Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 1, the words ‘Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (2) in Article 2, the words ‘Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (3) in Article 3, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Notifications shall be sent electronically, via the electronic application designated by the Commission. All correspondence in connection with a notification shall be sent electronically via the secured electronic system designated by the Commission.’ ; (4) in Article 4, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: (a) in the first sentence, the words ‘Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (b) the second sentence is replaced by the following: ‘However an increase in the original budget of an existing aid that is authorised or deemed compatible under Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 by up to 20 % shall not be considered an alteration to existing aid.’; (5) in Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to any additional specific reporting requirements laid down in a conditional decision adopted pursuant to Article 9(4) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589, or to the observance of any undertakings provided by the Member State concerned in connection with a decision to approve aid, Member States shall compile annual reports on existing aid schemes and individual aid in respect of each whole or part calendar year during which the scheme applies, using the standardised reporting format set out in Annex III.’ ; (6) in Article 7, the words ‘Article 88(3) of the Treaty’ are replaced by the words ‘Article 108(3) of the Treaty’ and the words ‘Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (7) Article 8 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 1, the words ‘Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (b) in paragraph 5, the words ‘Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by ‘Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (c) in paragraph 5a, the words ‘Article 6a(6) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Article 7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (d) in paragraph 5b, the words ‘Article 6a(7) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Article 7(7) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (8) in Article 9(1), the words ‘Article 88(3) of the Treaty’ are replaced by the words ‘Article 108(3) of the Treaty’; (9) in Article 11a(1), the words ‘Articles 10(1) and 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Articles 12(1) and 24(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (10) in Article 11b, the words ‘Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’ are replaced by the words ‘Regulation (EU) 2015/1589’; (11) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation; (12) Annexes III.A, III.B and III.C are deleted; (13) Annex III as set out in Annex II to this Regulation is inserted; (14) Annex IV is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation; (15) Annex V as set out in Annex IV to this Regulation is added.