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Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13)
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Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14)
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Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Art. 16)
Aid for Environmental protection (Art. 17 - 25)
Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 18)
Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in absence of Community standards (Art. 19)
Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art.20)
Environmental aid for investment in energy saving measures (Art. 21)
Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22)
Environmental aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23)
Aid for environmental studies (Art.24)
Environmental aid in the form of tax reductions (Art. 25)
Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participation in fairs (Art. 26 - 27)
Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26)
Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)
Aid in the form of risk capital (Art. 28 - 29)
Aid for research, development and innovation (Art. 30 - 37)
Aid for research and development projects (Art. 31)
Fundamental research (Art. 31.2.a)
Industrial research (Art. 31.2.b)
Experimental development (Art. 31.2.c)
Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)
Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33)
Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34)
Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)
Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36)
Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37)
Training aid (Art. 38 - 39)
Specific training (Art. 38(1))
General training (Art. 38(2))
Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers (Art. 40 - 42)
Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40)
Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41)
Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42)
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Primary Objective (Agriculture cases):
Employment
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Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences
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Closing capacity
Insurance premiums
Land reparcelling
Outermost regions and the Aegean Islands
Start-up of producers groups
Technical support (AGRI)
Advertising (AGRI)
Adverse climatic events (Art. 11 of Reg. (EC)
Animal diseases (Art. 10 of Reg. (EC) No 1857-06
Conservation of traditional landscapes(Art 5 (1857
Early retirement (Art. 8 of Reg. (EC) No 1857-06
Insurance premiums (Art. 12 Reg. (EC) No 1857-06
Investment in agricultural holdings (Art.4-1857-6
Land reparcelling (Art. 13 Reg. (EC) No 1857-06
Livestock sector (Art. 16 Reg. (EC) No 1857-06
Plant diseases and pest infestations (Art. 10 1857-06
Producer groups (Art. 9 of Reg. (EC) No 1857-06
Production quality agricultural products (Art14-06
Reg. (EC)No 1255-1999 (Art 17(a) Reg1857-06
Reg. (EC)No 1782-2003 (Art 17(b) Reg1857-06
Reg. (EC) No 2200-1996 (Art. 17(c) Reg.1857-06
Relocation of farm buildings(Art. 6 Reg.1857-06
Setting up of young farmers (Art.7 Reg.1857-06
Technical support (Art. 15 of Reg. (EC) No 1857-
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Payments Natura 2000 and payments linked to the Directive 2000/60/EC
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Article 4(6) - tacit decision
Article 7(2) - decision does not constitute aid (after formal investigation procedure)
Article 7(3) - positive decision
Article 7(4) - conditional decision
Article 7(5) and 14(1) - negative decision with recovery
Article 7(5) and 14(1) - negative decision without recovery
Article 7(5) only - negative decision on notified aid not put into effect
Article 8(1) - withdrawal of notification (before formal investigation procedure)
Article 8(2) - withdrawal of notification (after formal investigation procedure)
Article 9 - revocation of a decision
Article 10(3) - information injunction
Article 11(1) - suspension injunction
Article 11(2) - recovery injunction
Article 12 - referral to Court of Justice (non-compliance with injunction)
Article 18 - proposal for appropriate measures
Article 22 - on-site monitoring
Article 23 - referral to Court of Justice (non-compliance with decisions)
Article 260(2) TFEU - referral to the Court of Justice (non-compliance with Court judgment)
Article 228 (2) EC Treaty - referral to the Court of Justice (non-compliance with Court judgment)
Com decision instruction the LS to initiate 88(2) action
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EU Primary legal basis:
No aid in the sense of Art. 107(1) TFEU
Art. 107(2)(a) TFEU - Social character
Art. 107(2)(b) TFEU - Natural disasters
Art. 107(2)(c) TFEU - Certain areas of Germany
Art. 107(3)(a) TFEU - Least developed regions
Art. 107(3)(b) TFEU - Project of common interest
Art. 107(3)(b) TFEU - Remedy serious disturbance
Art. 107(3)(c) TFEU Certain econ. activities/areas
Art. 107(3)(d) TFEU - Culture and heritage
Art. 107(3)(e) TFEU - Other categories
Art. 106(2) TFEU - SGEI
Art. 50(2)(h) TFEU - Freedom of establishment
Art. 93 TFEU - Transport
Art. 346 TFEU - Defence
ECSC Treaty - Coal and Steel Treaty
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EU Secondary legal basis:
3 precedent decisions - Notice on Simplified Procedure, 2009
Agriculture - Block Exemption Regulation 1857/2006
Agriculture - Community Guidelines for State Aid in the Agriculture and Forestry Sector 2007-2013
Broadband - Broadband Guidelines 2009
Broadcasting - Broadcasting Communication, 2009
Cinema - Cinema Communication 2001-2012
Coal - Coal - Council Decision 2010/787/EU of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
Coal - Council Regulation 1407/2002 on State aid to the coal industry
Crisis - Financial sector - Banking Communication, 2008
Crisis - Financial sector - Impaired Assets Communication, 2009
Crisis - Financial sector - Recapitalisation Communication, 2009
Crisis - Financial sector - Restructuring Communication 2009-2010
Crisis - Real economy - Temporary Framework 2008-2010
De minimis - De minimis Regulation 2007-2013
Electricity - Stranded Costs Communication, 2001
Environment - Environmental Aid Guidelines, 2008-2014
Export credit insurance - Export Credit Insurance Communication 1998-2010
Fisheries - Guidelines for the examination of State aid to fisheries and aquaculture, 2008
GBER - General Block Exemption Regulation 2008-2013
Guarantees - Guarantees Notice, 2008
Land Sales - Public Land Sales Communication, 1997
Not applicable - approved directly under the TFEU Treaty
Regional - Regional Aid Guidelines, 2007-2013
Rescue and restructuring - Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines, 2004-2012
Research and development - Research, Development and Innovation Framework, 2007-2013
Risk capital - Risk Capital Guidelines, 2006-2013
Services of General Economic Interest - SGEI Decision, 2005
Services of General Economic Interest - SGEI Framework 2005-2011
Shipbuilding - Framework on State Aid to Shipbuilding 2004-2011
Taxation - Direct Business Taxation Notice, 1998
Training - Training Aid Communication, 2009
Transport - Aviation Guidelines, 1994
Transport - Aviation Guidelines, 2005
Transport - Community guidelines on State aid for railway undertakings
Transport - Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport
Transport - Community guidelines on financing of airports and start-up aid to airlines departing from regional airports (2005)
Transport - Community guidelines on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty and Article 61 of the EEA Agreement to State aids in the aviation sector (1994)
Transport - Maritime Guidelines, 2004
Transport - Motorways of the Sea, 2008
Transport - PSO Regulation 1370/2007
Transport - Railway Guidelines, 2008
Transport - Regulation 1370/2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road
De minimis - De minimis Regulation, 2001 (expired)
Environment - Environmental Aid guidelines, 2001 (expired)
Export credit insurance - Export Credit Insurance Communication, 2001 (expired)
Guarantees - Guarantees Notice, 2000 (expired)
Multisectoral Framework - Large Investments Projects Communication, 2003 (expired)
Regional aid - Regional Aid Guidelines, 1998 (expired)
Regional aid - Regional aid BER, 2006
Rescue and restructuring - Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines, 1999 (expired)
Research and development - Research and Development Framework, 1996 (expired)
Risk capital - Risk Capital Communication, 2001 (expired)
Shipbuilding - Temporary Defensive Mechanism, 2004 (expired)
Small and medium-sized enterprises - SME Block Exemption Regulation, 2001 (expired)
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Art 101 TFEU (Ex 81 EC)
Art 102 TFEU (Ex 82 EC)
Art 105 TFEU (Ex 85 EC)
Art 106 TFEU (Ex 86 EC)
Art 258 TFEU (Ex 226 EC)
Art 63 ECSC Treaty
Art 65 ECSC Treaty
Art 66(7) ECSC Treaty
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Art 54 EEA
Art 22 Directive 2003/55/EC
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