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Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I COMMON PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

    3. Article 3.Conditions for exemption

    4. Article 4.Aid intensity and eligible costs

    5. Article 5.Transparency of aid

    6. Article 6.Individual notification thresholds

    7. Article 7.Cumulation

    8. Article 8.Incentive effect

    9. Article 9.Transparency

    10. Article 10.Monitoring

    11. Article 11.Annual reporting

    12. Article 12.Specific conditions applicable to investment aid

  3. CHAPTER II SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF AID

    1. SECTION 1 Regional aid

      1. Article 13.Regional investment and employment aid

      2. Article 14.Aid for newly created small enterprises

    2. SECTION 2 SME investment and employment aid

      1. Article 15.SME investment and employment aid

    3. SECTION 3 Aid for female entrepreneurship

      1. Article 16.Aid for small enterprises newly created by female entrepreneurs

    4. SECTION 4 Aid for environmental protection

      1. Article 17.Definitions

      2. Article 18.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

      3. Article 19.Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards

      4. Article 20.Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs

      5. Article 21.Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures

      6. Article 22.Environmental investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration

      7. Article 23.Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources

      8. Article 24.Aid for environmental studies

      9. Article 25.Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes

    5. SECTION 5 Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participation in fairs

      1. Article 26.Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs

      2. Article 27.Aid for SME participation in fairs

    6. SECTION 6 Aid in the form of risk capital

      1. Article 28.Definitions

      2. Article 29.Aid in the form of risk capital

    7. SECTION 7 Aid for research and development and innovation

      1. Article 30.Definitions

      2. Article 31.Aid for research and development projects

      3. Article 32.Aid for technical feasibility studies

      4. Article 33.Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs

      5. Article 34.Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors

      6. Article 35.Aid to young innovative enterprises

      7. Article 36.Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services

      8. Article 37.Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel

    8. SECTION 8 Training aid

      1. Article 38.Definitions

      2. Article 39.Training aid

    9. SECTION 9 Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers

      1. Article 40.Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies

      2. Article 41.Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies

      3. Article 42.Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers

  4. CHAPTER III FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 43.Repeal

    2. Article 44.Transitional provisions

    3. Article 45.Entry into force and applicability

  5. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Definition of SME

      1. Article 1.Enterprise

      2. Article 2.Staff headcount and financial thresholds determining enterprise categories

      3. Article 3.Types of enterprise taken into consideration in calculating staff numbers and financial amounts

      4. Article 4.Data used for the staff headcount and the financial amounts and reference period

      5. Article 5.Staff headcount

      6. Article 6.Establishing the data of an enterprise

    2. ANNEX II

      1. Form for the provision of summary information for research and...

        1. 1. Aid in favour of (name of the undertaking(s) receiving the...

        2. 2. Aid scheme reference (Commission reference of the existing scheme or...

        3. 3. Public entity/entities providing the assistance (name and co-ordinates of the...

        4. 4. Member State where the aided project or measure is carried...

        5. 5. Type of project or measure:

        6. 6. Short description of project or measure:

        7. 7. Where applicable, eligible costs (in EUR):

        8. 8. Discounted aid amount (gross) in EUR:

        9. 9. Aid intensity (% in gross grant equivalent):

        10. 10. Conditions attached to the payment of the proposed aid (if...

        11. 11. Planned start and end date of the project or measure:...

        12. 12. Date of award of the aid:

      2. Form for the provision of summary information for aid for...

        1. 1. Aid in favour of (name of the undertaking(s) receiving the...

        2. 2. Aid scheme reference (Commission reference of the existing scheme or...

        3. 3. Public entity/entities providing the assistance (name and co-ordinates of the...

        4. 4. Member State where the investment takes place.

        5. 5. Region (NUTS 3 level) where the investment takes place.

        6. 6. Municipality (previously NUTS 5 level, now LAU 2) where the...

        7. 7. Type of project (setting-up of a new establishment, extension of...

        8. 8. Products manufactured or services provided on the basis of the...

        9. 9. Short description of investment project.

        10. 10. Discounted eligible cost of investment project (in EUR).

        11. 11. Discounted aid amount (gross) in EUR.

        12. 12. Aid intensity (% in GGE).

        13. 13. Conditions attached to the payment of the proposed assistance (if...

        14. 14. Planned start and end date of the project.

        15. 15. Date of award of the aid.

    3. ANNEX III

      Form for the provision of summary information under the reporting obligation laid down in Article 9(1)

      1. Please fill in the information required below:

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