# Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises, Article 5b: Aid for technical feasibility studies

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Aid for technical feasibility studies preparatory to industrial research activities or pre-competitive development activities shall be compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty and shall be exempt from the notification requirement of Article 88(3) of the Treaty provided that the gross aid intensity, as calculated on the basis of study costs, does not exceed 75 %.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/70/article/5b (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-70/article-5b
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