This Regulation applies to aid granted to undertakings in the fisheries sector, with the exception of:

1. (a)

   aid the amount of which is fixed on the basis of price or quantity of products put on the market;

2. (b)

   aid to export-related activities, namely aid directly linked to the quantities exported, aid to the establishment and operation of a distribution network or to other current expenditure linked to the export activity;

3. (c)

   aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods;

4. (d)

   aid serving to increase fishing capacity, expressed in terms of tonnage or power, as defined in Article 3(n) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, unless it concerns aid for modernisation over the main deck as referred to in Article 11(5) of that Regulation;

5. (e)

   aid for the purchase or construction of fishing vessels;

6. (f)

   aid granted to undertakings in difficulty.