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Article 3 Conditions for exemption

United Kingdom

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1.

Subject to Article 9, aid schemes fulfilling all the conditions of this Regulation shall be compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3) of the Treaty and shall be exempt from the notification requirement of Article 88(3) of the Treaty provided that:

(a)

any aid that could be awarded under such scheme fulfils all the conditions of this Regulation;

(b)

the scheme contains an express reference to this Regulation, by citing its title and publication reference in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

2.

Aid granted under the schemes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3) of the Treaty and shall be exempt from the notification requirement of Article 88(3) provided that the aid granted fulfils all the conditions of this Regulation.