State aid: guidance
Guidance to help public sector bodies to understand and comply with state aid rules.
Approved schemes
If you've done the four state aid tests and established that state aid may be an issue for you, next you need to determine whether the aid you want to provide is covered by an existing approved scheme, or can be awarded using existing European Commission guidelines and frameworks.
See below for full lists of Scotland's:
- schemes approved under GBER
- schemes approved under ABER
- schemes approved under FBER
- schemes approved under guidelines
GBER schemes
The following schemes are approved under the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER).
ABER schemes
The following schemes are approved under the Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation (ABER) 2014 to 2020:
| Scheme title |
Scheme code |
Scheme administrator |
| SA.41022
|
Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park |
|
| Highlands and Islands Enterprise Block Exemption Scheme 2015 to 2020 |
SA.40971
|
Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
| SA.40194 |
Scottish Government |
|
| SA.40193 |
Scottish Government |
|
| SA.40198 |
Scottish Government |
|
| SA.40199 |
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) |
|
| Sustainable Land Management Incentive Scheme for the protection of drinking water sources |
SA.40200 |
Scottish Water |
| SA.40077 |
Scottish Government |
|
| Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Natural Heritage Grant Scheme |
SA.41763 |
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park |
| SA.49410 |
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency |
|
| SA.41767 |
Forestry Commission Scotland |
|
| SA.41968 |
Scottish Government |
|
| SA.43106 |
Scottish Government |
|
| Scottish Agricultural Co-op, Knowledge Transfer and Advisory Support Scheme |
SA.52396 |
Scottish Government |
| Natural Heritage Management Agreements - Management Works and Advice |
SA.46849 |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SA.47852 |
Scottish Water |
|
| SA.48822 |
Local Energy Scotland |
|
| SA.54108 | Shetland Islands Council | |
| Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme (SACGS) | SA.58558 | Scottish Government |
FBER schemes
The following schemes are approved under the Fisheries Block Exemption Regulation (FBER) :
| Scheme title |
Scheme code |
Scheme administrator |
| SA.53829 |
Shetland Islands Council |
|
| SA.57233 |
Shetland Islands Council |
|
| Highlands and Islands Enterprise Fisheries and Aquaculture Block Exemption Scheme 2015 to 2020 |
SA.48207 |
Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
| Scottish Marine Assistance Scheme | SA.55525 | Scottish Government |
Schemes approved under guidelines
The Scottish Green Bus Fund was approved under the Environmental Aid and Energy Guidelines on 28 July 2016.
The Forestry Co-operation Scheme was approved under the Community Guidelines for State Aid in the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors 2014 to 2020 on 1 March 2016.
The QMS Meat Quality Promotion Scheme was approved under the European Union Guidelines for State Aid in the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors 2014 to 2020 on 13 June 2017.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency River Restoration Compensation Scheme was approved under the Community Guidelines for State Aid in the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors 2014 to 2020 on 25 November 2016.
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