# C_2006278EN.01000201.xml

| 16.11.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 278/2 |
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16.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 278/2

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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

(2006/C 278/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XE 18/06 |
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| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Vlaanderen |
| Title of aid scheme | Employment premium 50+ |
| Legal basis | het decreet van 7 mei 2004 tot oprichting van het publiekrechtelijk vormgegeven extern verzelfstandigd agentschap Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding, inzonderheid op artikel 5 en op artikel 13 |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Annual overall amount | EUR 30 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation | In application of and in conformity with Article 5 |
| Main objective under Article 5 | Objective of the measure: Flanders wishes to use this subsidy scheme to give a strong incentive to employers to recruit people over 50.
  The reduction in wage costs will be confined to older job-seekers because high wage costs, often combined with prejudice against older employees, are an obstacle to recruitment for this group in particular. A company that takes on a non-working job-seeker aged 50 or over who has been registered as such with the VDAB for at least 14 days prior to recruitment will receive a job creation premium, providing it fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 4 of the measure.
  The maximum aid intensity is EUR 3 000 (per quarter) for a net salary of more than EUR 10 500 per quarter |
| Date of implementation | 1.4.2006 |
| Duration of the scheme | Unlimited |
| Objective of aid | Article 4 Creation of employment | Not applicable |
| Article 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers | Yes |
| Article 6 Employment of disabled workers | Not applicable |
| Economic sectors concerned | — | All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid |

Aid No

XE 18/06

Member State

Belgium

Region

Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme

Employment premium 50+

Legal basis

het decreet van 7 mei 2004 tot oprichting van het publiekrechtelijk vormgegeven extern verzelfstandigd agentschap Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding, inzonderheid op artikel 5 en op artikel 13

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

Annual overall amount

EUR 30 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

In application of and in conformity with Article 5

Main objective under Article 5

Objective of the measure: Flanders wishes to use this subsidy scheme to give a strong incentive to employers to recruit people over 50.

The reduction in wage costs will be confined to older job-seekers because high wage costs, often combined with prejudice against older employees, are an obstacle to recruitment for this group in particular. A company that takes on a non-working job-seeker aged 50 or over who has been registered as such with the VDAB for at least 14 days prior to recruitment will receive a job creation premium, providing it fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 4 of the measure.

The maximum aid intensity is EUR 3 000 (per quarter) for a net salary of more than EUR 10 500 per quarter

Date of implementation

1.4.2006

Duration of the scheme

Unlimited

Objective of aid

Article 4 Creation of employment

Not applicable

Article 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Article 6 Employment of disabled workers

Not applicable

Economic sectors concerned

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All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

1

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en beroepsopleiding, VDAB

| Keizerslaan 11 |
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| B-1000 Brussel |

Keizerslaan 11

B-1000 Brussel

Contact:

Mr. Fons Leroy: (32-2) 506 15 34

Other information

| — | The measure applies to companies that fall within the scope of the Act of 5 December 1968 on collective labour agreements and joint committees and which have their place of business in the Flemish Region or which undertake to establish a place of business in the Flemish Region within 5 quarters of the entry into service of the over-50 year-old. |
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The measure applies to companies that fall within the scope of the Act of 5 December 1968 on collective labour agreements and joint committees and which have their place of business in the Flemish Region or which undertake to establish a place of business in the Flemish Region within 5 quarters of the entry into service of the over-50 year-old.

| — | The measure does not apply to companies where over 50 % of the wage costs during the year preceding the application for a job creation premium were financed by subsidies from the Federal Government or the Flemish Government |
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The measure does not apply to companies where over 50 % of the wage costs during the year preceding the application for a job creation premium were financed by subsidies from the Federal Government or the Flemish Government

Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Not applicable

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(1)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector.

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