The State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Complaints

33.—(1) An interested party may send a complaint to the CMA regarding alleged unlawful aid or alleged misuse of aid.

(2) A complaint must display reasonable grounds to show the existence of unlawful aid or misuse of aid and—

(a) be in the specified form; and

(b) contain the specified information.

(3) If the CMA considers that a complaint does not comply with paragraph (2), the CMA must—

(a) notify the interested party; and

(b) request that the interested party send further representations to the CMA within a set period.

(4) If the interested party does not send further representations within the set period—

(a) the complaint is deemed to be withdrawn; and

(b) the CMA must notify the interested party that the complaint is deemed to be withdrawn.

(5) If a complaint complies with paragraph (2) and the CMA is examining the complaint under regulation 15(2) or 19(2), the CMA must keep the aid grantor concerned regularly informed of the progress and outcome of the complaint.

(6) In this regulation—

“set period” means 20 working days starting with the first working day after the day on which the CMA notifies the interested party under paragraph (3)(a); and

“specified” means specified by the CMA in a notice published under regulation 55.