State Aid - Annual Reporting
State aid annual reporting requirements
The European Commission (EC) requires each Member State to provide information about State Aid spend.
Notified and Approved State Aid
The European Commission (EC) requires each Member State to provide a yearly report on State Aid paid out under approved State Aid schemes and individually approved State Aid.
State Aid Branch will ask aid administrators once a year to provide details of State Aid paid under approved State Aid schemes.
General Block Exemptions (GBER)
One of the conditions of the general block exemption regulation is to provide an annual report on block exemption schemes. Please make sure that you follow the conditions laid out in the GBER; you must provide a webpage outlining the scheme and make sure that it stays updated for the duration of the scheme. Most schemes have a brief overview with a linked PDF with the full detail required.
State Aid Branch is responsible for compiling the annual report on the UK’s State Aid schemes for the Commission.
State Aid Branch will ask aid administrators once a year around spring to provide details of State Aid paid under the general block exemption regulation.
The Commission can take legal action against the UK if we do not comply with the condition to provide annual reports.
Reports to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on State Aid
State Aid Branch also must provide a detailed report every two years around February to the WTO on State Aid paid out. Again State Aid Branch will request information from aid administrators.
Service of General Economic Interest (SGEI)
Spending under the SGEI block exemption regulation is subject to separate periodic reporting (every 3 years).
