# C_2006246EN.01001601.xml

| 13.10.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 246/16 |
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13.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/16

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 246/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XS 17/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Denmark |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | ‘Strategic Programme for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology’
  ‘Strategic Programme for IT Research’
  ‘Strategic Programme on the Interdisciplinary Application of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and IT and Communications Technology’ |
| Legal basis | ‘Lov om forskningsrådgivning m.v’ (Act No 405, 28.5.2003) and the calls for applications |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 0,51million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid grant | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 31.12.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2008
  (Note: We are prepared to make changes according to changes in rules in the successor of the regulation at the end of 2007) |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes
  Research | |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Forskningsstyrelsen (Direction de la recherche) |
| Artillerivej 88 |
| DK-2300 København S |

Aid No

XS 17/06

Member State

Denmark

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

‘Strategic Programme for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology’

‘Strategic Programme for IT Research’

‘Strategic Programme on the Interdisciplinary Application of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and IT and Communications Technology’

Legal basis

‘Lov om forskningsrådgivning m.v’ (Act No 405, 28.5.2003) and the calls for applications

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,51million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid grant

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

31.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2008

(Note: We are prepared to make changes according to changes in rules in the successor of the regulation at the end of 2007)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Research

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Forskningsstyrelsen (Direction de la recherche)

Artillerivej 88

DK-2300 København S

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | X 27/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Hungary |
| Region | Entire country |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid | Aid to purchase instruments necessary for the setting up or modernisation of Hungarian terrestrially distributed local or regional radio broadcasters' broadcasts |
| Legal basis | A rádiózásról és televíziózásról szóló 1996. évi I. törvény 131. §-ának (3) bekezdése, az Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület 81/2006. (I. 11.) számú határozata |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 0,12 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 | 18.1.2006 |
| Duration of the scheme or individual aid award | 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes | |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület |
| Reviczky u. 5. |
| H-1088 Budapest |

Aid No

X 27/06

Member State

Hungary

Region

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid

Aid to purchase instruments necessary for the setting up or modernisation of Hungarian terrestrially distributed local or regional radio broadcasters' broadcasts

Legal basis

A rádiózásról és televíziózásról szóló 1996. évi I. törvény 131. §-ának (3) bekezdése, az Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület 81/2006. (I. 11.) számú határozata

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,12 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

18.1.2006

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület

Reviczky u. 5.

H-1088 Budapest

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 104/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Slovak Republic |
| Region | The whole territory of the Slovak Republic — in accordance with the regional state aid map:
  Article 87(3)(a) regions
  Article 87(3)(c) regions |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Schéma podpory výskumu a vývoja Agentúrou na podporu výskumu a vývoja (Aid scheme for the support of research and development by the Research and Development Support Agency) |
| 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 EÚ (Ú. v. ES C, 13.1.2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25.2.2004, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie (ES) č. 70/2001 vzhľadom na rozšírenie jeho pôsobnosti na pomoc na výskum a vývoj a zákon č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 34 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






  — | fundamental research 100 % |

Aid No

XS 104/06

Member State

Slovak Republic

Region

The whole territory of the Slovak Republic — in accordance with the regional state aid map:

Article 87(3)(a) regions

Article 87(3)(c) regions

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Schéma podpory výskumu a vývoja Agentúrou na podporu výskumu a vývoja (Aid scheme for the support of research and development by the Research and Development Support Agency)

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 EÚ (Ú. v. ES C, 13.1.2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25.2.2004, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie (ES) č. 70/2001 vzhľadom na rozšírenie jeho pôsobnosti na pomoc na výskum a vývoj a zákon č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 34 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

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fundamental research 100 %

| — | industrial research 60 % + regional bonuses |
| --- | --- |

—

industrial research 60 % + regional bonuses

| — | development 35 % + regional bonuses |
| --- | --- |

—

development 35 % + regional bonuses

Date of implementation

14.6.2006

As regards the regional bonuses, the Slovak Republic undertakes to act in compliance with Section 9 point 107 of the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 (OJ C 54, 4.3.2006)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs — aid for research and development

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

In conformity with Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004

Name and address of the granting authority

Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja

| Mýtna 23 |
| --- |
| SK-811 07 Bratislava |

Mýtna 23

SK-811 07 Bratislava

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 122/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | France |
| Region | All except Ile-de-France and the Lyons employment area |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Aid for real estate investment and for building rental granted to firms by local authorities and their groupings |
| Legal basis | Art. L. 1511-3 et R. 1511-4 à R. 1511-23 du code général des collectivités territoriales |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount n.a. | The local authorities are free to decide on the amount of aid they will grant. These amounts cannot be fixed in advance. |
| 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 | 29.5.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes | |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XS 122/05

Member State

France

Region

All except Ile-de-France and the Lyons employment area

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Aid for real estate investment and for building rental granted to firms by local authorities and their groupings

Legal basis

Art. L. 1511-3 et R. 1511-4 à R. 1511-23 du code général des collectivités territoriales

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount n.a.

The local authorities are free to decide on the amount of aid they will grant. These amounts cannot be fixed in advance.

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

29.5.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

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Coalmining

No

| — | All manufacturing |
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—

All manufacturing

or

Steel

Yes

Shipbuilding

Yes

Synthetic fibres

Yes

Motor vehicles

Yes

Other manufacturing

Yes

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

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All services

or

Transport services

No

Financial services

No

Other services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministère de l'intérieur, de la sécurité intérieure et des libertés locales — Direction générale des collectivités locales

| Place Beauvau |
| --- |
| F-75800 Paris cedex 08 |

Place Beauvau

F-75800 Paris cedex 08

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid number | XS 147/03 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | (United Kingdom and) Republic of Ireland |
| Region | 32 Counties of Ireland |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid | InterTradeIreland Acumen Consultancy programme |
| Legal Basis | British/Irish Agreement Act 1999, Section 2.3 (Part 7 of Annex 2 of the Act empowers InterTradeIreland to invest, lend or grant aid for the purposes of its function) |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Maximum Cost Per Company | 2003/04: GBP 3 000 |

Aid number

XS 147/03

Member State

(United Kingdom and) Republic of Ireland

Region

32 Counties of Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid

InterTradeIreland Acumen Consultancy programme

Legal Basis

British/Irish Agreement Act 1999, Section 2.3 (Part 7 of Annex 2 of the Act empowers InterTradeIreland to invest, lend or grant aid for the purposes of its function)

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

Maximum Cost Per Company

2003/04: GBP 3 000

| | 2004/05: GBP 3 000 |
| --- | --- |

2004/05: GBP 3 000

| | 2005/06: GBP 3 000 |
| --- | --- |

2005/06: GBP 3 000

Maximum Total funded element

| | 2003/04: (30 x GBP 3 000) GBP 90 000 |
| --- | --- |

2003/04: (30 x GBP 3 000) GBP 90 000

| | 2004/05: (45 x GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000 |
| --- | --- |

2004/05: (45 x GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000

| | 2005/06: (45 x GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000 |
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2005/06: (45 x GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000

Total Funded Consultancy element for 3 years = GBP 360 000, representing 50 % contribution.

Funding provided to companies on a ‘one-off basis’ within a 52 week period i.e. companies not eligible for repeat funding in subsequent years

Maximum aid intensity

Up to a maximum of GBP 3 000 assistance per company representing 50 % assistance

Date of implementation

Proposed scheme to run for 3 years from November 2003

Individual companies will be eligible for assistance for a maximum of 52 weeks

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Scheme will run from November 2003 to December 2006

Objective of aid

To provide consultancy expertise to assist SMEs to develop and increase cross border trade by developing research expertise, market competence and experience

Economic Sector(s) concerned

All Sectors

Name and Address of the granting authority

InterTradeIreland

The Old Gasworks Business Park

| Kilmorey Street |
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| Newry BT34 2DE |
| Tel: (44-28 30) 83 41 09 |
| United Kingdom |

Kilmorey Street

Newry BT34 2DE

Tel: (44-28 30) 83 41 09

United Kingdom

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