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ANNEX IIIProvisions for the publication of information as laid down in Article 9(1)

Member States shall organise their comprehensive State aid websites, on which the information laid down in Article 9(1) is to be published, in such a way as to allow easy access to the information. Information shall be published in a spreadsheet data format, which allows data to be searched, extracted and easily published on the internet, for instance in CSV or XML format. Access to the website shall be allowed to any interested party without restrictions. No prior user registration shall be required to access the website.

The following information on individual awards as laid down in Article 9(1)(c) shall be published:

(1)

NUTS — Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Typically, the region is specified at level 2.

(2)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 761/93 of 24 March 1993 (OJ L 83, 3.4.1993, p. 1, and corrigendum, OJ L 159, 11.7.1995, p. 31).

(3)

Gross grant equivalent, or for risk finance schemes, the amount of the investment. For operating aid, the annual amount of aid per beneficiary can be provided. For fiscal schemes and for schemes under Articles 16 (Regional urban development aid) and 21 (Risk finance aid), this amount can be provided by the ranges set out in Article 9(2) of this Regulation.

(4)

If the aid is granted through multiple aid instruments, the aid amount shall be provided by instrument.

(5)

As provided by the Commission under the electronic procedure referred to in Article 11 of this Regulation.