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| 9.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 88/4 |
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9.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 88/4

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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 88/05)

| Aid No | XS 307/07 |
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| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | Provincie Limburg |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | European Centre for treatment and research of Obesity and weight problems |
| Legal basis | Algemene wet bestuursrecht, Algemene Subsidie Verordening 2004, Nadere subsidieregels voor de bevordering van de economische ontwikkeling en Nadere subsidieregels voor de zorg 2007 |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 0,2 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation. 15 % + 10 % (aid map) |
| Date of implementation | 13 November 2007 (date of the Provincial Executive's decision (Gedeputeerde Staten))
  1 January 2008 (project start date) |
| Duration | 31.12.2010 |
| Objective | Aid to SMEs: It concerns the starting-up of a business (1. treatment centre; 2. research centre; 3. knowledge and expertise centre; and 4. information and training centre) in the area of excess weight and obesity. The aid amount is calculated as a percentage of the wage costs related to the jobs created |
| Economic sectors | Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Provincie Limburg |
| Postbus 5700 |
| 6202 MA Maastricht |
| Nederland |

Aid No

XS 307/07

Member State

Netherlands

Region

Provincie Limburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

European Centre for treatment and research of Obesity and weight problems

Legal basis

Algemene wet bestuursrecht, Algemene Subsidie Verordening 2004, Nadere subsidieregels voor de bevordering van de economische ontwikkeling en Nadere subsidieregels voor de zorg 2007

Type of measure

Individual aid

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 0,2 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation. 15 % + 10 % (aid map)

Date of implementation

13 November 2007 (date of the Provincial Executive's decision (Gedeputeerde Staten))

1 January 2008 (project start date)

Duration

31.12.2010

Objective

Aid to SMEs: It concerns the starting-up of a business (1. treatment centre; 2. research centre; 3. knowledge and expertise centre; and 4. information and training centre) in the area of excess weight and obesity. The aid amount is calculated as a percentage of the wage costs related to the jobs created

Economic sectors

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Provincie Limburg

Postbus 5700

6202 MA Maastricht

Nederland

| Aid No | XS 28/08 |
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| Member State | Romania |
| Region | Toate cele 8 regiuni de dezvoltare ale României |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Stimularea microîntreprinderilor din domeniul prelucrării primare a produselor forestiere lemnoase şi nelemnoase |
| Legal basis | Programul Naţional de Dezvoltare Rurală — prevederile art. 28 — Creşterea valorii adăugate pentru produsele agricole şi forestiere din Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1698/2005 al Consiliului (1), privind sprijinul pentru dezvoltare rurală acordat din Fondul European Agricol pentru Dezvoltare Rurală (FEADR) |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | EUR 110 000 000 |
| Maximum aid intensity | — | 40 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the Bucharest-Ilfov region, |

Aid No

XS 28/08

Member State

Romania

Region

Toate cele 8 regiuni de dezvoltare ale României

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Stimularea microîntreprinderilor din domeniul prelucrării primare a produselor forestiere lemnoase şi nelemnoase

Legal basis

Programul Naţional de Dezvoltare Rurală — prevederile art. 28 — Creşterea valorii adăugate pentru produsele agricole şi forestiere din Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1698/2005 al Consiliului (1), privind sprijinul pentru dezvoltare rurală acordat din Fondul European Agricol pentru Dezvoltare Rurală (FEADR)

Creşterea valorii adăugate pentru produsele agricole şi forestiere

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

EUR 110 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

—

40 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the Bucharest-Ilfov region,

| — | 50 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the other 7 development regions |
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50 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the other 7 development regions

Date of implementation

30.3.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Investment aid granted to micro-enterprises

Economic sectors concerned

Forestry products:

| (a) | Wood products:






  1. | harvesting, shaping, sorting and transport of trees; |
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(a)

Wood products:

1.

harvesting, shaping, sorting and transport of trees;

| 2. | production of timber, including finely sawn wood; |
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2.

production of timber, including finely sawn wood;

| 3. | seasoning of wood; |
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3.

seasoning of wood;

| 4. | impregnation or chemical treatment of wood, with preservatives and other substances; |
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4.

impregnation or chemical treatment of wood, with preservatives and other substances;

| 5. | collection of wood chips, sawdust, scrap wood, wood particles and other wood fragments; |
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5.

collection of wood chips, sawdust, scrap wood, wood particles and other wood fragments;

| 6. | packing and bundling of wood products and by-products; |
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6.

packing and bundling of wood products and by-products;

| 7. | production of combustible material by processing the biomass produced by the primary processing of harvested trees; |
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7.

production of combustible material by processing the biomass produced by the primary processing of harvested trees;

| 8. | harvesting and processing of forest trees/bushes from bioenergy crops. |
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8.

harvesting and processing of forest trees/bushes from bioenergy crops.

| (b) | Non-wood products:






  1. | harvesting, sorting, packing and temporary storage, with a view to marketing, of forest mushrooms, forest fruits, and other natural products growing wild in the forest (lacquer, resins, balsams, plant hair, grass, seeds, mosses, lichens, medicinal plants, flowers and leaves with aroma-therapeutic properties) |
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(b)

Non-wood products:

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harvesting, sorting, packing and temporary storage, with a view to marketing, of forest mushrooms, forest fruits, and other natural products growing wild in the forest (lacquer, resins, balsams, plant hair, grass, seeds, mosses, lichens, medicinal plants, flowers and leaves with aroma-therapeutic properties)

Name and address of granting authority

| Ministerul Agriculturii şi Dezvoltării Rurale — Direcţia Generală Management Fond Forestier, Funciar şi Cinegetic |
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| Bucureşti, B-dul Carol I nr. 24 sector 3 |
| Tel. (40-21) 307 88 01 |
| Fax (40-21) 307 98 03 |

Ministerul Agriculturii şi Dezvoltării Rurale — Direcţia Generală Management Fond Forestier, Funciar şi Cinegetic

Bucureşti, B-dul Carol I nr. 24 sector 3

Tel. (40-21) 307 88 01

Fax (40-21) 307 98 03

Miscellaneous

The aid scheme implements measure 123 entitles ‘Adding value to agricultural and forestry products’ in Annex 1 of Romania's National rural Development Programme for 2007-2013, financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (1).

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The complete text of this aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises is published on the web page of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at the following address:

http://www.madr.ro/pages/dezvoltare_rurala/schema_ajutor_de_stat_microintreprinderi_paduri.pdf

| Aid No | XS 44/08 |
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| Member State | Malta |
| Region | Malta |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | SME Development Grant Scheme |
| Legal basis | Small and Medium-Sized Undertakings |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 0,1 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2008 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All manufacturing, Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Malta Enterprise Corporation Enterprise Centre |
| San Gwann SGN 3000 |
| Malta |

Aid No

XS 44/08

Member State

Malta

Region

Malta

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

SME Development Grant Scheme

Legal basis

Small and Medium-Sized Undertakings

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,1 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.1.2008

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All manufacturing, Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Malta Enterprise Corporation Enterprise Centre

San Gwann SGN 3000

Malta

| Aid No | XS 52/08 |
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| Member State | France |
| Region | — |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Amortissement exceptionnel des immeubles à usage industriel et commercial construits en zone de revitalisation rurale ou en zone de redynamisation urbaine |
| Legal basis | Article 39 quinquies D du code général des impôts |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 1 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'emploi |
| 139, rue de Bercy |
| F-75012 Paris |

Aid No

XS 52/08

Member State

France

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Amortissement exceptionnel des immeubles à usage industriel et commercial construits en zone de revitalisation rurale ou en zone de redynamisation urbaine

Legal basis

Article 39 quinquies D du code général des impôts

quinquies

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 1 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'emploi

139, rue de Bercy

F-75012 Paris

| Aid No | XS 53/08 |
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| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | Wales |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | The Wales European Collaboration fund |
| Legal basis | The Industrial Development Act 1982 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: GBP 0,2 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 14.2.2008 |
| Duration | 14.2.2011 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Welsh Assembly Government |
| Plas Glyndwr |
| Kingsway |
| Cardiff CF10 3AH |
| United Kingdom |

Aid No

XS 53/08

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

The Wales European Collaboration fund

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Act 1982

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: GBP 0,2 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

14.2.2008

Duration

14.2.2011

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Welsh Assembly Government

Plas Glyndwr

Kingsway

Cardiff CF10 3AH

United Kingdom

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