How much de minimis aid can you still receive?

A single undertaking may receive no more than EUR 300,000 of de minimis aid over any period of three years. This is laid down in Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831, which applies from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2030.

The calculator adds up the aid you received in the three years before the planned date of the new aid and shows how much of the amount remains. It also shows the date from which the oldest aid no longer counts.

For loans and guarantees you enter the aid amount stated in the contract or in the grantor’s notice. The amount of the loan itself is not entered.

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How the calculator works

The rule is in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2831. The total amount of de minimis aid granted per Member State to a single undertaking must not exceed EUR 300,000 over any period of three years.

According to recital 11 of the regulation, the period is assessed on a rolling basis. For each new grant, the total amount of aid granted in the three previous years is taken into account. In its summary of the regulation, the Croatian Ministry of Finance gives an example in which, for aid granted on 15 February 2025, the aid received from 15 February 2022 to 15 February 2025 is taken into account. The calculator works in the same way, so it also includes aid granted on the same date three years earlier.

Aid is deemed granted at the moment the legal right to receive it is conferred on the undertaking, irrespective of the date of payment (Article 3(3)). This is usually the date of the contract or of the award decision.

The ceiling applies to a single undertaking. Under Article 2(2) this means all enterprises between which at least one of four relationships exists. One enterprise has a majority of the voting rights in another. One enterprise has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the members of the administrative, management or supervisory body of another. One enterprise has a dominant influence over another under a contract, the memorandum or the articles of association. One enterprise alone controls a majority of the voting rights in another under an agreement with other members. The same applies when enterprises are related in this way through one or more other enterprises. This is why the aid of all such enterprises is added up.

The ceiling applies irrespective of the form and objective of the aid and regardless of whether the aid is financed from Union resources (Article 3(4)). Amounts are calculated as gross cash grants. If the aid is not a grant, its gross grant equivalent is used (Article 3(5)). For a loan or guarantee this is the aid amount the grantor states in the contract or notice. The calculator does not compute that amount.

If new aid would exceed the ceiling, that new aid cannot benefit from the regulation (Article 3(7)). The calculator therefore warns you when the planned amount exceeds the remaining amount.

The regulation does not apply to the primary production of agricultural products or to the primary production of fishery and aquaculture products (Article 1(1)). Agriculture is covered by Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/3118, with a ceiling of EUR 50,000 over three years. Fishery and aquaculture are covered by Regulation (EU) No 717/2014, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/2391, with a ceiling of EUR 30,000 over three fiscal years, which a Member State with a central register may raise to EUR 40,000. Under Article 5(2), that aid is cumulated with other de minimis aid up to the ceiling of EUR 300,000.

The regulation applies from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2030 (Article 8). The three-year period also includes de minimis aid granted earlier under Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013.

Frequently asked questions

How is the three-year period calculated?

The period is rolling. On the date the new aid is granted you look back three years and add up all de minimis aid granted in that period. For aid granted on 15 February 2025 the period runs from 15 February 2022 to 15 February 2025. The calculator also counts aid granted exactly three years earlier, which is the more cautious way of calculating.

What does single undertaking mean?

A single undertaking is all enterprises linked by control. This is the case when one enterprise holds a majority of the voting rights in another, can appoint or remove a majority of the management or supervisory board, or has a dominant influence under a contract or the articles of association. The same applies to enterprises linked through a third enterprise. The EUR 300,000 ceiling applies to all those enterprises together, so their aid is added up.

Which amount is entered for a loan or guarantee?

You enter the aid amount, known as the gross grant equivalent. It is the benefit you received from the more favourable terms of the loan or guarantee. The grantor states this amount in the contract or in the notice on the de minimis aid granted. If you cannot find it, ask the grantor. The calculator does not compute the gross grant equivalent.

Does the contract date or the payment date count?

The date on which you acquired the legal right to the aid counts. Under Article 3(3) of the regulation, aid is deemed granted at that moment, irrespective of when the money was paid. In practice this is usually the date of the contract or of the award decision. Aid contracted in December and paid in March of the following year counts from December.

What if the planned aid exceeds the remaining amount?

Then none of the new aid can be granted as de minimis aid. Article 3(7) says that new aid which would exceed the ceiling does not benefit from the regulation. The solution is a smaller aid amount or a later date of granting, once older aid has dropped out of the three-year period. The calculator shows the date from which the oldest aid no longer counts.

Do the same rules apply to agriculture and fisheries?

Primary production is covered by separate regulations with lower ceilings. In agriculture it is EUR 50,000 over three years under Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013. In fishery and aquaculture it is EUR 30,000 over three fiscal years under Regulation (EU) No 717/2014, and a Member State with a central register may set EUR 40,000. That aid is cumulated with other de minimis aid up to EUR 300,000.

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