Article 1Scope
1
Without prejudice to special Community Regulations or Directives under the EC Treaty governing the granting of State aid in specific sectors, whether more or less restrictive than this Regulation, this Regulation applies to aid granted to small and medium-sized enterprises in all sectors.
2
This Regulation shall not apply:
F1a
with regard to Articles 4 and 5, to activities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the Treaty;
b
to aid to export-related activities, namely aid directly linked to the quantities exported, to the establishment and operation of a distribution network or to other current expenditure linked to the export activity;
c
to aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goodsF1;