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BOE-A-2026-10743 ·19 May 2026 ·Royal Decree Medium impact
Subsidies

Aquaculture firms: 3 months to adjust to new industrial strengthening aid rules

Royal Decree 394/2026 amends Articles 9 and 25 of Royal Decree 657/2024, setting new eligibility criteria and improving the evaluation process for industrial strengthening projects in aquaculture. This directly impacts companies involved in fish and seafood processing, requiring updates to their applications and documentation.

In 2 key points

  1. The articles 9 and 25 of Royal Decree 657/2024 are amended to establish new evaluation criteria (art. 9, 25 del RD 657/2024)
  2. Aquaculture firms must adapt their aid applications within three months (art. 9 del RD 394/2026)

How it affects those involved

Aquaculture businesses must revise their aid applications to meet new environmental and technical evaluation criteria within three months of the regulation coming into effect. No changes affect already granted aid.

Lifecycle

2026-05-19PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-08-04Into forceComes into force (disposicion final segunda)
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