# C_2006258EN.01002101.xml

| 26.10.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/21 |
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26.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/21

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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 258/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XE 12/06 |
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| Member State | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Title of aid scheme | Aid for the recruitment of an operations deputy |
| Legal basis | — | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment |

Aid No

XE 12/06

Member State

France

Region

Limousin

Title of aid scheme

Aid for the recruitment of an operations deputy

Legal basis

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

| — | Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) |
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)

| — | Code rural — Art. R.113-13 à R. 113-17 relatifs à la délimitation des zones agricoles défavorisées [l'ensemble du territoire Limousin est en zone défavorisée, à l'exception de la commune de Limoges] |
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Code rural — Art. R.113-13 à R. 113-17 relatifs à la délimitation des zones agricoles défavorisées [l'ensemble du territoire Limousin est en zone défavorisée, à l'exception de la commune de Limoges]

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,5 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

| — | 50 % of gross salaries and employers' social security contributions over 24 months, except in the municipality of Limoges, where the maximum rate is reduced to 15 % |
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50 % of gross salaries and employers' social security contributions over 24 months, except in the municipality of Limoges, where the maximum rate is reduced to 15 %

Yes

Date of implementation

24.9.2004

Duration of scheme

Until 31.12.2010

Objective of aid

Art. 4 Creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

No

Art. 6 Employment of disabled workers

No

Economic sectors concerned

| — | All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid |
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All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

1

No

| — | All manufacturing (1) |
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All manufacturing (1)

1

No

| — | All services (1) |
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All services (1)

1

No

| — | Other: entire agricultural sector (activities related to the production, processing and marketing of products listed in Annex I), similar aid having already been granted under the 4th planning contract between the State and the Region 2000-06 for other areas of activity under FRAC scheme No 2/99 |
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Other: entire agricultural sector (activities related to the production, processing and marketing of products listed in Annex I), similar aid having already been granted under the 4th planning contract between the State and the Region 2000-06 for other areas of activity under FRAC scheme No 2/99

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Conseil Régional du Limousin

| 27, Boulevard de la Corderie |
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| F-87031 Limoges Cedex |

27, Boulevard de la Corderie

F-87031 Limoges Cedex

Other information

If the scheme is co-financed by Community funds, please add the following sentence:

The aid scheme is co-financed by Community funds through the European Social Fund under the SPD for the Limousin Region — submeasure 2.3.3. ‘Support for getting started and for acquiring skills in the agricultural and forestry sectors’

Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

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

1

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