If you have not received financial support from a state body, agency or department De Minimis will not apply to your company.

De Minimis Aid can come from any State body, agency or department and can be in the form of grant or equity.

De Minimis Aid is small amounts of State Aid given to an enterprise which cannot exceed €200,000 (from 1st January 2007) over any three fiscal years to any company irrespective of size or location.

If a Company is part of a group then the €200,000 limit applies to the group. Such amounts of De Minimis Aid are regarded as falling outside the category of State aid that is banned by the EC Treaty and can be awarded to an enterprise without notification to or clearance from the European Commission.