The State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 6 Amendments to other retained EU law

Amendments to the Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation

94.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 of 25 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is amended as follows.

(2) Omit the following—

(a) Articles 9 to 13;

(b) Annex II;

(c) Annex III.

Amendments to the Fisheries Block Exemption Regulation

95.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1388/2014 of 16 December 2014 declaring certain categories of aid to undertakings active in the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is amended as follows.

(2) Omit the following—

(a) Articles 9 to 12;

(b) Annex II;

(c) Annex III.

Amendments to the agricultural de minimis regulation

96.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the agriculture sector is amended as follows.

(2) Omit Article 6(4) and (5).

Amendments to the fisheries de minimis regulation

97.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 717/2014 of 27 June 2014 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector is amended as follows.

(2) Omit Article 6(4) and (5).

Amendments to the maritime and fisheries fund regulation

98.—(1) Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 8—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Articles 107, 108 and 109”, substitute “in accordance with the State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Articles 107(1) and 108(3)”;

(ii) omit “by Member States”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Articles 107, 108 and 109”, substitute “Article 107(1) and 108(3)”;

(ii) omit “by Member States”;

(iii) after “Article 42 TFEU”, insert “(as it had effect immediately before exit day)”;

(c) after paragraph 4, insert—

“5.   In this Article, a reference to Article 107(1) or 108(3) of the TFEU is a reference to that Article as it has effect in domestic law by virtue of section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and regulation 3(1) and (2) of the State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.”;

(d) omit paragraph 4.