The EU Commission issued new de minimis rules for state aid control

The New Rules on De minimis Aid for 2014-2020: Regulation 1407/2013* Introduction It is appropriate to start this year’s articles on State aid with an appraisal of one of the most important new legislative items for the period 2014-2020: the new de minimis rules. The European Commission adopted the new de minimis Regulation in mid-December and the formal text was published just before Christmas in the Official Journal of 24 December 2013 [1]. The new Regulation elaborates a few points of the old Regulation [Regulation 1998/2006] but mostly maintains current rules and practice. This is probably the right approach to the treatment of de minimis aid. Member States and the Commission have gained experience in granting and controlling de minimis aid so there is no need for any significant