The European Commission has approved under state aid rules the regional aid map covering the period 2007-2013 for Portugal, Belgium and Denmark. Regional aid systems are being reviewed in all Member States in accordance with the new regional aid guidelines adopted in December 2005. The new guidelines aim at re-focussing regional aid on the most deprived regions of the enlarged EU, while allowing to improve competitiveness and to provide for a smooth transition. The maps of twenty-one other Member States have already been approved by the Commission. A regional aid map defines the regions of a Member State eligible for national regional investment aid for large enterprises under EC Treaty state aid rules and establishes the maximum permitted levels of such aid in the eligible regions. The adoption of a regional aid map is a pre-condition to ensure the continuity of the regional policy and Structural Fund programmes in 2007 (Fonte: Comissao Europeia)
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