# Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 of 22 July 2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products, Article 17: Aid for collective actions

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

Aid for measures of common interest which are implemented with the active support of operators themselves or by organisations acting on behalf of producers or other organisation recognised by the Member States 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 Articles 36 and 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 498/2007; and
(b) the amount of the aid does not exceed, in grant equivalent, the total rate of public contributions fixed by Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/736/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-736/article-17
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