Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 1.7.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 153/13 |

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State Aid: Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013: Acceptance by 24 Member States of the Commission's proposal of the appropriate measures pursuant to Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty

(pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 659/99 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 EC[(1)](#ntr1-C_2006153EN.01001301-E0001))

(2006/C 153/04)

Following the adoption of the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013[(2)](#ntr2-C_2006153EN.01001301-E0002), the Commission by separate letters dated 6 March 2006, proposed to Member States the following appropriate measures:

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| 1. | Without prejudice to Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for small and medium-sized enterprises, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 and to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment, Member States shall limit the application in time of all existing regional aid schemes to aid to be granted on or before 31 December 2006. |

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| 2. | Where environment aid schemes allow regional investment aid to be granted for environmental investments pursuant to footnote 29 of the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection, Member States shall amend the relevant schemes in order to ensure that aid may only be granted after 31 December 2006 if it complies with the new regional aid map in force on the date the aid is granted. |

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| 3. | Member States shall as necessary amend other existing aid schemes in order to ensure that any regional bonuses such as those allowed for training aid, aid for research and development or environment aid may be granted only after 31 December 2006 in areas which are eligible for support under Article 87(3)(a) or (c) in accordance with the regional aid maps adopted by the Commission in force on the date the aid is granted. |

By the above mentioned letters, the Commission requested the Member States to express their unconditional and explicit agreement to the appropriate measures within the given deadline.

The following Member States have given their explicit and unconditional agreement to the proposed appropriate measures by letters:

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| Member State | Date of acceptance |
| Belgium | 21 April 2006, 8 May 2006, 11 May 2006 |
| Czech Republic | 25 May 2006 |
| Denmark | 4 April 2006 |
| Estonia | 25 May 2006 |
| Greece | 7 April 2006 |
| Spain | 19 April 2006 |
| France | 20 April 2006 |
| Ireland | 7 April 2006 |
| Italy | 20 April 2006 |
| Cyprus | 6 April 2006 |
| Latvia | 25 April 2006 |
| Lithuania | 24 April 2006 |
| Luxembourg | 30 March 2006 |
| Hungary | 5 April 2006 |
| Malta | 27 April 2006 |
| Netherlands | 7 April 2006 |
| Austria | 20 April 2006 |
| Poland | 13 April 2006 |
| Portugal | 10 May 2006 |
| Slovenia | 30 March 2006 |
| Slovakia | 11 April 2006 |
| Finland | 3 May 2006 |
| Sweden | 6 April 2006 |
| United Kingdom | 3 April 2006 |

Pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, the Commission hereby takes note of the unconditional and explicit agreement to the appropriate measures by the above mentioned Member States.

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