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Review
of the Assisted Areas Map
Following
the publication of new European Commission rules on regional aid
in March 1998 all Member States of the EU were required to revise
their Assisted Area maps by 1 January 2000.
The Government
therefore carried out a review of the Assisted Areas map of Great
Britain.
Careful consideration
was given to all areas in the review. The relative needs of different
areas across the whole of Great Britain were assessed in consultation
with all those who have an interest.
The Government
sent its original proposals for the new Assisted Areas to the
European Commission in July 1999. These were set out in the publication:
This document
explains how the review was conducted and gives the background
to the Government’s decisions.
The Government
has since revised its proposals. These proposed revisions are
set out in the publication:
The following
hyper-text link will allow you to access the European Commission’s
guidelines on national regional aid:
The Government's
Consultation Document for the review can also be accessed by clicking
below:
To down load
the above document as a word file, click
here.
You will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 to read the above pdf file. If you
do not have one, click
here to download one free of charge.
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