Striking a balance between the severe limits on State aid imposed by the Single Market's rules and the need to support cultural activity and audio-visual creation within the EU, the Cinema Communication of 2001 set out sector-specific compatibility criteria, above and beyond the 'general legality test' applied to all aid schemes regardless of sector:
Striking a balance between the severe limits on State aid imposed by the Single Market's rules and the need to support cultural activity and audio-visual creation within the EU, the Cinema Communication of 2001 set out sector-specific compatibility criteria, above and beyond the 'general legality test' applied to all aid schemes regardless of sector: