SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Venture capital schemes

Corporate Venturing Scheme

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After paragraph 30 insert—

Excluded activities: shipbuilding

30A

In paragraph 26(1)(ha) “shipbuilding” has the same meaning as in the Framework on state aid to shipbuilding (2003/C 317/06), published in the Official Journal on 30 December 2003.

Excluded activities: producing coal

30B

1

This paragraph supplements paragraph 26(1)(hb).

2

Coal” has the meaning given by Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1407/2002 (state aid to coal industry).

3

The production of coal includes the extraction of it.

Excluded activities: producing steel

30C

In paragraph 26(1)(hc) “steel” means any of the steel products listed in Annex 1 to the Guidelines on national regional aid (2006/C 54/08), published in the Official Journal on 4 March 2006.