- Volume 17 (2018), Issue 4
- Vol. 17 (2018), No. 4
- >
- Pages 483 - 493
- pp. 483 - 493
Monitoring of State Aid
From Ex Ante to Ex Post Control
Ex post monitoring is a counterpart of the State aid decentralisation process and, as such, is a cornerstone of the current State aid control system. The application of State aid rules is being increasingly decentralised thanks to the significant use of the block exemption Regulations by the Member States. However, this does not mean that the Commission is giving up its powers and obligations under the Treaty. On the contrary, it closely follows — through ex post controls — how State aid measures are implemented by the Member States. This Commission-level monitoring exercise aims to correct the detected irregularities both for the past and for the future and helps to improve State aid rules. It has a measurable deterrent effect.
Keywords: State aid; enforcement; monitoring; ex post control; SAM; decentralisation; block exemption regulation.