Press Release: State aid: Commission consults on draft Communication on short-term export credit insurance

The European Commission has invited comments on its first draft of a revised communication on the application of EU state aid rules to short-term export credit insurance. After a first round of consultations and based on its experience in applying the communication, the Commission proposes to clarify and simplify the current rules, which expire on 31 December 2012. Comments on the draft communication should be submitted by 21 September 2012.