The European Commission seeks feedback on the new General Block Exemption Regulation

The Commission is seeking stakeholder views on the draft for a new General Block Exemption Regulation.

The State aid General Block Exemption Regulation (“GBER”) declares specific categories of State aid compatible with Article 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), if they fulfil certain conditions. Aid fulfilling these conditions is exempted from the requirement of prior notification and Commission approval. The GBER enables Member States to quickly provide aid if conditions limiting the distortion of competition in the Single Market are met.

Following a broad public consultation and call for evidence in 2025, the Commission has reviewed the GBER with the aim to simplify it, bring it into line with social, market and technological developments and streamline it by addressing inconsistencies and improving readability.

The draft for a revised GBER submitted for this public consultation reflects those objectives.

How to submit your contribution

We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities.

• If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please click here to submit your contribution.
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of an organisation, please click here to submit your contribution.
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click here to submit your contribution.

More information

Find more information about the Consultation on the European Commission's website.