# C_2005321EN.01001301.xml

| 16.12.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 321/13 |
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16.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 321/13

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2005/C 321/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XE 06/03 |
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| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Title of aid scheme | Measures to assist social cooperatives |
| Legal basis | Decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0199 del 17 giugno 2003 (art. 2. co. 1, lett. d, che aggiunge il capo V bis al regolamento di cui al decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0299 del 1o ottobre 2002), pubblicato sul Bollettino ufficiale della Regione n. 30 del 23 luglio 2003 |
| Annual expenditure planned | Up to EUR 1 000 000 |
| Maximum aid intensity | Employment creation | The aid intensity, calculated as a percentage of the wage costs borne by cooperatives in the two years following recruitment of the worker(s), must not exceed:






  (a) | 15 % in the case of small firms; |

Aid No

XE 06/03

Member State

Italy

Region

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme

Measures to assist social cooperatives

Legal basis

Decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0199 del 17 giugno 2003 (art. 2. co. 1, lett. d, che aggiunge il capo V bis al regolamento di cui al decreto del Presidente della Regione n. 0299 del 1o ottobre 2002), pubblicato sul Bollettino ufficiale della Regione n. 30 del 23 luglio 2003

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Annual expenditure planned

Up to EUR 1 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

Employment creation

The aid intensity, calculated as a percentage of the wage costs borne by cooperatives in the two years following recruitment of the worker(s), must not exceed:

(a)

15 % in the case of small firms;

| (b) | 7,5 % in the case of medium-sized firms. |
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(b)

7,5 % in the case of medium-sized firms.

Where jobs are created in an area exempted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, or in the production, processing and marketing of products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty in less favoured areas as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, the aid intensity must not exceed the corresponding ceiling for regional aid, which is 8 % nge plus 10 % gge for small and medium-sized firms

Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

The aid intensity, calculated as a percentage of the wage costs borne by cooperatives in the year following recruitment of the disadvantaged or disabled worker(s), must not exceed 50 % for disadvantaged workers and 60 % for disabled workers

Additional costs of employment of disabled workers

Up to 100 % of the eligible costs of additional expenditure may be financed for the following measures:

| (a) | adapting the workplace to the needs of disabled workers; |
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(a)

adapting the workplace to the needs of disabled workers;

| (b) | adapting or acquiring special equipment for their use. |
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(b)

adapting or acquiring special equipment for their use.

Social cooperatives where disabled workers make up at least 50 % of the workforce may receive grants of up to 80 % of eligible costs to cover expenditure relating to the construction, installation or extension of facilities in which at least 50 % of the workforce is disabled

Date of implementation

22 August 2003

Duration of scheme

30 July 2007

Objective of aid

Employment creation

To promote the recruitment and integration into work of staff, including those with the legal and economic status of senior staff or management, in social cooperatives carrying on economic activities aimed at providing employment for disadvantaged persons who are or are in danger of being marginalised

Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

To promote the recruitment and integration into work of disadvantaged and disabled workers in social cooperatives carrying on economic activities aimed at providing employment for disadvantaged persons who are or are in danger of being marginalised

Cover of additional costs of employment of disabled workers

To promote initiatives aimed at improving the working conditions of disabled workers in social cooperatives carrying on economic activities aimed at providing employment for disadvantaged persons who are or are in danger of being marginalised; to support sheltered employment in such cooperatives

Economic sectors concerned

All EC sectors except for the coal industry and shipbuilding and, as regards aid for job creation, the transport sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Under Article 4 of Regional Law No 3 of 25 January 2002, aid may be granted by any of the four provincial administrations in the Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Gorizia, Pordenone, Trieste and Udine).

However, responsibility for planning, policy, coordination and monitoring and relations with the EU lies with the Autonomous Region itself:

| Regione autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
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| Direzione regionale dell'artigianato e della cooperazione |
| Servizio per gli incentivi alla cooperazione |
| Via Giulia 75/1 — I-34126 Trieste |
| Tel. (040) 377 48 55 — Posta el. dir.art.coop@regione.fvg.it |

Regione autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Direzione regionale dell'artigianato e della cooperazione

Servizio per gli incentivi alla cooperazione

Via Giulia 75/1 — I-34126 Trieste

Tel. (040) 377 48 55 — Posta el. dir.art.coop@regione.fvg.it

Further information

The exempting regulation runs until 31 December 2006, and is to be extended for a transitional period of six months. Should amendments be made to Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 in accordance with the Commission recommendation of 6 May 2003 (2003/361/EC), the new definition of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises will be applied for the purposes of granting aid

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