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  • Do State Aid Rules apply to Universities and other Third Level Institutions?

    State Aid is designed to regulate competitive market activity; therefore the rules do not generally apply to Third Level education bodies in areas such as:

    • blue sky fundamental research

    • third level education

    However, where such bodies become active in the placing of goods or services on a competitive market they need to understand and take account of State aid rules. The Research, Development and Innovation Guidelines http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/legislation/horizontal.html may be of particular relevance.

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