State aid and subsidy control - useful contacts

If you work for a public body and need to speak to someone directly about subsidy control, please contact one of the following:

Transport

For advice on State aid and subsidy control in the Northern Ireland transport sector, please contact the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Transport Policy, Strategy and Legislation Division: epu@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Rural Development

For advice on State aid and subsidy control in the Northern Ireland agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture sectors, and on support for rural development , please contact the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA): stateaid@daera-ni.gov.uk

Industrial State aid and subsidy control

For advice on industrial State aid and subsidy control in all other sectors, please contact the Department for the Economy (DfE) Subsidy Control Advice Unit: subsidycontrol@economy-ni.gov.uk

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If you would like to write to the DfE Subsidy Control Advie Unit, the address is:

Please note that the above contact points can usually only give State aid and subsidy control advice to public bodies. Private sector organisations and individuals should seek independent legal advice.