Article 7 Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

The following aid shall not be exempted from notification under this Regulation and shall remain subject to the notification requirement of Article 88(3) of the Treaty:

1. (a)

   non-transparent regional investment aid schemes;

2. (b)

   regional aid schemes targeted at specific sectors of economic activity within manufacturing or services. Regional investment aid schemes aimed at tourism activities are not considered as targeted at specific sectors;

3. (c)

   regional aid schemes which provide for operating aid;

4. (d)

   regional aid schemes which provide for aid other than investment or consultancy aid to newly created small undertakings;

5. (e)

   regional aid awarded in favour of large investment projects on the basis of existing aid schemes if the total amount of aid from all sources exceeds 75 % of the maximum amount of aid an investment with eligible expenditure of EUR 100 million could receive, applying the standard aid ceiling in force for large undertakings in the approved regional aid map on the date the aid is to be granted;

6. (f)

   ad hoc regional aid, other than that exempted pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 3(3) of this Regulation;

7. (g)

   investment aid in favour of a beneficiary which is subject to an outstanding recovery order following a previous Commission decision declaring the aid illegal and incompatible with the common market.