Fossil fuel production cannot receive state aid under the guidelines, except for gas under some circumstances.
[6][7][8] The three other members of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) request the exemption from the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
[9] To obtain European Commission approval for aid under the CEEAG, EU member states use a software.
In April 2021, the Commission rejected some parts of the revision, such as subsidies to nuclear power plants, but approved other aspects of it using EEAG.
Such approval included increased subsidies to solar power plants and onshore wind farms.