State Aid

What is State aid? State aid is an economic advantage that can take many forms, granted by public authorities through state resources on a selective basis, to undertakings or other economic operators. Under certain circumstances, this could potentially distort competition in the markets, against public interest.

The European Commission, through the Directorate-General for Competition (DGCOMP), is in charge of analysing State aid and deciding on its compatibility with the European Single Market. Spain is obliged to notify the European Commission on any State aid granted, unless the scheme is subject to an exemption.

However, the CNMC can provide guidance and assessment to public bodies regarding State aid, in order to preserve the correct functioning of the markets.

Annual report on State aid in Spain

An annual report is made regarding the State aid granted in Spain (according to article 11.2 of Act 15/2007, on Competition), according to the data provided by the European Commission. Concerning its main contents, it includes a statistic analysis on the State aid granted in Spain and the latest regulations and jurisprudence on the subject. The report also includes a summary of the main activities led by the CNMC on State aid throughout the year.

Last 3 Annual reports on State aid in Spain

(click here to see older reports):

Other reports on State aid

The CNMC also reports on individual state aid schemes and addresses proposals and recommendations to public bodies in order to ensure effective competition in the markets (according to article 11.1 of Act 15/2007 on Competition). The CNMC’s analysis can deal with both economic and regulatory aspects (according to article 7 of the Regulation on Competition).

See all reports on State Aid

State aid granted in Spain

A database is updated with information on notified aid and aid covered by a block exemption granted in Spain (according to article 8 of the Regulation on Competition)..

In addition to this information, the European Commission keeps a database containing all the registered State aid in all European Union Member States. At a Spanish level, the National State Aid Database gives detailed information on all state aid procedures in Spain.

Here is a detail of the last State aid measures granted in Spain and published in official journals.

Last 10 State aid granted in Spain
Reference Title Type Amount Granting Authority Date
AE/CNMC/399/23 SA.108897 INV INICIATIVA FÁBRICA INTELIGENTE Y SOSTENIBLE EN MATERIA DE DIGITALIZACIÓN Y PACTO VERDE -GALICIA- Exenta UE 24.000.000,00 € AGENCIA GALLEGA DE INNOVACIÓN 29/08/2023
AE/CNMC/425/23 SA.109121 AGRI PROYECTOS INNOVADORES DE LOS GRUPOS OPERATIVOS DE LA AEI -GALICIA- Exenta UE 5.580.000,00 € XUNTA DE GALICIA 21/08/2023
AE/CNMC/424/23 SA.109110 ASOC CENTROS ESPECIALES DE EMPLEO -CATALUÑA- Exenta UE 11.000.000,00 € GENERALITAT DE CATALUÑA 21/08/2023
AE/CNMC/426/23 SA.104723 - AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING SCHEME SA.100486 RRF SPAIN - TRTEL - SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR SUSTAINABLE AND DIGITAL TRANSPORT - CO-INCENTIVE TO BOOST RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC MERIT -NOTIFICADA- Notificada UE 120.000.000,00 € MINISTERIO DE TRANSPORTES, MOVILIDAD Y AGENDA URBANA 18/08/2023
AE/CNMC/423/23 SA.109097 AGRI ASOCIACIÓN DE PROPIETARIOS FORESTALES DE NAVARRA -FORESNA/ZURGAIA- -NAVARRA- Exenta UE 109.889,00 € GOBIERNO DE NAVARRA 18/08/2023
AE/CNMC/422/23 SA.109095 INV PROGRAMA TRANSFERENCIA TECNOLÓGICA 2023 -VIZCAYA- Exenta UE 2.200.000,00 € DIPUTACIÓN FORAL DE BIZKAIA 18/08/2023
AE/CNMC/421/23 SA.109094 AGRI COMPRA DE PRODUCTOS A BASE DE SAPONINAS EN LA LUCHA CONTRA EL CARACOL MANZANA EN EL DELTA DEL EBRO -CATALUÑA- Exenta UE 3.000.000,00 € GENERALITAT DE CATALUÑA 18/08/2023
AE/CNMC/420/23 SA.109033 AGRI CENTROS DE LIMPIEZA Y DESINFECCIÓN DE VEHÍCULOS DE TRANSPORTE POR CARRETERA DE GANADO -MRR- -NAVARRA- Exenta UE 261.760,00 € 11/08/2023
AE/CNMC/419/23 SA.109029 CULT DEDUCCIÓN POR INVERSIONES EN PRODUCCIONES CINEMATOGRÁFICAS Y SERIES AUDIOVISUALES -NAVARRA- Exenta UE 10.000.000,00 € GOBIERNO DE NAVARRA 11/08/2023
AE/CNMC/418/23 SA.109028 INV REALIZACIÓN DE PROYECTOS DE I+D EN COOPERACIÓN INTERNACIONAL ERA-MIN 2023 -NAVARRA- Exenta UE 500.000,00 € GOBIERNO DE NAVARRA 11/08/2023