# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment, Article 6: Additional costs of employment of disabled workers

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

1. Aid schemes for the employment of disabled workers and any aid that could be awarded under such a scheme shall fulfil the conditions of paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. The aid, together with any aid provided under Article 5, shall not exceed the level needed to compensate for any reduced productivity resulting from the disabilities of the worker or workers, and for any of the following costs:
(a) costs of adapting premises;
(b) costs of employing staff for time spent solely on the assistance of the disabled worker or workers;
(c) costs of adapting or acquiring equipment for their use,
which are additional to those which the beneficiary would have incurred if employing workers who are not disabled, over any period for which the disabled worker or workers are actually employed.
Where the beneficiary provides sheltered employment, aid may in addition cover, but shall not exceed, the costs of constructing, installing or expanding the establishment concerned, and any costs of administration and transport which result from the employment of disabled workers.
3. Schemes exempted by this Article shall provide that aid be subject to the condition that the beneficiary maintain records allowing verification that the aid granted to it meets the provisions of this Article and Article 8(4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2002/2204/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2002-2204/article-6
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