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| 4.5.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/2 |
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4.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 105/2

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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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development

(2006/C 105/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XS 113/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Beta S.r.l.
  for its research and development project ‘Obiettivo Europa’ [‘Target Europe’] |
| Legal basis | Delibera CIPE n. 81 del 29 settembre 2002, relativa agli aiuti nazionali di adattamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero peAr la campagna 2001/2002, che ha concesso la somma di 2,6 milioni di euro per attività di assistenza tecnica, ricerca e divulgazione nel settore bieticolo, nei limiti delle autorizzazioni comunitarie e sulla base delle direttive impartite dal Ministro delle politiche agricole e forestali. Proposta di delibera CIPE, relativa agli aiuti nazionali di adattamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero per la campagna 2003/2004, per un importo di 2,6 milioni di euro |
| Overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: | EUR 5 200 000 |
| Maximum aid intensity | 60 % for ‘industrial research’, which may be increased by 10 percentage points for meeting the conditions in Article 5a(4)(c)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 |
| Date of implementation | 1 October 2004 |
| Duration of individual aid award | October 2007 |
| Objective of aid | The project has two main strands: R&D and coordinated dissemination of information, aimed at promoting the acquisition of new know-how in certain priority areas recognised as the main factors holding back Italian sugar beet production and at disseminating to those working in the sector the best techniques already acquired or to be acquired as a result of the planned measures. In the R&D field, the following topics, which are of importance to the Italian sugar beet industry, are to be covered: retrogradation, varieties, irrigation, nematodes, nitrogenous fertilizers, early sowing and control of technical means. |
| Economic sectors concerned | Research and development in the sugar beet sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Ministerio delle politiche agricole e forestali |
| Address:





  Via XX Settembre 20 |
| I-00186 Roma |

Aid No

XS 113/04

Member State

Italy

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Beta S.r.l.

for its research and development project ‘Obiettivo Europa’ [‘Target Europe’]

Legal basis

Delibera CIPE n. 81 del 29 settembre 2002, relativa agli aiuti nazionali di adattamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero peAr la campagna 2001/2002, che ha concesso la somma di 2,6 milioni di euro per attività di assistenza tecnica, ricerca e divulgazione nel settore bieticolo, nei limiti delle autorizzazioni comunitarie e sulla base delle direttive impartite dal Ministro delle politiche agricole e forestali. Proposta di delibera CIPE, relativa agli aiuti nazionali di adattamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero per la campagna 2003/2004, per un importo di 2,6 milioni di euro

Overall amount of individual aid granted to the company:

EUR 5 200 000

Maximum aid intensity

60 % for ‘industrial research’, which may be increased by 10 percentage points for meeting the conditions in Article 5a(4)(c)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No 364/2004

Date of implementation

1 October 2004

Duration of individual aid award

October 2007

Objective of aid

The project has two main strands: R&D and coordinated dissemination of information, aimed at promoting the acquisition of new know-how in certain priority areas recognised as the main factors holding back Italian sugar beet production and at disseminating to those working in the sector the best techniques already acquired or to be acquired as a result of the planned measures. In the R&D field, the following topics, which are of importance to the Italian sugar beet industry, are to be covered: retrogradation, varieties, irrigation, nematodes, nitrogenous fertilizers, early sowing and control of technical means.

Economic sectors concerned

Research and development in the sugar beet sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Ministerio delle politiche agricole e forestali

Address:

Via XX Settembre 20

I-00186 Roma

| Aid No | XS 136/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | All regions |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Knowledge Exploitation Subsidy Programme (SKE) |
| Legal basis | Kaderwet EZ-subsidies |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 10 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 | 20.10.2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 1.1.2010 |
| 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:
  Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| Address:





  Bezuidenhoutseweg 30 |
| 2500 EC The Hague |
| Nederland |

Aid No

XS 136/04

Member State

Netherlands

Region

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Knowledge Exploitation Subsidy Programme (SKE)

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 10 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

20.10.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 1.1.2010

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:

Ministry of Economic Affairs

Address:

Bezuidenhoutseweg 30

2500 EC The Hague

Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Not applicable

| Aid No | XS 9/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Region | Madeira Autonomous Region |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | SIPPE-RAM (Scheme to promote small business projects in the Madeira Autonomous Region) |
| Legal basis | Decreto Legislativo Regional N 22/2004/M, de 12 de Agosto e a Portaria N 203/2004, de 18 de Outubro |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 5,7 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 | 19.10.2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes | |
| Economic sectors concerned | Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XS 9/05

Member State

Portugal

Region

Madeira Autonomous Region

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

SIPPE-RAM (Scheme to promote small business projects in the Madeira Autonomous Region)

Legal basis

Decreto Legislativo Regional N 22/2004/M, de 12 de Agosto e a Portaria N 203/2004, de 18 de Outubro

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5,7 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

19.10.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

—

Coalmining

| — | All manufacturing |
| --- | --- |

—

All manufacturing

Yes

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

—

All services

or

Transport services

Yes

Financial services

No

Other services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

IDE-RAM — Instituto de Desenvolvimento Empresarial da Região Autónoma da Madeira

Address:

| Avenida Arriaga, n. 21-A |
| --- |
| Edificio Golden, 3 Piso |
| P-9004 — 528 — Funchal |

Avenida Arriaga, n. 21-A

Edificio Golden, 3 Piso

P-9004 — 528 — Funchal

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Notes:

Investment in the following areas of activity is eligible for support under the SIPPE-RAM scheme:

| — | Industry; |
| --- | --- |

—

Industry;

| — | Construction; |
| --- | --- |

—

Construction;

| — | Distributive trades; |
| --- | --- |

—

Distributive trades;

| — | Tourism; |
| --- | --- |

—

Tourism;

| — | Other services, with special reference to services falling within Divisions 72 and 73 of the Portuguese Classification of Economic Activities (CAE), as amended by Decree-Law No 197/2003 of 27 August 2003. |
| --- | --- |

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Other services, with special reference to services falling within Divisions 72 and 73 of the Portuguese Classification of Economic Activities (CAE), as amended by Decree-Law No 197/2003 of 27 August 2003.

Other information:

Following publication of the above legislation, the SIPPE-RAM scheme is now governed by two different sets of rules:

| — | Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January 2001 (de minimis aid), for all applications received by IDE-RAM prior to 13 August 2004; |
| --- | --- |

—

Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January 2001 (de minimis aid), for all applications received by IDE-RAM prior to 13 August 2004;

de minimis

| — | Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 (State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises), for all applications received by IDE-RAM after 18 October 2004. |
| --- | --- |

—

Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 (State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises), for all applications received by IDE-RAM after 18 October 2004.

No applications for aid under this scheme were received between 13 August 2004 and 18 October 2004 since all the necessary changes to the SIPPE-RAM scheme had not yet been published.

| Aid No | XS 48/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | Province of South Holland |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Comon Invent BV |
| Legal basis | Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004 |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | EUR 144 000 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes, aid intensity is 60 % | |
| Date of implementation | 25.1.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2005 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes | The aim of the project is, with the help of industrial research, to develop knowledge of sensor technology that can be used to detect leaks in gas pipes. |
| Economic sectors concerned | Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| Other manufacturing | Chemical industry |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Province of South Holland |
| Address:





  Postbus 90602 |
| 2509 LP The Hague |
| Netherlands |

Aid No

XS 48/05

Member State

Netherlands

Region

Province of South Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Comon Invent BV

Legal basis

Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 144 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes, aid intensity is 60 %

Yes,

Date of implementation

25.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

The aim of the project is, with the help of industrial research, to develop knowledge of sensor technology that can be used to detect leaks in gas pipes.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing

Chemical industry

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Province of South Holland

Address:

Postbus 90602

2509 LP The Hague

Netherlands

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 106/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | All regions |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Building International Competitiveness of SMEs Through Productivity Improvement (Capital) |
| Legal basis | The Industrial Development Act 1986 Sections 21 and 30 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Estimated annual overall amount: EUR 8 million. 2005/06 inclusive |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes (1) | |
| Date of implementation | 1.6.2005. |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 or earlier depending on demand for funding. An annual review will take place to justify the continuance of the scheme into the following year. |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes | |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | No |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| Coalmining | No |
| — | All manufacturing |

Aid No

XS 106/05

Member State

Ireland

Region

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Building International Competitiveness of SMEs Through Productivity Improvement (Capital)

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Act 1986 Sections 21 and 30

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

Aid scheme

Estimated annual overall amount: EUR 8 million. 2005/06 inclusive

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes (1)

1

Date of implementation

1.6.2005.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006 or earlier depending on demand for funding. An annual review will take place to justify the continuance of the scheme into the following year.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Coalmining

No

—

All manufacturing

All

or

Steel

No

Shipbuilding

No

Synthetic fibres

No

Motor vehicles

No

Other manufacturing

No

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

—

All services

No

or

Transport services

No

Financial services

Yes

Other services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Enterprise Ireland (2)

2

Address:

| Glasnevin |
| --- |
| Dublin 9 |
| Ireland |
| (353-1) 8 08 24 19 |

Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Ireland

(353-1) 8 08 24 19

Large individual aid grants

The fund excludes awards of aid to an individual enterprise which would require prior notification to the Commission.

| Aid No | XS 130/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Malta |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Innovative Start-Up Scheme |
| Legal basis | Business Promotion Act — Cap 325
  Malta Enterprise Corporation Act — Cap 463 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 0,125 million |
| Loans guaranteed | EUR 1 million |
| 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 | 1.5.2005. |
| 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 | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Malta Enterprise Corporation |
| Address:





  Enterprise House |
| Industrial Estate |
| San Gwann |
| Malta SGN09 |

Aid No

XS 130/05

Member State

Malta

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Innovative Start-Up Scheme

Legal basis

Business Promotion Act — Cap 325

Malta Enterprise Corporation Act — Cap 463

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme:

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,125 million

Loans guaranteed

EUR 1 million

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

1.5.2005.

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

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Malta Enterprise Corporation

Address:

Enterprise House

Industrial Estate

San Gwann

Malta SGN09

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

n/a

| Aid No | XS 132/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Lithuania |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | State aid for innovative projects by SMEs |
| Legal basis | 2005 m. birželio 10 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas Nr. 4-237 |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 2 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 | 16.6.2005 (2005m. birželio 16 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas atspausdintas Valstybės žiniose (Žin., 2005, Nr. 75-2731)) |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2007 |
| 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:
  Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
| Address:





  Gedimino pr. 38/2 |
| LT-01104 Vilnius |

Aid No

XS 132/05

Member State

Lithuania

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

State aid for innovative projects by SMEs

Legal basis

2005 m. birželio 10 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas Nr. 4-237

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 2 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

16.6.2005 (2005m. birželio 16 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas atspausdintas Valstybės žiniose (Žin., 2005, Nr. 75-2731))

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2007

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:

Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

Address:

Gedimino pr. 38/2

LT-01104 Vilnius

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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(1)  The maximum aid intensity will conform to the aid intensities for new investment and job creation projects for SMEs set out in the Regional Aid Map for Ireland.

1

(2)  Shannon Development will manage this fund in the Midwest region on behalf of Enterprise Ireland.

2

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