Pursuant to the Treaty, Member States shall notify State aid to the Commission and may not grant the aid until it has been authorised. However, aid which complies with the conditions laid down in a Block Exemption Regulation is exempted from notification. The current Block Exemption Regulation expires on 31.12.2020 and therefore needs to be replaced. In parallel, the review should ensure consistency of the Regulation with the new legal framework of the Common Agricultural Policy.