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Impact of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation on European Union Competitiveness Summary of the study done by Technopolis At the request of the Directorate General of Enterprises, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment Avertissement : Le contenu de cette étude n’engage que ses auteurs et ne représente pas la position officielle des autorités françaises This action is carried out in the frame of the National Programme of technical Assistance co-financed by the European Commission June 2008 Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Study Outline: Lines of Argument and Methods Used 4 2.1 Working Framework and Methodology 4 2.2 Added Value and Limitations of the Study 6 3. Community Innovation Performance and the External Competitiveness of the EU 6 3.1 Stagnation in Innovation Capacity Weakens the EU’s External Competitiveness 7 3.2 An Initial European Response: Moving Towards a European Industrial Policy 8 4. The RDI Framework: Facts and Stakeholder Perceptions 8 4.1 The Community Regulatory Framework for State Aid for RDI 8 4.2 Wide-Ranging Opinions on the RDI Framework 9 5. International Comparison of State Aid for RDI 11 5.1 State Aid for RDI in the United States 11 5.2 Stae Aidfor RDI inChina 13 .3 Stae Aidfor RDI inJapn 4 ...

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        Impact of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation on European Union Competitivenes   s         Summary of the study done by Technopolis At the request of the Directorate General of Enterprises, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment   Avertissement : Le contenu de cette étude n’engage que ses auteurs et ne représente pas la position officielle des autorités françaises             This action is carried out in the fraomf et he National Programme of technical  Assistance co-financed   n eaopursiismmCo noehE ybt                  June 2008    

            Table of conten   ts   1. Introduction 3   2. Study Outline: Lines of Argument and Methods Used 4    2.1 Working Framework and Methodology 4    2.2 Added Value and Limitations of the Study 6   3.  Community Innovation Performance ane dE txhternal Competitiveness of the EU  6     3.1 Stagnation in Innovation Capacity Weakens the EU’s External Competitiveness 7    3.2  An Initial European Response: Mo vTinogwards a European Industrial Policy   8   4. The RDI Framework: Facts and Stakeholder Perceptions 8    4.1 The Community Regulatory Framework for State Aid for RDI 8    4.2 Wide-Ranging Opinions on the RDI Framework 9   5. International Comparison of State Aid for RDI 11    5.1 State Aid for RDI in the United States 11    5.2 State Aid for RDI in China 13    5.3 State Aid for RDI in Japan 14    5.4 State Aid for RDI in Korea 15    5.5 Sectoral Analysis of State Aid for RDI 16   6. The Framework in Practice: Notification Case Studies 17    6.1 Scheme Notifications 17    6.2 Individual Project Notifications 20   7. Major Conclusions of the Study 23    7.1 Major Conclusions from the International Comparison of State Aid for RDI 23    7.2 Major Conclusions from the Notification Case Studies 24   8. Recommendations 25       Impact of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation on European Union Competitiveness – Summary   i

      1.   Introduction     During the French Presidency of the Council oEf utrhoep ean Union, from 1 July 2008 to 31 December  2008, the French authorities plan to work witMh eamll ber States to explore the “external aspects of  European Union competitiveness”. The Techns osptoulidy commissioned by the French General  Business Directora 1 p pr hele foeparse e rhtsuisidcsettni saw ot dednes on abyesssngsieht pmi  tca fo the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and In 2 noavn tinoe h  European Union’s competitiven 3 ne toctnusliids ncoo msuujomrm acroyn coafi ntsh ea  msa ssTh. e drawn by this study, which was caroriuet db etween September 2007 and May 2008.    The aim of the study was to identify the spefcfieficof the RDI Framework on the Europeants Union’s competitiveness, as compared with otfhatthe EU’s main established and emerging competitor regions. The primary purpose of tahme eFwrork is to make certain forms of State aid  compatible with the Treaty, whiac   hp,riori, prohibits them. However, although the purpose of the rules is to ensure healthy competition within thteh eEyU ,c an also affect the ability of public decision- makers to support the innovation capacity of firms located in their countries. Furthermore, in an increasingly globalised knowledge-based econ oism iy,m iptortant to consider the rules which govern  State aid practices in the competitor regions mentioned above. Although the Community’s rules on State aid need to be stringent enough to prervieonuts   esidtsons ortiompeof cititw noihtiht nEUe th, e  existence of wide disparities between the Staptrea catiidc es of European countries and those of their  competitors also represents a threat to the Union’s external competitiveness.   The two main questions asked by the study were as follows:   (i)   taw na tot ppsut orrmfiths  ot effevitc ylepue blna erkwomeseitirohtua cilbF arR IDt ehoDse develop research and innovation projects within the EU? (ii)   Does the State aid offered by the EU’s maioitn nrtageoisne tetiror ing compor emerg ldd eexc the limits set by the Community Framework?   The study thus tries to inform the constanitfltyi nsgh balance between internal competition and  external competitiveness. A subtle trade-off betthweese twon  ssiemtniuerr qeorn  irysaesec n ot red give Europe the best possible chance of re atchhei nagmbitious target set by the Lisbon European  Council in March 2000, namely, becomitnhge    “most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the wor”l.dwols eht ot esnospren  It ihrasdt woameding s begres proE eh Ue iv tbyobs ctje countries, the European Parliament has asked the Commisssiyosnt   etom   a“tically assess the impact of the EU’s internal policies and regulations on global competitiveness and to give due weight in its regulatory policy-making porcesses to the competitive positi oEnU  oefnterprises inside and outside  Europe” 4 .     These discussions form part of a wider effort trom  rtehfoe rules on State aid, in particular where its  purpose is to support research and innovation activities. The new Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innov 5 ta dybpoet ,daoinion miss Com the dekram ,6002 nia  significant step forward in this reform proceissdutsfo yT . hneso ed,rsfeea riencxpersed e-baabkcefde  on the new RDI Framework following its first year of application.                                                    1 teraor fir DtoecneG lareni teht siseo  fE tnrerpCod ann ioatovnnI tmenepares Dlici soPnesetivipmte the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Employment. 2 Hereinafter the “RDI Framework”, for convenience 3 The opinion expressed in this study are thest noflret ecosthtua srohdna  od nsibility of theoelr eop e of the French authorities 4  fcepso strnte AalperoEx: olab luEltde ,G“007 enti22 May 2lusoRet f  oontiP naepornemailra Eu Competitiveness” (2006/2292(INI)).     Impact of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation on European Union Competitiveness – Summary   3

        The Competition DG plans to assess the imptahcte   oRfDI Framework in 2010; this study does not aim to replace or pre-empt that initiative. Nevertheless, the information collected and the analyses developed for the purposes of this study, and above all the discussions which follow during the French Presidency, will help prepare for this impact asses.sme 6 nt     2.   Study Outline: Lines oAfrgument and Methods Used   There is no direct, unambiguous relationshtipw ebeen the RDI Framework and the EU’s external  competitiveness. It was therefore essentialr stt ecir de thestablish a workni grfmawero kotif o  investigations and structure the argument.     2.1   Working Framework and Methodolo   gy   The framework used for this study was both simple and pragmatic. Schematically (Figure 1), State aid is part of a cycle which begins when one or mbolirce  opru private stakeholders, who intend to develop  innovation projects within the EU, express a need for official support. This may or may not be forthcoming, and the features of said suppo rtd ewpilelnd on the strateagpyp lied by the relevant  public body, acting strictly in accordance   htiweht RDI Framework. hT emauotno  ffocifi aal id received, as well as a multitude of other intaenrdn ael xternal factors, will determine whether or not  the projects are implemented, under what conditions and on what scale. In the medium to long term, these projects will affect the supply of goods and services in the country concerned. The same cycle is repeated outside the EU, with the official support available in these countries.   The EU’s external competitivene sms iesasured by what happens when supplies of goods and services  from the EU are placed alongside those of itse tciotomrps on the international markets. Even before  competing for goods and services, countries compete to attract innovative firms and innovation projects. In both cases, competiveness gains vwei lla  hloang-term impact in terms of job creation and  economic growth.                                                                                            6 em Aniteiw g00 8ni M rahc2 ine acplk oo tDG noititepmoC ehtrom nt frtmedepana tleveehr htt    order to facilitate the appropriation of the study’s results by the Commission.     Impact of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation on European Union Competitiveness 4