Abolished horizontal rules

Community framework for State aid for Research and Development

Community framework for State aid for research and development and innovation

Communication from the Commission concerning the prolongation of the application of the Community framework for State aid for research and development and innovation

Community framework for State aid for Research and Development (Official Journal C 45 of 17.02.1996, p. 5-16).

Risk capital

Community guidelines on State aid to promote risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises

Communication from the Commission

amending the Community guidelines on State aid to promote risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises

Commission communication on State aid and risk capital (Official Journal C 235, 21.08.2001, p. 3-11).

Environmental aid

Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection

Commission communication concerning the extension of the validity of Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (Official Journal C 316 of 28.12.2007, p. 58).

Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (Official Journal C 37, 03.02.2001, p. 3-15).


Rescue and restructuring aid

Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty

Communication from 2009 of the Commission concerning the prolongation of the community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty

Communication from 2012 of the Commission concerning the prolongation of the community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty

Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty, 23.12.1994 (Official Journal C 368, 23.12.1994, p. 12-20).

Commission communication concerning extension of the guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (Official Journal C 74, 10.03.1998, p.31).

Commission communication concerning the extension of the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (Official Journal C 67, 10.03.1999, p. 11).

Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (Notice to Member States including proposals for appropriate measures) Text with EEA relevance (Official Journal C 288, 09.10.1999, p. 2-18).

Corrigendum to the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (Official Journal C 121, 29.04.2000, p. 29).

Aid for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Community guidelines on State aid for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), (Official Journal C 213, 23.7.1996, p.4-9).

Commission Recommendation 96/280/EC of 3 April 1996 concerning the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises (Official Journal L 107, 30.04.1996, p. 4-9+ Annex).

Employment aid

Guidelines on aid to employment (Official Journal C 334, 12.12.1995, p. 4).

Commission Notice Monitoring of State aid and reduction of labour costs (Official Journal OJ C 1, 03.01.1997, p.10).

Training aid

Framework on training aid (Official Journal C 343, 11.11.1998, p. 10-16).

Regional aid

Multisectoral framework on regional aid for large investment projects (Official Journal C 107, 07.04.1998, p. 7-18).

Communication from the Commission to the Member States on the links between regional and competition policy: Reinforcing concentration and mutual consistency (Official Journal C 90, 26.03.1998, p. 3-8).

Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007 – 2013

Deprived urban areas

Guidelines on State aid for undertakings in deprived urban areas (Official Journal C 334, 12.12.1995, p. 4).

Commission notice on the expiry of the guidelines on State aid for undertakings in deprived urban areas (notified under document number C(2002) 1806)
(Official Journal C 119, 22.05.2002, p. 21).