#52026AS119813EU clears Italian market-rate guarantee method for agriculture, agri-food and fisheries
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The European Commission said it has no objections to Italy’s method for calculating direct guarantees by ISMEA for agricultural, agri-food and fisheries businesses. The point of the scheme is that these guarantees are considered market-based, so they are not treated as state aid under EU rules. For companies in these sectors, this means ISMEA can keep offering guarantees under an approved framework with a total budget of EUR 50 million. Businesses relying on these guarantees should still check the scheme rules, but this decision mainly confirms the legal and competition-law position of the Italian support system.
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Key Changes
- The Commission raised no objections to Italy’s guarantee calculation method for ISMEA.
- The scheme covers direct guarantees for agriculture, agri-food and fisheries businesses.
- The approved framework has an overall budget of EUR 50 million and is treated as market-based, not state aid.
Obligations
What this law requires
ISMEA may offer direct guarantees to agricultural, agri-food, and fisheries businesses only under the approved market-based calculation method described in the decision, within the framework assessed by the Commission as not constituting state aid.
The Italian guarantee scheme must remain within the approved overall budget of EUR 50,000,000.
Businesses seeking ISMEA guarantees should apply under the scheme rules established by the cited national legal bases and sector-specific decree conditions.