On Friday 7 June, the European Commission announced that it was launching a public consultation of interested parties on a draft targeted amendment to the rules on small amounts of aid to the agricultural sector, also known as the “agricultural de minimis regulation”.
The de minimis regulation currently in force is due to expire on 31 December 2027, and a revision was planned. It has been brought forward and, in view of sustained inflation (see EUROPE B13401A1), work on a targeted...