Drone Regulations
37. Are there exemptions from the state aid rules or situations in which they do not apply?
Bahamas
There are no applicable general state aid rules.
Bolivia
There are no applicable general state aid rules.
Brazil
Not applicable.
Canada
N/A.
Colombia
Is not possible for us answer this question with certainty because state policies regarding UAS are not publicly available.
Costa Rica
The benefit mentioned in the above answers applies only to PYMES.
El Salvador
There is not an express regulation on this matter.
Germany
The EU’s State aid rules apply to all measures that fulfill the conditions mentioned under question number 34 above. However, the EU Commission has acknowledged a de minimis threshold for projects that do not exceed certain support thresholds. The total amount of de minimis aid granted per Member State to a single undertaking shall not exceed EUR 200 000 over any period of three fiscal years. Support measures that do not exceed this threshold do not have to be notified.
Guatemala
There is not an express regulation on this matter.
India
Please refer to our response to question 36 above.
Israel
No exemptions are included in the applicable law or regulations and any request for state aid is examined based on the criteria and objectives of the IA, as described above.
Italy
N/A
Kenya
There are no regulations on state aid in Kenya.
Mexico
N/A.
Nicaragua
There is not an express regulation on this matter.
Norway
Not for UAS in particular.
Pakistan
N/A.
Panama
There are no applicable general state aid rules that would apply.
Philippines
Not applicable since the PCAR does not provide for any general or sector-specific state aid rules.
Portugal
N/A.
Puerto Rico
There is no state legislation covering this in Puerto Rico.
Romania
There are no special rules concerning the UAS operations from this perspective.
South Africa
N/A.
Spain
No exemptions apply in general terms. The aids are just for developing feasible business projects which are subject to study by the public organizations before approval.
Switzerland
UAS operations are not specifically exempted from state aid.
Turkey
No.
United Kingdom
N/A
United States of America
Please see response to Question 35, above.