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# 52002XC0508(02)

**Commission communication concerning the prolongation of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development (Text with EEA relevance)** 
  
*Official Journal C 111 , 08/05/2002 P. 0003 - 0003*

  

Commission communication concerning the prolongation of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development

(2002/C 111/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development(1) states in paragraph 9 that "the Commission will review the framework in five years' time. It may also decide to amend it at any time, in cooperation with the Member States, should it prove necessary for reasons connected with competition policy or to take account of other Community policies and international commitments".

In order to allow time to complete this review, the Commission decided, in February 2001, to continue to apply the current framework until such time as new rules on State aid for research and development are published, or, at the latest, until 30 June 2002, and published a communication to this effect(2). In this context, the Commission also invited any interested party to submit comments on the issues to be taken into consideration during this review.

Following further deliberations on the issue, and taking due account of all comments received, the Commission has now decided to continue to apply the current Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development until 31 December 2005.

(1) OJ C 45, 17.2.1996, p. 5. The framework was amended by the Commission communication amending the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development (OJ C 48, 13.2.1998, p. 2).

(2) OJ C 78, 10.3.2001, p. 24.

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