
last update 28.09.2021