# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 of 8 September 2004 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products, Article 4: Aid for producer groups or associations or members of the trade

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

Aid for the constitution and for the operation of producer groups or producer associations, and aid for measures implemented by such groups or associations or by members of the trade, 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:
(a) the aid fulfils the conditions of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999;
and
(b) the amount of the aid does not exceed, in subsidy equivalent, the total rate of national and Community subsidies fixed by Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 for such aid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1595/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1595/article-4
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