# C_2006211EN.01000301.xml

| 2.9.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 211/3 |
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2.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 211/3

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2006/C 211/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XT 39/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | French-speaking region of Wallonia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Financial incentives for training company workers
  Training cheques (TC) |
| Legal basis | Décret relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises du 10 avril 2003 (publié au MB le 29 avril 2003)
  Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 1er avril 2004 portant exécution du décret du 10 avril 2003 relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 8,993 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | Under Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

  50 TC (50 X EUR 15) per natural person or per single-person company

  400 TC per company with 2 to 50 workers registered with the National Social Security Office

  600 TC per company with 51 to 100 workers

  700 TC per company with 101 to 200 workers

  800 TC per company with 201 to 250 workers | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 1.5.2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 (+ exemption period of 6 months) |
| Objective of aid: | General training

  The Training Cheque system is intended to foster training in SMEs by giving them a grant to cover part of the expenditure incurred in enrolling their workers in general training programmes promoting the acquisition of broadly transferable skills | Yes |
| Specific training | No |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for training aid

  All professions in the commercial sector | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Walloon Ministry of Employment and Training |
| Address:





  Rue des Moulins de Meuse 104 |
| B-5000 Namur |

Aid No

XT 39/04

Member State

Belgium

Region

French-speaking region of Wallonia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Financial incentives for training company workers

Training cheques (TC)

Legal basis

Décret relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises du 10 avril 2003 (publié au MB le 29 avril 2003)

Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 1er avril 2004 portant exécution du décret du 10 avril 2003 relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises

er

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 8,993 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

Under Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

50 TC (50 X EUR 15) per natural person or per single-person company

50 TC

400 TC per company with 2 to 50 workers registered with the National Social Security Office

400 TC

600 TC per company with 51 to 100 workers

600 TC

700 TC per company with 101 to 200 workers

700 TC

800 TC per company with 201 to 250 workers

800 TC

Yes

Date of implementation

1.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006 (+ exemption period of 6 months)

Objective of aid:

General training

The Training Cheque system is intended to foster training in SMEs by giving them a grant to cover part of the expenditure incurred in enrolling their workers in general training programmes promoting the acquisition of broadly transferable skills

The Training Cheque system is intended to foster training in SMEs by giving them a grant to cover part of the expenditure incurred in enrolling their workers in general training programmes promoting the acquisition of broadly transferable skills

Yes

Specific training

No

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

All professions in the commercial sector

All professions in the commercial sector

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Walloon Ministry of Employment and Training

Address:

Rue des Moulins de Meuse 104

B-5000 Namur

Large individual aid grants

Not applicable

| Aid No | XT 40/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | French-speaking region of Wallonia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Financial incentives for training company workers
  Adaptation Credit |
| Legal basis | Décret relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises du 10 avril 2003 (publié au MB le 29 avril 2003)
  Arrêté du Gouvernement Wallon du 1er avril 2004 portant exécution du décret du 10 avril 2003 relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 5,5 m |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | Under Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation
  EUR 9 per hour of training and per worker in the case of an SME (as defined by the EU Regulation) and €10 if the SME is in a region eligible for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty;
  EUR 6 per hour of training and per worker if the company is not an SME (as defined by the EU Regulation) and €7 if it is in a region eligible for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 1.5.2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 (+ exemption period of 6 months) |
| Objective of aid | General training | No |
| Specific training

  The Adaptation Credit system is intended to foster training in companies by giving them grants to cover part of the expenditure incurred in enrolling their workers in specific training programmes promoting the acquisition of skills that are not, or only slightly, transferable to other companies or other fields of work | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for training aid

  All professions in the commercial sector | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Walloon Ministry of Employment and Training |
| Address:





  Rue des Moulins de Meuse 104 |
| B-5001 Namur |

Aid No

XT 40/04

Member State

Belgium

Region

French-speaking region of Wallonia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Financial incentives for training company workers

Adaptation Credit

Legal basis

Décret relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises du 10 avril 2003 (publié au MB le 29 avril 2003)

Arrêté du Gouvernement Wallon du 1er avril 2004 portant exécution du décret du 10 avril 2003 relatif aux incitants financiers à la formation des travailleurs occupés par les entreprises

er

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5,5 m

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

Under Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

EUR 9 per hour of training and per worker in the case of an SME (as defined by the EU Regulation) and €10 if the SME is in a region eligible for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty;

EUR 6 per hour of training and per worker if the company is not an SME (as defined by the EU Regulation) and €7 if it is in a region eligible for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty

Yes

Date of implementation

1.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006 (+ exemption period of 6 months)

Objective of aid

General training

No

Specific training

The Adaptation Credit system is intended to foster training in companies by giving them grants to cover part of the expenditure incurred in enrolling their workers in specific training programmes promoting the acquisition of skills that are not, or only slightly, transferable to other companies or other fields of work

The Adaptation Credit system is intended to foster training in companies by giving them grants to cover part of the expenditure incurred in enrolling their workers in specific training programmes promoting the acquisition of skills that are not, or only slightly, transferable to other companies or other fields of work

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

All professions in the commercial sector

All professions in the commercial sector

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Walloon Ministry of Employment and Training

Address:

Rue des Moulins de Meuse 104

B-5001 Namur

Large individual aid grants

Not applicable

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