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State Aid Temporary Rules established in response to the economic and financial crisis

• 29.04.2015 - Regulation (EU) 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions
  • Interchange Fees Regulation 2015/751 - National Competent Authorities
• 10.07.2013 - Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 August 2013, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis ("Banking Communication")
  Press release IP/13/672: State aid: Commission adapts crisis rules for banks
  This Communication replaces the 2008 Banking Communication and supplements the remaining crisis rules.
• 01.12.2011: Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 January 2012, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis Official Journal C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 7
• 01.12.2010: Communication from the Commission on the application, after 1 January 2011, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis Official Journal C329, 7.12.2010, p.7
• 23.07.2009 Communication from the Commission "The return to viability and the assessment of restructuring measures in the financial sector in the current crisis under the State aid rules" Official Journal C195, 19.8.2009, p. 9
• 25.02.2009 Communication from the Commission on the Treatment of Impaired Assets in the Community Banking sector
  Official Journal C 72, 26.03.2009, pages 1-22
  05.12.2008 - Commission Communication Recapitalisation of financial institutions in the current financial crisis: limitation of the aid to the minimum necessary and safeguards against undue distortions of competition. Adopted on 5 December 2008
  Official Journal C 10, 15.1.2009, p. 2-10

Insurance – Block exemption regulations

• Commission Regulation (EC) of 24 March 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector. OJ L 83, 30.3.2010, p. 1-7
• Explanatory Communication from the Commission on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector. OJ C 82, 30.3.2010, p. 20-23
• Council Regulation 1534/91 of 31 May 1991 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector OJ L 143, 7.6.1991, p. 1-3