# C_2007257EN.01001101.xml

| 30.10.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 257/11 |
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30.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 257/11

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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)

(2007/C 257/08)

| Aid No | XS 225/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Slovak Republic |
| Region | Celé územie SR — podľa regionálnej mapy štátnej pomoci:
  Regióny podľa článku 87 ods. 3 písm. a)
  Regióny podľa článku 87 ods. 3 písm. c) |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Schéma podpory výskumu a vývoja Agentúrou na podporu výskumu a vývoja doplnená podľa dodatku č. 1 k pôvodnej schéme XS 104/06, ktorá sa týmto mení |
| Legal basis | Právnym základom pre poskytnutie štátnej pomoci (ďalej len „pomoc“) je nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 70/2001 z 12. januára 2001 o použití článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom, publikované v Úradnom vestníku Európskej únie (Ú. v. ES L 10, 13.1.2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25. februára 2004, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie (ES) č. 70/2001 vzhľadom na rozšírenie jeho pôsobnosti na pomoc na výskum a vývoj.
  Poskytovanie pomoci sa tiež riadi zákonom NR SR č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Overall amount planned for the whole period for the projects to be supported | EUR 30 million |
| Loans guaranteed | — |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | — |
| Loans guaranteed | — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 15.6.2007 |
| Duration | Up until 31.12.2007 |
| Objective | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja |
| Mýtna 23 |
| SK-811 07 Bratislava |

Aid No

XS 225/07

Member State

Slovak Republic

Region

Celé územie SR — podľa regionálnej mapy štátnej pomoci:

Regióny podľa článku 87 ods. 3 písm. a)

Regióny podľa článku 87 ods. 3 písm. c)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Schéma podpory výskumu a vývoja Agentúrou na podporu výskumu a vývoja doplnená podľa dodatku č. 1 k pôvodnej schéme XS 104/06, ktorá sa týmto mení

Legal basis

Právnym základom pre poskytnutie štátnej pomoci (ďalej len „pomoc“) je nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 70/2001 z 12. januára 2001 o použití článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom, publikované v Úradnom vestníku Európskej únie (Ú. v. ES L 10, 13.1.2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25. februára 2004, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie (ES) č. 70/2001 vzhľadom na rozšírenie jeho pôsobnosti na pomoc na výskum a vývoj.

Úradnom vestníku Európskej únie

Poskytovanie pomoci sa tiež riadi zákonom NR SR č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja

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

Aid scheme

Overall amount planned for the whole period for the projects to be supported

EUR 30 million

Loans guaranteed

—

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

—

Loans guaranteed

—

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

15.6.2007

Duration

Up until 31.12.2007

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja

Mýtna 23

SK-811 07 Bratislava

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 226/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Lazio |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per progetti di ricerca industriale e sviluppo precompetitivo (1) |
| Legal basis | Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 440 del 19.6.2007, pubblicata sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lazio n. 20 del 20.7.2007, che modifica la Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 28 del 25.1.2007, attuativa della legge 27.10.1994, n. 598, art. 11 e s.m.i. |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | EUR 25 million (2) |
| Maximum aid intensity | The contribution may not exceed the ceilings laid down by Community law |
| Date of implementation | From 19 June 2007 and, in any case, subject to the adoption of other acts provided for by the Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 440/2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Open-ended, the aid scheme is in any case exempt from compulsory notification under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty up to 30 June 2008, when Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (as amended) expires |
| Objective | The aid is intended to facilitate industrial research and pre-competitive development activity |
| Economic sectors | All sectors where aid to SMEs is authorised, except ‘Processing and marketing of agricultural products’ |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Lazio — Assessorato della Piccola e media impresa, commercio e artigianato |
| Direzione regionale Attività produttive |
| Via Cristoforo Colombo, 212 |
| I-00147 Roma |
| Tel. (39) 06 51 68 37 75 |
| Fax (39) 06 51 68 37 73 |
| E-mail: nconsole@regione.lazio.it |

Aid No

XS 226/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Lazio

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per progetti di ricerca industriale e sviluppo precompetitivo (1)

1

Legal basis

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 440 del 19.6.2007, pubblicata sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lazio n. 20 del 20.7.2007, che modifica la Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 28 del 25.1.2007, attuativa della legge 27.10.1994, n. 598, art. 11 e s.m.i.

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

EUR 25 million (2)

2

Maximum aid intensity

The contribution may not exceed the ceilings laid down by Community law

Date of implementation

From 19 June 2007 and, in any case, subject to the adoption of other acts provided for by the Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 440/2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Open-ended, the aid scheme is in any case exempt from compulsory notification under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty up to 30 June 2008, when Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (as amended) expires

Objective

The aid is intended to facilitate industrial research and pre-competitive development activity

Economic sectors

All sectors where aid to SMEs is authorised, except ‘Processing and marketing of agricultural products’

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Lazio — Assessorato della Piccola e media impresa, commercio e artigianato

Direzione regionale Attività produttive

Via Cristoforo Colombo, 212

I-00147 Roma

Tel. (39) 06 51 68 37 75

Fax (39) 06 51 68 37 73

E-mail: nconsole@regione.lazio.it

Other information

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| Aid No | XS 233/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Title of aid scheme | Agevolazioni finalizzate al sostegno di progetti innovativi da parte di network stabili di imprese — POR FESR 2007-2013, Asse I e Asse III |
| Legal basis | Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale del 9.7.2007 n. 1164 |
| Annual expenditure planned | EUR 20 000 000 |
| Maximum aid intensity | INVESTMENTS
  Small firms: 15 % gge of the total cost of the eligible investments. Small firms located in the areas in the Umbria Region assisted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty: 20 % gge of the total cost of eligible investments (up to the maximum admissible amount under the current guidelines on national regional aid).
  Medium-sized firms: 7,5 % gge of the total cost of eligible investments. Medium-sized firms located in the areas in the Umbria Region assisted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty: 10 % gge of the total cost of the eligible investments (up to the maximum admissible amount under the current guidelines on national regional aid).
  CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
  SMEs: 50 % gge of eligible costs.
  INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND PRE-COMPETITIVE (EXPERIMENTAL) DEVELOPMENT
  SMEs: a capital grant of 35 % of eligible costs of pre-competitive (experimental) development.
  SMEs: a capital grant of 60 % of the cost of eligible projects to support industrial research projects.
  For SMEs located in areas in the Umbria Region assisted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, the grant is raised by 5 %.
  The grant can be raised by 10 percentage points gge of the cost of the project in case of effective cooperation between a business and a public research body if the latter contributes at least 10 % of the eligible costs of the experimental development project and has the right to publish the results of its part of the research |
| Date of implementation | 15.9.2007 |
| Duration of scheme | 31.12.2008 |
| Objective of the aid | To support and promote the creation of stable networks and partnerships among businesses and between businesses and universities and/or research centres.
  The aid will be granted to integrated projects requiring investment, specialised consultancy services (including those aimed at obtaining business certification), or industrial research and pre-competitive (experimental) development carried out jointly by production SMEs in the Umbria region.
  The aid is also available for groups of SMEs of the following types:






  — | temporary groupings of companies within the meaning of Article 34 of Legislative Decree No 163/2006, including those set up to create new firms with a joint structure or capital, |

Aid No

XS 233/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Umbria

Title of aid scheme

Agevolazioni finalizzate al sostegno di progetti innovativi da parte di network stabili di imprese — POR FESR 2007-2013, Asse I e Asse III

Legal basis

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale del 9.7.2007 n. 1164

Annual expenditure planned

EUR 20 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

INVESTMENTS

Small firms: 15 % gge of the total cost of the eligible investments. Small firms located in the areas in the Umbria Region assisted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty: 20 % gge of the total cost of eligible investments (up to the maximum admissible amount under the current guidelines on national regional aid).

Medium-sized firms: 7,5 % gge of the total cost of eligible investments. Medium-sized firms located in the areas in the Umbria Region assisted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty: 10 % gge of the total cost of the eligible investments (up to the maximum admissible amount under the current guidelines on national regional aid).

CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

SMEs: 50 % gge of eligible costs.

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND PRE-COMPETITIVE (EXPERIMENTAL) DEVELOPMENT

SMEs: a capital grant of 35 % of eligible costs of pre-competitive (experimental) development.

SMEs: a capital grant of 60 % of the cost of eligible projects to support industrial research projects.

For SMEs located in areas in the Umbria Region assisted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, the grant is raised by 5 %.

The grant can be raised by 10 percentage points gge of the cost of the project in case of effective cooperation between a business and a public research body if the latter contributes at least 10 % of the eligible costs of the experimental development project and has the right to publish the results of its part of the research

Date of implementation

15.9.2007

Duration of scheme

31.12.2008

Objective of the aid

To support and promote the creation of stable networks and partnerships among businesses and between businesses and universities and/or research centres.

The aid will be granted to integrated projects requiring investment, specialised consultancy services (including those aimed at obtaining business certification), or industrial research and pre-competitive (experimental) development carried out jointly by production SMEs in the Umbria region.

The aid is also available for groups of SMEs of the following types:

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temporary groupings of companies within the meaning of Article 34 of Legislative Decree No 163/2006, including those set up to create new firms with a joint structure or capital,

| — | consortia or joint ventures within the meaning of Articles 2602 and following of the Civil Code. |
| --- | --- |

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consortia or joint ventures within the meaning of Articles 2602 and following of the Civil Code.

Groupings must be made up of at least three companies, none of which must have control over or be linked to another

Economic sectors

LIST OF ELIGIBLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES under the ATECO 2002 Classification of Economic Activities

Section D ‘Manufacturing’ with the exception of:

| — | tobacco industry — Division 16: growing and preliminary processing of tobacco connected to primary production of agricultural commodities listed in Annex 1 to the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

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tobacco industry — Division 16: growing and preliminary processing of tobacco connected to primary production of agricultural commodities listed in Annex 1 to the EC Treaty,

| — | manufacture of coke oven products: all of group 23.1, |
| --- | --- |

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manufacture of coke oven products: all of group 23.1,

| — | manufacture of man-made fibres: all of class 24.70, |
| --- | --- |

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manufacture of man-made fibres: all of class 24.70,

| — | iron and steel production: all of class 27.10 and categories 27.22.1 and 27.22.2 (only tubes with a diameter exceeding 406,4 mm), |
| --- | --- |

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iron and steel production: all of class 27.10 and categories 27.22.1 and 27.22.2 (only tubes with a diameter exceeding 406,4 mm),

| — | shipbuilding and ship repair: categories 35.11.1 and 35.11.3. |
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shipbuilding and ship repair: categories 35.11.1 and 35.11.3.

Section K ‘Real estate, renting, information technology, research and other professional and business activities’ limited to division 72 (entire division) and division 74 (class 74.3, category 74.81.2, classes 74.82 and 74.86 and category 74.87.5).

Section O ‘Other community, social and personal service activities’ limited to division 90, division 92 (limited to category 92.11) and division 93 (only category 93.01.1).

FURTHER EXCLUSIONS

The aid is not available for the manufacture of products imitating or replacing milk and other dairy commodities as defined by Community legislation

Name and address of the granting authority

| Regione Umbria — Giunta Regionale |
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| Direzione regionale Sviluppo economico e attività produttive, istruzione, formazione e lavoro |
| Servizio Politiche di sostegno alle imprese e Servizio Politiche per l'offerta pubblica di servizi alle imprese e diffusione dell'innovazione e della ricerca |
| Via Mario Angeloni, 61 |
| I-06124 Perugia |

Regione Umbria — Giunta Regionale

Direzione regionale Sviluppo economico e attività produttive, istruzione, formazione e lavoro

Servizio Politiche di sostegno alle imprese e Servizio Politiche per l'offerta pubblica di servizi alle imprese e diffusione dell'innovazione e della ricerca

Via Mario Angeloni, 61

I-06124 Perugia

| Aid No | XS 240/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Finanziamento dei servizi di consulenza forniti alle PMI per progetti di sviluppo e di promozione dei distretti artigianali |
| Legal basis | Decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0198/2003 e successive modifiche e integrazioni (già comunicato in esenzione XS 105/03)
  Decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0176/Pres. del 13 giugno 2007, che approva modifiche e integrazioni al DPREG 0272/2005 (Testo unico delle disposizioni regolamentari in materia di incentivi a favore del settore artigiano), con particolare riferimento al Titolo V, Capo I (Distretti artigianali) (oggetto della presente comunicazione) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 0,1 million; overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 28.6.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2008 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | Motor vehicles, Other manufacturing, Processing and marketing of agricultural products, All services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Direzione centrale attività produttive |
| Servizio politiche economiche e marketing territoriale |
| Via Uccellis, 12/F |
| I-33100 Udine |

Aid No

XS 240/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Finanziamento dei servizi di consulenza forniti alle PMI per progetti di sviluppo e di promozione dei distretti artigianali

Legal basis

Decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0198/2003 e successive modifiche e integrazioni (già comunicato in esenzione XS 105/03)

Decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0176/Pres. del 13 giugno 2007, che approva modifiche e integrazioni al DPREG 0272/2005 (Testo unico delle disposizioni regolamentari in materia di incentivi a favore del settore artigiano), con particolare riferimento al Titolo V, Capo I (Distretti artigianali) (oggetto della presente comunicazione)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,1 million; overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

28.6.2007

Duration

31.12.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Motor vehicles, Other manufacturing, Processing and marketing of agricultural products, All services

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Direzione centrale attività produttive

Servizio politiche economiche e marketing territoriale

Via Uccellis, 12/F

I-33100 Udine

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(1)  This aid scheme replaces the previous scheme already notified to and registered by the Commission under XS 116/07 and has the same objectives.

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(2)  The figure for annual expenditure includes the expenditure provided for under the scheme with the same legal basis designed for SMEs covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 for sectors other than those covered by this information sheet.

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