Application of Articles 93, 107 and 108 of the TFEU to certain categories of State aid in the rail, inland waterway and multimodal transport sector
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Last active 13 Dec 2022
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal lets the Commission exempt certain transport State aid from prior EU notification when competition risks are limited.
Who it affects
It affects rail, inland waterway, and multimodal transport operators receiving public support, and Member States funding cleaner transport services or infrastructure.
Core of the proposal
- Allows block exemptions for aid coordinating rail, inland waterway, and multimodal transport.
- Allows block exemptions for public-service reimbursement, excluding public passenger transport covered by Regulation 1370/2007.
- Future exemption rules must set aid purposes, beneficiaries, thresholds, cumulation rules, transparency, and monitoring conditions.
- Member States must report exempted aid and keep information for Commission monitoring.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
- Transitional law
- Future block exemption regulations must include transitional periods, including six months when replaced, repealed, or amended.
Latest update
26 May 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
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Documents
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