Article 2
For the purposes of the notifications required by Article 1, significant cases are, in relation to both the existing and the new schemes, those in which the following thresholds are exceeded: - any case in which the intensity of the aid exceeds 15 % net grant equivalent of the investment, - in cases in which the intensity of the aid is over 10 % but not more than 15 % net grant equivalent of the investment, those in which the investment exceeds 3 million ECU, - in cases in which the intensity of the aid is over 5 % but not more than 10 % net grant equivalent of the investment, those in which the investment exceeds 6 million ECU. - in cases in which the intensity of the aid is not more than 5 % net grant equivalent of the investment, those in which the investment exceeds 9 million ECU. In addition, the French Republic shall submit, by the end of the first quarter of each year, a report on each of the schemes for the previous year stating the total amount of the awards made under the scheme, the total value of the aided investment and the number of awards, subdivided by industry according to the European Communities Statistical Office's General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities. Article 3 The Community codes on aid to the steel, man-made fibres, shipbuilding and textile and clothing industries must be observed.