Brussels, 25/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is to hold consultations on new draft rules to exempt more subsidies from the notification obligation laid down in EC Treaty state aid rules. In a “frequently asked questions” press release on the subject, the Commission stresses that it is not a question of relaxing the exemption criteria, but rather a measure to lighten the administrative burden on the Commission and the member states.
The new block exemption rules would...