380X Restrictions on relief — non-application of relief in certain cases.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, no allowances under sections 380R, 380S, 380T and 380U shall be made in relation to expenditure—

(a) where any part of such expenditure has been or is to be met, directly or indirectly, by grant assistance or any other assistance which is granted by or through the State, any board established by statute, any public or local authority or any other agency of the State,

(b) unless the potential allowances in relation to that expenditure comply with—

(i) the requirements of the Guidelines on National Regional Aid for 2007-2013 prepared by the Commission of the European Communities and issued on 4 March 2006¹,

(ii) the National Regional Aid Map for Ireland for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 which was approved by the Commission of the European Communities on 24 October 2006², and

(iii) the requirements of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection prepared by the Commission of the European Communities and issued on 1 April 2008³,

(c) where the person who is entitled to the allowances in relation to that expenditure is subject to an outstanding recovery order following a previous decision of the Commission of the European Communities declaring aid in favour of that person to be illegal and incompatible with the common market,

or

(d) where the person who is entitled to the allowances is a person in difficulty under the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty⁴.