# 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 7: Necessity for the aid

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

This Regulation shall only exempt aid if, before work on the aided project is started:
either an application for aid has been submitted to the Member State by the beneficiary, or
the Member State has adopted legal provisions establishing a legal right to aid according to objective criteria and without further exercise of discretion by the Member State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/70/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-70/article-7
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