# C_2006047EN.01000401.xml

| 25.2.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 47/4 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

25.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/4

---

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 47/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XS 149/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | North East England |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Alnwick Garden Trust |
| Legal basis | Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11
  Section 2 Local Government Act 2000 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | GBP 1 908 313 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | From 13 October 2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30 April 2005 |
| 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 | Name:
  Government Office for the North East
  European Programmes Secretariat |
| Address:





  Citygate |
| Gallowgate |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| NE1 4WH |
| United Kingdom |

Aid No

XS 149/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

North East England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Alnwick Garden Trust

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11

Section 2 Local Government Act 2000

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 1 908 313

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 13 October 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30 April 2005

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

Name:

Government Office for the North East

European Programmes Secretariat

Address:

Citygate

Gallowgate

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 4WH

United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 6/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Title of aid scheme | Aid to SMEs in the tourist accommodation business (hotels, self-catering units, open-air facilities, historic buildings), related activities and the artistic and traditional craftwork sector |
| Legal basis | Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 9086 del 21 ottobre 2004. Bando per la presentazione di proposte per la promozione di progetti integrati da parte dei seguenti soggetti: Pool di piccole e medie imprese, pool di piccole e medie imprese ed enti pubblici per la realizzazione della filiera turismo — ambiente — cultura nella regione Umbria |
| Annual expenditure planned | A maximum of EUR 2 million per year out of a maximum total budget of EUR 7 million allocated to the scheme |
| Maximum aid intensity | — | Small enterprises: 15 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments; |

Aid No

XS 6/05

Member State

Italy

Region

Umbria

Title of aid scheme

Aid to SMEs in the tourist accommodation business (hotels, self-catering units, open-air facilities, historic buildings), related activities and the artistic and traditional craftwork sector

Legal basis

Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 9086 del 21 ottobre 2004. Bando per la presentazione di proposte per la promozione di progetti integrati da parte dei seguenti soggetti: Pool di piccole e medie imprese, pool di piccole e medie imprese ed enti pubblici per la realizzazione della filiera turismo — ambiente — cultura nella regione Umbria

Annual expenditure planned

A maximum of EUR 2 million per year out of a maximum total budget of EUR 7 million allocated to the scheme

Maximum aid intensity

—

Small enterprises: 15 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments;

| — | Medium-sized enterprises: 7.5 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments; |
| --- | --- |

—

Medium-sized enterprises: 7.5 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments;

| — | Small enterprises located in areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty: 10 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments plus 8 % net grant equivalent; |
| --- | --- |

—

Small enterprises located in areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty: 10 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments plus 8 % net grant equivalent;

| — | Medium-sized enterprises located in areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty: 6 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments plus 8 % net grant equivalent |
| --- | --- |

—

Medium-sized enterprises located in areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty: 6 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments plus 8 % net grant equivalent

Date of implementation

Publication of the notice inviting applications: Ordinary Supplement to the Regional Official Gazette, General Series, No 46, 4.11.2004. Deadline for submission of applications: 16.2.2005.

Aid will be granted only on presentation by the firms concerned of suitable applications, which may be submitted from the day following publication of the notice. Only investments made after presentation of the application for aid will be eligible

Duration of scheme

Aid will be granted for investments by the firms concerned up to 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to existing or newly created SMEs in the tourist accommodation business (hotels, self-catering units, open-air facilities, historic buildings), related activities and the artistic and traditional craftwork sector. The investments concerned by this scheme relate to costs incurred in building work, internal and external finishing, fittings and sporting/recreational equipment, hardware, machinery, outdoor furniture, technical design and supervision of construction work

Economic sectors concerned

Firms in the tourism and artistic and traditional craftwork sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Regione dell'Umbria

Direzione Cultura, Turismo, Istruzione, Formazione e Lavoro — Servizio Turismo

Address:

| Via Mario Angeloni 61 |
| --- |
| I-06100 Perugia |
| Tel. No: (39-75) 504 58 87 |
| Fax: (39-75) 504 58 87 |
| Email: sezione.aiuti@umbria2000.it |

Via Mario Angeloni 61

I-06100 Perugia

Tel. No: (39-75) 504 58 87

Fax: (39-75) 504 58 87

Email: sezione.aiuti@umbria2000.it

---