1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Scope

  3. Article 2.Definitions

  4. Article 3.Conditions for exemption

  5. Article 4.Investment

  6. Article 5.Consultancy and other services and activities

  7. Article 5a. Aid for research and development

  8. Article 5b. Aid for technical feasibility studies

  9. Article 5c. Aid for patenting costs

  10. Article 6. Large individual aid grants

  11. Article 6a. Aid remaining subject to prior notification to the Commission

  12. Article 7.Necessity for the aid

  13. Article 8.Cumulation

  14. Article 9.Transparency and monitoring

  15. Article 9a. Transitional provisions

  16. Article 10.Entry into force and period of validity

  17. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Definition of small and medium-sized enterprises

      1. DEFINITION OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES ADOPTED BY THE...

        1. Article 1. Enterprise

        2. Article 2. Staff headcount and financial ceilings 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

    3. ANNEX III

      Form of the periodic report to be provided to the Commission

      1. Member States are required to use the format below for...

      2. The reports should also be provided in computerised form.

      3. Information required for all aid schemes exempted under group exemption...

        1. 1. Title of aid scheme

        2. 2. Commission exemption regulation applicable

        3. 3. Expenditure

        4. 4. Other information and remarks.