The State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Article 1 (Scope and definitions)

77.  In Article 1—

(a) after paragraph 1, insert—

“1A.   In this Regulation, a reference to Article 106(2) of the Treaty is to be read in accordance with regulation 3(3)(b) of the state aid regulations.

1B.   In this Regulation, a reference to Article 107(1) or 108(3) of the Treaty is a reference to that Article as it has effect in domestic law by virtue of section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and regulation 3(1) and (2) of the state aid regulations.”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in point (a), for “Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000”, substitute “Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council”;

(ii) in point (d), omit “or Member States”;

(iii) in point (f), after “2010/787/EU”, insert “, as it had effect immediately before exit day”;

(iv) in the final subparagraph, for “Member States”, substitute “aid grantors”;

(c) after paragraph 3(c), insert—

“(d) ‘state aid regulations’ means the State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;

(e) ‘CMA’ means the Competition and Markets Authority.”.