Reference/discount rates and recovery interest rates

Legislation on methodology

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty - OJ L 82, 25.03.2008, p.1
• New Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates - OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p.6
  • Press release
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (chapter V – Interest rate for the recovery of unlawful aid) - OJ L 140, 30.04.2004, p. 1-134
• Commission notice on a technical adjustment to the reference and discount rates for Greece - OJ C 66, 01.03.2001, page 7
• Commission notice on technical adaptations to the method for setting the reference and discount rates - OJ C 241, 26.08.1999, page 9
• Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates - OJ C 273 of 9.9.1997, p. 3
• Commission letter to MS on reference/discount rates, 18.08.1997
• Study on reference rates (26.10.2004)

Reference and discount rates (in %) since 01.08.1997

Tables: State Aid - Reference and discount rates (in %) since 01.08.1997

• Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2007 - Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.04.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 09.09.1997, p. 3) - OJ C 317 of 23.12.2006, p. 2
  • Corrigendum to Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 July 2008- OJ C 197 of 05.07.2012, p. 10
• Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 September 2006— Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140 of 30.04.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273 of 09.09.1997, p. 3) - OJ C 298 of 08.12.2006, p. 15
• Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2006 - Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3) - OJ C 336, 31.12.2005, p. 11–11
• Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2005 — Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3) - OJC 220, 08.09.2005, page 2
• Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2005 — Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3) - OJC 172, 12.07.2005, P. 18
• Reference and recovery rates in the field of State aid - OJ C 136, 03.06.2005, p. 40
• Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 15 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2005 and historic recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable from 1 August 1997 — Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3) - OJC 88, 12.04.2005, page 5
• Reference and recovery rates in the field of State aid OJC 48, 24.02.2005, page 2