Abstract
The European Commission has embarked on a reform of State aid rules. One of the objectives of this reform is better application of State aid rules in the Member States. This article examines how the problem of incorrect application of State aid rules can be solved. If their application can be improved, the Commission is willing to expand the scope of the General Block Exemption Regulation so that fewer measures are notified for approval. This would result in considerable savings in administrative costs. The article proposes a system of institutional certification similar to those that exist in other policy areas such as the common agricultural policy and structural funds. A fundamental component of such certification is the establishment of transparent institutional procedures to cover all types of funding, not only those that may contain State aid. It will then be easier for competitors to identify and challenge non-notified aid or aid that is incorrectly applied.
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