Article 6F1Large individual aid grants
1
In the case of aid covered by Articles 4 and 5, this Regulation shall not exempt an individual aid grant where one of the following thresholds is met:
a
the total eligible costs of the whole project are at least EUR 25 000 000; and
- (i)
in areas or in sectors which do not qualify for regional aid, the gross aid intensity is at least 50 % of the ceilings laid down in Article 4(2);
- (ii)
in areas and in sectors which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 % of the net aid ceiling as determined in the regional aid map for the area concerned; or
b
the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 000 000.
2
In the case of aid covered by Articles 5a, 5b and 5c, this Regulation shall not exempt an individual aid grant where the following thresholds are met:
a
the total eligible costs of the whole project incurred by all companies participating in the project are at least EUR 25 000 000; and
b
it is proposed to provide aid with a gross grant equivalent of at least EUR 5 000 000 to one or more of the individual companies.
In the case of aid granted to a Eureka project, the thresholds in the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
a
the total eligible costs of the Eureka project incurred by all companies participating in the project are at least EUR 40 000 000; and
b
it is proposed to provide aid with a gross grant equivalent of at least EUR 10 000 000 to one or more of the individual companies.