commiss regul ec januari applic articl ec treati state aid small medium size enterpris commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec applic articl treati establish european commun categori horizont state aid point articl thereof publish draft regul consult advisori committe state aid regul ec empow commiss declar accord articl treati condit aid small medium size enterpris compat common market subject notif requir articl treati regul ec empow commiss declar accord articl treati aid compli map approv commiss member state grant region aid compat common market subject notif requir articl treati commiss appli articl treati small medium size enterpris assist area numer decis state polici recent commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris guidelin nation region aid light commiss consider experi appli articl small medium size enterpris light gener text relat small medium size enterpris region aid issu commiss basi provis view ensur effici supervis simplifi administr weaken commiss monitor commiss make power confer regul ec regul prejudic possibl member state notifi aid small medium size enterpris notif assess commiss light criteria set regul guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris abolish date entri forc regul content replac regul small medium size enterpris plai decis role job creation gener act factor social stabil econom drive develop limit market imperfect difficulti obtain capit credit risk shy natur financi market limit guarante offer limit resourc restrict access inform notabl technolog potenti market regard consider purpos aid exempt regul facilit develop econom activ small medium size enterpris provid aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest regul exempt aid meet relev requir regul aid scheme provid aid grant scheme meet relev requir regul view ensur effici supervis simplifi administr weaken commiss monitor aid scheme individu grant aid scheme express refer regul regul appli prejudic special rule regul direct state aid sector exist shipbuild appli agricultur fisheri aquacultur order elimin differ give rise distort competit order facilit coordin commun nation initi small medium size enterpris reason administr clariti legal certainti definit quot small medium size enterpris quot regul laid commiss recommend ec april definit small medium size enterpris definit commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris accord establish practic commiss view ensur aid proportion limit amount threshold express term aid intens relat set elig cost term maximum aid amount order determin aid compat common market pursuant regul consider aid intens aid amount express grant equival calcul grant equival aid payabl instal aid form soft loan requir market interest rate prevail time grant view uniform transpar simpl applic state aid rule market rate purpos regul deem refer rate provid case soft loan loan back normal secur involv abnorm risk refer rate period fix commiss basi object criteria publish offici journal european commun internet regard differ small enterpris medium size enterpris ceil aid intens set small enterpris medium size enterpris ceil aid intens fix light commiss experi level strike balanc minimis distort competit aid sector object facilit develop econom activ small medium size enterpris establish condit fulfil aid scheme individu aid exempt regul regard articl treati aid sole effect continu period reduc oper cost beneficiari bear proportion handicap overcom order secur socioeconom benefit deem commun interest limit scope regul aid grant relat tangibl intang invest servic suppli beneficiari activ light commun overcapac transport sector except railwai roll stock elig invest cost enterpris main econom activ transport sector includ transport mean equip regul exempt aid small medium size enterpris locat invest job creation contribut econom develop favour region commun small medium size enterpris region suffer structur disadvantag locat difficulti deriv size small medium size enterpris assist region benefit higher ceil order favour capit factor invest labour factor provis made possibl measur aid invest basi cost invest cost employ link carri invest project light world trade organis wto agreement subsidi countervail measur regul exempt export aid aid favour domest import product aid cost particip trade fair studi consult servic need launch exist product market constitut export aid regard strike balanc minimis distort competit aid sector object regul exempt individu aid grant exce fix maximum amount made aid scheme exempt regul order ensur aid act incent develop activ regul exempt aid activ beneficiari engag market condit regul exempt aid cumul state aid includ aid grant nation region local author commun assist relat elig cost cumul exce threshold fix regul order ensur transpar effect monitor accord articl regul ec establish standard format member state provid commiss summari inform pursuanc regul aid scheme implement individu aid scheme grant view public offici journal european commun reason establish rule record member state aid exempt regul purpos annual report submit commiss member state commiss establish specif requir includ view wide avail technolog inform computeris form regard commiss experi area frequenc gener revis state aid polici limit period applic regul regul expir extend aid scheme exempt regul continu exempt month adopt regul articl scope prejudic special commun regul direct ec treati govern grant state aid specif sector restrict regul regul appli aid grant small medium size enterpris sector regul appli activ link product process market product list annex treati aid export relat activ aid directli link quantiti export establish oper distribut network current expenditur link export activ aid conting domest import good articl definit purpos regul quot aid quot measur fulfil criteria laid articl treati quot small medium size enterpris quot enterpris defin annex quot invest tangibl asset quot invest fix physic asset relat creation establish extens exist establish engag activ involv fundament chang product product process exist establish rationalis diversif modernis invest fix asset undertaken form takeov establish close close purchas regard tangibl invest quot invest intang asset quot invest transfer technolog acquisit patent right licenc unpat technic knowledg quot gross aid intens quot aid amount express percentag project elig cost figur deduct direct taxat aid award form grant aid amount grant equival aid aid payabl instal discount moment grant interest rate discount purpos calcul aid amount soft loan refer rate applic time grant quot net aid intens quot aid amount net tax express percentag project elig cost quot number employe quot number annual labour unit alu number person emploi full time year part time season work alu fraction articl condit exempt individu aid scheme fulfil condit regul compat common market mean articl treati exempt notif requir articl treati provid express refer regul cite titl public refer offici journal european commun aid scheme fulfil condit regul compat common market mean articl treati exempt notif requir articl treati provid aid award scheme fulfil condit regul scheme express refer regul cite titl public refer offici journal european commun aid grant scheme refer paragraph compat common market mean articl treati exempt notif requir articl treati provid aid grant directli fulfil condit regul articl invest aid invest tangibl intang asset insid commun compat common market mean articl treati exempt notif requir articl treati fulfil condit paragraph gross aid intens exce case small enterpris case medium size enterpris invest take place area qualifi region aid aid intens exce ceil region invest aid determin map approv commiss member state percentag point gross area cover articl provid total net aid intens exce percentag point gross area cover articl provid total net aid intens exce higher region aid ceil appli aid grant condit invest maintain recipi region year beneficiari contribut financ ceil fix paragraph appli intens aid calcul percentag invest elig cost percentag wage cost employ creat carri invest aid job creation combin thereof provid aid exce favour amount result applic calcul case aid calcul basi invest cost elig cost tangibl invest cost relat invest land build machineri equip transport sector railwai roll stock transport mean transport equip includ elig cost elig cost intang invest cost acquisit technolog case aid calcul basi job creat amount aid express percentag wage cost period year relat employ creat condit job creation link carri project invest tangibl intang asset job creat year invest complet invest project lead net increas number employe establish concern compar averag previou twelv month employ creat maintain minimum period year articl consult servic activ aid small medium size enterpris fulfil condit compat common market mean articl treati exempt notif requir articl treati servic provid consult gross aid exce cost servic servic concern continu period activ relat enterpris usual oper expenditur routin tax consult servic regular legal servic advertis particip fair exhibit gross aid exce addit cost incur rent set run stand exempt appli particip enterpris fair exhibit articl larg individu aid grant regul exempt individu aid grant threshold met total elig cost project eur area qualifi region aid gross aid intens ceil laid articl ii area qualifi region aid net aid intens net aid ceil determin region aid map area concern total gross aid amount eur articl necess aid regul exempt aid work aid project start applic aid submit member state beneficiari member state adopt legal provis establish legal aid object criteria exercis discret member state articl cumul aid ceil fix articl appli support aid project financ state resourc partli financ commun aid exempt regul cumul state aid mean articl treati commun fund relat elig cost cumul result aid intens exceed fix regul articl transpar monitor implement aid scheme grant individu aid scheme exempt regul member state work dai forward commiss view public offici journal european commun summari inform aid scheme individu aid form laid annex ii member state maintain detail record aid scheme exempt regul individu aid grant scheme individu aid exempt regul grant exist aid scheme record inform establish condit exempt laid regul fulfil includ inform statu compani sme member state record individu aid year date grant aid scheme year date individu aid grant scheme written request member state concern provid commiss period work dai longer period fix request inform commiss consid assess condit regul compli member state compil report applic regul respect part calendar year regul appli form laid annex iii computeris form member state provid commiss report month expiri period report relat articl entri forc period valid regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun remain forc decemb end period valid regul aid scheme exempt regul remain exempt adjust period month regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel januari commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj oj footnot oj annex definit small medium size enterpris extract commiss recommend ec april definit small medium size enterpris oj quot articl small medium size enterpris hereinaft refer sme defin enterpris fewer employe annual turnov exceed eur million annual balanc sheet total exceed eur million conform criterion independ defin paragraph distinguish small medium size enterpris small enterpris defin enterpris fewer employe annual turnov exceed eur million annual balanc sheet total exceed eur million conform criterion independ defin paragraph independ enterpris own capit vote right enterpris jointli enterpris fall definit sme small enterpris whichev appli threshold exceed case enterpris held public invest corpor ventur capit compani institut investor provid control exercis individu jointli capit spread determin held enterpris declar legitim presum own enterpris jointli enterpris fall definit sme small enterpris whichev appli calcul threshold refer paragraph cumul relev figur beneficiari enterpris enterpris directli indirectli control possess capit vote right distinguish microenterpris sme defin enterpris fewer employe final balanc sheet date enterpris exce fall employe threshold financi ceil result acquir lose statu sme medium size enterpris small enterpris microenterpris phenomenon repeat consecut financi year number person emploi correspond number annual work unit awu number full time worker emploi year part time season worker fraction awu refer year consid approv account period turnov balanc sheet total threshold approv month account period case newli establish enterpris account approv threshold appli deriv reliabl estim made financi year quot annex ii gt pic file quot en ep quot gt gt pic file quot en ep quot gt annex iii form period report provid commiss annual report format aid scheme exempt group exempt regul adopt pursuant articl council regul ec member state requir format report oblig commiss group exempt regul adopt basi council regul ec report provid computeris form inform requir aid scheme exempt group exempt regul adopt pursuant articl council regul ec titl aid scheme commiss exempt regul applic expenditur separ figur provid aid instrument scheme individu aid grant soft loan figur express euro applic nation currenc case tax expenditur annual tax loss report precis figur loss estim expenditur figur provid basi year review separ aid instrument scheme grant soft loan guarante amount commit estim tax loss revenu forgon data guarante assist project case guarante scheme total amount guarante hand provid actual payment estim tax loss revenu forgon data guarante current project case guarante scheme provid total amount outstand guarante premium incom recoveri indemn paid oper result scheme year review number assist project estim number job creat maintain project estim amount invest aid project region breakdown amount point region defin nut level articl region articl region assist region sectori breakdown amount point beneficiari sector activ sector cover share coalmin manufactur steel shipbuild synthet fibr motor vehicl manufactur servic transport servic financi servic servic sector inform remark nut nomenclatur territori unit statist purpos commun