This Regulation applies to aid granted to undertakings in the fisheries sector, with the exception of:
aid the amount of which is fixed on the basis of price or quantity of products put on the market;
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;
aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods;
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;
aid for the purchase or construction of fishing vessels;
aid granted to undertakings in difficulty.