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[F1Eligibility criteriaU.K.
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16E.—(1) The eligibility criteria for a claim for relief are that—
(a)the claimant—
(i)is established in the United Kingdom;
(ii)is registered with HMRC in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC; and
(iii)has incurred a liability to duty under section 30A(3) or section 40A(1)(b) of the Act in the course of a commercial activity; F2...
[F3(aa)an appointment of an undertaking lead for the single undertaking of which the claimant is part is in effect at the time of the claim and the appointment has been notified to HMRC in accordance with regulation 16CA;
(ab)the undertaking lead has met the requirements in regulation 16SA; and]
(b)grant of the relief claimed would not result in the claimant being granted aid in excess of the applicable de minimis state aid limit or any other breach of any other EU law that has effect as a result of section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
(2) In paragraph (1)(b), the “applicable de minimis state aid limit” means the limit on the amount of de minimis state aid which may be granted to the claimant by virtue of, as the case may be—
(a)[F4Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023] on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid;
(b)[F5Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2832 of 13 December 2023] on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid granted to undertakings providing services of general economic interest;
(c)Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the agriculture sector; or
(d)Commission Regulation (EU) No 717/2014 of 27 June 2014 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector.
(3) Where the claim for relief is made by a relief agent on behalf of a principal the references to “the claimant” in paragraph (1) are to the principal.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 2 Ch. 5 inserted (31.12.2020 for specified purposes, 4.9.2021 for specified purposes) by The Customs (Modification and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1629), regs. 1(4)(5), 6(8); S.I. 2021/983, reg. 2
F2Word in reg. 16E(1) omitted (30.9.2023 for specified purposes, 2.10.2023 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/958), regs. 1(3), 7(a); S.I. 2023/1050, reg. 2(b)
F3Reg. 16E(1)(aa)(ab) inserted (30.9.2023 for specified purposes, 2.10.2023 in so far as not already in force) by The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/958), regs. 1(3), 7(b); S.I. 2023/1050, reg. 2(b)
F4Words in reg. 16E(2)(a) substituted (12.6.2024) by The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/672), regs. 1, 7(3)(a)
F5Words in reg. 16E(2)(b) substituted (12.6.2024) by The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/672), regs. 1, 7(3)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 16E(1)(a)(i) modified (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Modification and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2019/385), reg. 7(4) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1629, regs. 1(2), 8(2))
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 16E in force at 31.12.2020 for specified purposes by S.I. 2020/1629, reg. 1(4)
I2Reg. 16E in force at 4.9.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/983, reg. 2 (see S.I. 2020/1629, reg. 1(4)(5))
I3Reg. 16E in force at 2.10.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/1050, reg. 2(a) (see S.I. 2020/1629, reg. 1(4)(5))
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