Today, the European Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to prolong by six months certain provisions of the Framework aimed to address persisting market disturbances specifically in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.

On 11 April 2024, the Commission consulted Member States on the persistence of a serious disturbance of the economy affecting in particular the primary agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The Commission has also taken note of the European Council's conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024 on the importance of a resilient and sustainable agricultural sector for food security and the EU's strategic autonomy, and its encouragement to pursue the work on a possible extension of the TCTF.

Against this background, the Commission has decided to adopt a limited prolongation of section 2.1 of the TCTF for the primary agricultural sector, as well as the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. This decision to delay the phase-out of the TCTF allows Member States to provide limited amounts of aid to companies active in these sectors for further six months, until 31 December 2024. It will give Member States more time to implement support measures, if needed.