Agriculture & Food

#52026AS121999Authorization for State Aid in Agricultural Processing and Marketing - Germany

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This EU authorization allows Germany to provide state aid to medium-sized businesses in agricultural processing and marketing until the end of 2029. With a budget of 5 million euros annually, the aid is designed to boost investment in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, aiming to strengthen agricultural and rural areas. Companies engaged in manufacturing within the agricultural sector in Germany are the primary beneficiaries.

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Key Changes

  • Germany can now provide state aid to medium-sized agricultural businesses.
  • Annual budget set at 5 million euros until 2029.
  • Aid focuses on investment in processing and marketing of agricultural products.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Maintain annual budget allocation of 5,000,000 EUR for the aid scheme throughout the authorization period

German federal and state-level granting authorities (Bewilligungsbehörden)
operational
high

Ensure aid scheme operates only until 31.12.2029; terminate all new aid disbursements by this date

German federal and state-level granting authorities (Bewilligungsbehörden)
operational
high

Restrict aid eligibility to medium-sized enterprises (mittelgroße Unternehmen) engaged in manufacturing within the agricultural sector

German federal and state-level granting authorities (Bewilligungsbehörden)
operational
high

Limit aid provision to investments in processing and marketing of agricultural products only

German federal and state-level granting authorities (Bewilligungsbehörden)
prohibition
medium

Provide aid exclusively through direct grants as the authorized form of aid

German federal and state-level granting authorities (Bewilligungsbehörden)
operational

Affected Parties

Medium-sized agricultural businessesManufacturing companies in the agricultural sector

Tags

state aid,agriculture,investment