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| 31.1.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/26 |
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31.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/26

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 27/08)

| Aid No | XS 308/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Sicilia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Misura 311 — Diversificazione in attività non agricole |
| Legal basis | PSR Sicilia 2007/2013 — articoli 52 e 53 del regolamento (CE) n. 1698/2005 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Planned average annual amount | EUR 10,8 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2008 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31 December 2013, unless the new exemption Regulation to replace Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, which expires on 30 June 2008, necessitates revision of the scheme to make it comply with the new rules |
| Objective | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | Aid limited to certain sectors | Yes |
| Agri-tourism and other forms of diversification to non-agricultural activities | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Siciliana — Assessorato Agricoltura e foreste — Dipartimento Interventi strutturali |
| Viale Regione Siciliana (angolo via Leonardo da Vinci) |
| I-90145 Palermo |

Aid No

XS 308/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Sicilia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Misura 311 — Diversificazione in attività non agricole

Legal basis

PSR Sicilia 2007/2013 — articoli 52 e 53 del regolamento (CE) n. 1698/2005

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Planned average annual amount

EUR 10,8 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31 December 2013, unless the new exemption Regulation to replace Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, which expires on 30 June 2008, necessitates revision of the scheme to make it comply with the new rules

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Aid limited to certain sectors

Yes

Agri-tourism and other forms of diversification to non-agricultural activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Siciliana — Assessorato Agricoltura e foreste — Dipartimento Interventi strutturali

Viale Regione Siciliana (angolo via Leonardo da Vinci)

I-90145 Palermo

| Aid No | XS 309/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Sicilia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Misura 313 — Incentivazione delle attività turistiche |
| Legal basis | PSR Sicilia 2007/2013 — articoli 52 e 55 del regolamento (CE) n. 1698/2005 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Planned average annual amount | EUR 2 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2008 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31 December 2013, unless the new exemption Regulation to replace Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, which expires on 30 June 2008, necessitates revision of the scheme to make it comply with the new rules |
| Objective | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | Aid limited to certain sectors | Yes |
| Rural tourism | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Siciliana — Assessorato Agricoltura e foreste — Dipartimento Interventi infrastrutturali |
| Viale Regione Siciliana (angolo via Leonardo da Vinci) |
| I-90145 Palermo |

Aid No

XS 309/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Sicilia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Misura 313 — Incentivazione delle attività turistiche

Legal basis

PSR Sicilia 2007/2013 — articoli 52 e 55 del regolamento (CE) n. 1698/2005

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Planned average annual amount

EUR 2 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31 December 2013, unless the new exemption Regulation to replace Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, which expires on 30 June 2008, necessitates revision of the scheme to make it comply with the new rules

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Aid limited to certain sectors

Yes

Rural tourism

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Siciliana — Assessorato Agricoltura e foreste — Dipartimento Interventi infrastrutturali

Viale Regione Siciliana (angolo via Leonardo da Vinci)

I-90145 Palermo

| Aid No | XS 313/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Berlin, soweit nicht Fördergebiet nach Artikel 87 Absatz 3 Buchst c des EG-Vertrags (sog. D-Fördergebiet); die straßengenaue Abgrenzung vgl.
  http://www.businesslocationcenter.de/de/C/i/3/seite0.jsp?nav1=open&nav2=open |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Investitionszulagengesetz 2007 |
| Legal basis | § 5a Investitionszulagengesetz 2007 in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Februar 2007 (BGBl. I S. 282
  http://www.bgblportal.de/BGBL/bgbl1f/bgbl107s0282.pdf) zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 8a des Gesetzes zur weiteren Stärkung des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements vom 10. Oktober 2007 (BGBl. I S. 2332
  http://www.bgblportal.de/BGBL/bgbl1f/bgbl107s2332.pdf) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 580 million
  Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 16.10.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2008 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All manufacturing, Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Every tax office (Finanzamt) in Germany |

Aid No

XS 313/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Berlin, soweit nicht Fördergebiet nach Artikel 87 Absatz 3 Buchst c des EG-Vertrags (sog. D-Fördergebiet); die straßengenaue Abgrenzung vgl.

http://www.businesslocationcenter.de/de/C/i/3/seite0.jsp?nav1=open&nav2=open

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Investitionszulagengesetz 2007

Legal basis

§ 5a Investitionszulagengesetz 2007 in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Februar 2007 (BGBl. I S. 282

http://www.bgblportal.de/BGBL/bgbl1f/bgbl107s0282.pdf) zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 8a des Gesetzes zur weiteren Stärkung des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements vom 10. Oktober 2007 (BGBl. I S. 2332

http://www.bgblportal.de/BGBL/bgbl1f/bgbl107s2332.pdf)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 580 million

Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

16.10.2007

Duration

31.12.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All manufacturing, Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Every tax office (Finanzamt) in Germany

| Aid No | XS 314/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Ayudas a la implantación de servicios de asesoramiento y gestión a las explotaciones agrarias, y de asesoramiento en el sector forestal |
| Legal basi | Art. 25 del Reglamento (CE) no 1698/2005 del Consejo, de 20 de septiembre de 2005, relativo a la ayuda al desarrollo rural a través del Fondo Europeo Agrícola de Desarrollo Rural (FEADER), así como el art. 16 del Reglamento (CE) no 1974/2006, de la Comisión, que establece disposiciones de aplicación del anterior |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Overall annual amount | EUR 2 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes
  Galicia is one of the regions coming under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty and is included in the regional aid map with a basic aid intensity limit of 30 %, to be increased by 15 % for SMEs, making a possible maximum of 45 % |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2008 |
| Duration | Until 31 December 2013, subject to the entry into force of the new Exemption Regulation replacing Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, which expires in June 2008; where appropriate, the scheme will be revised or amended to bring it into line with the new rules |
| Objective | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors | Provision of advisory and management services to the agricultural sector and of advisory services to the forestry sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Director General de Producción, Industrias y Calidad Agroalimentaria de la Consellería del Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia
  Tel. (34) 981 54 47 76 |
| Edificio San Caetano, s/n |
| E-15773 Santiago de Compostela |
| http://mediorural.xunta.es |
| Tel. (34) 981 54 73 54 |
| Fax (34) 981 54 73 81 |

Aid No

XS 314/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Galicia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Ayudas a la implantación de servicios de asesoramiento y gestión a las explotaciones agrarias, y de asesoramiento en el sector forestal

Legal basi

Art. 25 del Reglamento (CE) no 1698/2005 del Consejo, de 20 de septiembre de 2005, relativo a la ayuda al desarrollo rural a través del Fondo Europeo Agrícola de Desarrollo Rural (FEADER), así como el art. 16 del Reglamento (CE) no 1974/2006, de la Comisión, que establece disposiciones de aplicación del anterior

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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Overall annual amount

EUR 2 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Galicia is one of the regions coming under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty and is included in the regional aid map with a basic aid intensity limit of 30 %, to be increased by 15 % for SMEs, making a possible maximum of 45 %

Date of implementation

1.1.2008

Duration

Until 31 December 2013, subject to the entry into force of the new Exemption Regulation replacing Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, which expires in June 2008; where appropriate, the scheme will be revised or amended to bring it into line with the new rules

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors

Provision of advisory and management services to the agricultural sector and of advisory services to the forestry sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Director General de Producción, Industrias y Calidad Agroalimentaria de la Consellería del Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia

Tel. (34) 981 54 47 76

Edificio San Caetano, s/n

E-15773 Santiago de Compostela

http://mediorural.xunta.es

Tel. (34) 981 54 73 54

Fax (34) 981 54 73 81

Large individual aid grants

No

Other information

Rural development measure 115 on aid for the setting up of advisory, management and relief services, comes under axis 1 ‘Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector’ of the Galicia Rural Development Programme for 2007-2013 financed by the EAFRD.

For information on the Galicia Rural Development Programme for 2007-2013 and the content and scope of measure 115 see:

http://mediorural.xunta.es/desenvolvemento/pdr/arquivos/pdr_galiza.pdf

| Aid No | XS 316/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Cataluña |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Incentivos para desarrollar nuevas oportunidades de negocio para empresas fuertemente expuestas a la competencia internacional |
| Legal basis | IUE/1255/2007, de 23 de abril, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de incentivos para desarrollar nuevas oportunidades de negocio para empresas fuertemente expuestas a la competencia internacional y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2007 (DOGC núm. 4876 de 4.5.2007) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 2 million
  Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 5.5.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2007 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial (CIDEM) |
| Paseo de Grácia, 129 |
| E-08008 Barcelona |

Aid No

XS 316/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Cataluña

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Incentivos para desarrollar nuevas oportunidades de negocio para empresas fuertemente expuestas a la competencia internacional

Legal basis

IUE/1255/2007, de 23 de abril, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de incentivos para desarrollar nuevas oportunidades de negocio para empresas fuertemente expuestas a la competencia internacional y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2007 (DOGC núm. 4876 de 4.5.2007)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 2 million

Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

5.5.2007

Duration

31.12.2007

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial (CIDEM)

Paseo de Grácia, 129

E-08008 Barcelona

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