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:
[F1(a) to fishery and acquaculture products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (1) and to activities linked to the primary production (farming) of agricultural products; to the manufacture and marketing of products intended to imitate or substitute for milk and milk products;]
(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 goods[F2;]
[F3(d) to aid falling within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 (2) .]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.