Judgment_paragraph 7 · Staten genom Sjöfartsverket v Stockholms Hamn AB (C-401/24)

7Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article [108 TFEU] (OJ 2004 L 140, p. 1), the title of which has been amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2282 of 27 November 2015 (OJ 2015 L 325, p. 1) and now refers to the implementation of Regulation 2015/1589, provides:1. For the purposes of Article 1(c) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, an alteration to existing aid shall mean any change, other than modifications of a purely formal or administrative nature which cannot affect the evaluation of the compatibility of the aid measure with the common market. However an increase in the original budget of an existing aid scheme by up to 20% shall not be considered an alteration to existing aid.2.The following alterations to existing aid shall be notified on the simplified notification form set out in Annex II:(a) increases in the budget of an authorised aid scheme exceeding 20%;(b) prolongation of an existing authorised aid scheme by up to six years, with or without an increase in the budget;(c) tightening of the criteria for the application of an authorised aid scheme, a reduction of aid intensity or a reduction of eligible expenses;…’