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… beneficiaries of aid to spend the full amount of the granted aid on their territory. The analysis also shows that the requirements laid down by the 2001 Cinema Communication did not change the degree of attractiveness of EU Member States for large foreign film productions and investment. Moreover, since the present criteria do not constitute any challenge for Member States to comply with them, it may be inferred that they are not strict enough. It leads, in turn, to the competition between … works, the conditions remain the same, but the aid intensity levels are inversely proportional to the production budget, ranging from maximum 50% to 10%. The Draft therefore seems to withdraw from pursuing the current trend to attract major foreign productions, presumably especially from the United States. The wording of the criteria laid down in the Draft seems to suggest that one piece of work may be granted two non-cumulative grants of public funding – one for production (together with … with the common market. (…) 3. The following may be considered to be compatible with the common market: (…) (c) aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.” � See Commission Decision 89/44/EEC on Aid granted by the Greek Government to the Film Industry [1989] OJ L 208/38, where the Commission declared incompatible with the common market the …