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Sectoral guidelines and regulations

There are a number of sectoral guidelines and regulations in place. These take precedence over the Block Exemption Regulations, De minimis Regulation and Horizontal Frameworks.

The sectoral rules are set out below:

Sectoral Guidelines and Regulations
Sector Regulations
Audiovisual Sector Principles and Guidelines

For the Audiovisual sector in the digital age.

View: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:1999:0657:FIN:EN:PDF (external link)

Legal aspects linked to cinematography and other broadcasting.

View: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2001:0534:FIN:EN:PDF
(external link).

Mandate on cataloguing cinematographic works.

View: http://ec.europa.eu/avpolicy/docs/reg/cinema/m365en.pdf (external link).
Broadcasting Communication on State aid rules to public broadcasting services.

View: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2001:320:0005:0011:EN:PDF (external link).
Coal Council Regulation on State aid to the coal industry.

View: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002R1407:EN:HTML (external link).
Postal Services Notice by the Commission on application of State aid rules to the postal sector.

View: http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file28771.pdf (external link).
Shipbuilding Framework on State aid to shipbuilding.

View:  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2003:317:0011:0014:EN:PDF (external link).