Policy field
Competition: State aid
Target group
All citizens, organisations, companies and public authorities are welcome to contribute to this consultation.
Period of consultation
From 24.07.2026 to 04.09.2026
Objective of the consultation
The Commission is seeking stakeholder views on the draft of new Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines.
The Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty (‘Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines’) set out the conditions under which aid to non-financial undertakings in difficulty may be considered compatible with the internal market and State aid rules, in particular on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU').
Following a broad public consultation and call for evidence in 2025, the Commission has reviewed the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines with the aim to modernise them, reflecting today's changed economic context, to ensure that they remain fit to meet their objectives.
The draft for revised Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines submitted for this public consultation reflects this objective.
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 COMP-R-R-GUIDELINES
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (subject: HT.4404_Reply_from_a_citizen) (here) to submit your contribution. - If you are answering this consultation on behalf of an organisation, please click COMP-R-R-GUIDELINESec [dot] europa [dot] eu (subject: HT.4404_Reply_from_an_organisation) (here) to submit your contribution.
- If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click COMP-R-R-GUIDELINESec [dot] europa [dot] eu (subject: HT.4404_Reply_from_a_public_authority) (here) to submit your contribution.
Received contributions will be published on this webpage. Submissions that are clearly marked "confidential" will be treated as such and not published. In that case please also provide a non-confidential version of your reply. It is important to read the privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.
When providing us with the documents requested above, please ensure that redactions made by you properly cover all confidential information and cannot be reversed.
Please note that we cannot guarantee to take account of replies received after the deadline.
We would appreciate receiving documents in an electronic format.
Consultation documents
- Draft for Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty and Annexes
Reference documents
Contact details
Responsible service:
Directorate-General for Competition – Unit E.3
Please always indicate the reference number in your correspondence: HT.4404
e-mail: COMP-R-R-GUIDELINESec [dot] europa [dot] eu (COMP-R-R-GUIDELINES[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Postal address:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Unit E3
State aid Registry
1049 Bruxelles /Brussel
Belgique /België
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