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| 10.3.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 58/2 |
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10.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 58/2

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, 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 58/02)

(text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XS 78/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | Gelderland |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Machinefabriek Kersten Beheer B.V. |
| Legal basis | Gemeente Brummen, raadsbesluit d.d. 27 maart 2003 |
| 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 0,29 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 10.8.2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 1.7.2005 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes | |
| Economic sectors concerned | Limited to specific sectors | |
| Steel | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Gemeente Brummen | |
| Address:





  Postbus 5 |
| 6970 AA Brummen |
| Netherlands |

Aid No

XS 78/04

Member State

Netherlands

Region

Gelderland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Machinefabriek Kersten Beheer B.V.

Legal basis

Gemeente Brummen, raadsbesluit d.d. 27 maart 2003

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 0,29 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

10.8.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 1.7.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Steel

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Gemeente Brummen

Address:

Postbus 5

6970 AA Brummen

Netherlands

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 4/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Slovak Republic |
| Region | Bratislava autonomous region. Within the region, only the territory of three districts: (Malacky, Pezinok and Senec) and the territory of five boroughs of the Slovak capital, Bratislava: (Vajnory, Záhorská Bystrica, Jarovce, Rusovce and Čunovo). According to the regional state aid map for the Slovak Republic, the assisted area falls under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty. |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Aid scheme for SMEs under SPD 2 (state aid scheme) — Appendix 1 |
| Legal basis | Zákon NR SR č. 503/2001 Z. z. o podpore regionálneho rozvoja
  Jednotný programový dokument NUTS II Bratislava cieľ 2 na obdobie rokov 2004 – 2006
  Nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 70/2001 z 12. januára 2001 o použití článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom, publikované v Úradnom vestníku Európskeho spoločenstva (Ú. v. ES L 10 z 13. januára 2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25. februára 2004 |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount 2004
  Note: the amount not utilised in 2004 is included in the amount for 2005 | |
| Annual overall amount 2005 | EUR 8, 75 million |
| Annual overall amount 2006 | EUR 4,522 million |
| Total for 2004 — 2006 | EUR 13,272 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
  For investment projects: 30 % gross (which represents 20 % net + 10 percentage points gross as a bonus for SMEs) of total eligible expenditure;
  For first-time participation in a trade fair, exhibition or trade mission and for advisory and consulting services received: 50 % of total eligible expenditure. |
| Date of implementation | 27.5.2005 |
| 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, except for ore-mining, coal-mining, steel manufacture, shipbuilding, manufacture of synthetic fibres, healthcare and transport, and the scheme is inapplicable in accordance with Article 1(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001. | Yes |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| — | All manufacturing |

Aid No

XS 4/05

Member State

Slovak Republic

Region

Bratislava autonomous region. Within the region, only the territory of three districts: (Malacky, Pezinok and Senec) and the territory of five boroughs of the Slovak capital, Bratislava: (Vajnory, Záhorská Bystrica, Jarovce, Rusovce and Čunovo). According to the regional state aid map for the Slovak Republic, the assisted area falls under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Aid scheme for SMEs under SPD 2 (state aid scheme) — Appendix 1

Legal basis

Zákon NR SR č. 503/2001 Z. z. o podpore regionálneho rozvoja

Jednotný programový dokument NUTS II Bratislava cieľ 2 na obdobie rokov 2004 – 2006

Nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 70/2001 z 12. januára 2001 o použití článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom, publikované v Úradnom vestníku Európskeho spoločenstva (Ú. v. ES L 10 z 13. januára 2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25. februára 2004

Úradnom vestníku Európskeho spoločenstva

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount 2004

Note: the amount not utilised in 2004 is included in the amount for 2005

Annual overall amount 2005

EUR 8, 75 million

Annual overall amount 2006

EUR 4,522 million

Total for 2004 — 2006

EUR 13,272 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

For investment projects: 30 % gross (which represents 20 % net + 10 percentage points gross as a bonus for SMEs) of total eligible expenditure;

For first-time participation in a trade fair, exhibition or trade mission and for advisory and consulting services received: 50 % of total eligible expenditure.

Date of implementation

27.5.2005

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, except for ore-mining, coal-mining, steel manufacture, shipbuilding, manufacture of synthetic fibres, healthcare and transport, and the scheme is inapplicable in accordance with Article 1(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001.

Yes

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

—

All manufacturing

Yes

Other manufacturing

Yes

Other services

Advisory and consulting;

First-time participation in a trade fair, exhibition or trade mission.

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

The Ministry of Construction and Regional Development SR

Address:

| The Ministry of Construction and Regional Development SR |
| --- |
| Prievozská 2/B |
| SK-816 44 Bratislava |

The Ministry of Construction and Regional Development SR

Prievozská 2/B

SK-816 44 Bratislava

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 49/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Cyprus |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid | Programme for access to research infrastructure abroad |
| Legal basis | Απόφαση του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Ιδρύματος Προώθησης Έρευνας με ημερομηνία 2 Σεπτεμβρίου 2004 |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 0,46 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






  — | 75 % for basic research, |

Aid No

XS 49/05

Member State

Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid

Programme for access to research infrastructure abroad

Legal basis

Απόφαση του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Ιδρύματος Προώθησης Έρευνας με ημερομηνία 2 Σεπτεμβρίου 2004

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,46 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

—

75 % for basic research,

| — | up to 75 % for industrial research and |
| --- | --- |

—

up to 75 % for industrial research and

| — | up to 50 % for pre-competitive research. |
| --- | --- |

—

up to 50 % for pre-competitive research.

Date of implementation

24 February 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31 October 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:

Ίδρυμα Προώθησης Έρευνας

Address:

| Απελλή και Νιρβάνα |
| --- |
| Άγιοι Ομολογητές, |
| Λευκωσία |
| Τ.Κ.2342, 1683 |
| Κύπρος |

Απελλή και Νιρβάνα

Άγιοι Ομολογητές,

Λευκωσία

Τ.Κ.2342, 1683

Κύπρος

Large in ividual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

maximum amount grantable is EUR 0,15 million

| Aid No | XS 59/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Meccano Aeronautica SpA, Via Nettuno n. 288, Cisterna di Latina (LT), Italy. |
| Legal basis | Art. 17 della Legge Finanziaria Regionale per l'esercizio 2002 del 16 aprile 2002 n. 8, pubblicata nel Bollettino Ufficiale Lazio del 20 aprile 2002, n. 11 S.O. n. 8 |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | The assistance given to Meccano Aeronautica SpA amounts to EUR 3 450 000.
  This figure consists of






  (a) | EUR 3 200 000 in aid towards investment in tangible assets within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001; |

Aid No

XS 59/05

Member State

Italy

Region

Lazio

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Meccano Aeronautica SpA, Via Nettuno n. 288, Cisterna di Latina (LT), Italy.

Legal basis

Art. 17 della Legge Finanziaria Regionale per l'esercizio 2002 del 16 aprile 2002 n. 8, pubblicata nel Bollettino Ufficiale Lazio del 20 aprile 2002, n. 11 S.O. n. 8

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

The assistance given to Meccano Aeronautica SpA amounts to EUR 3 450 000.

This figure consists of

(a)

EUR 3 200 000 in aid towards investment in tangible assets within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001;

| (b) | EUR 250 000 in aid towards services provided by outside consultants within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

EUR 250 000 in aid towards services provided by outside consultants within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

The assistance will be paid out on the basis of a six-monthly check on the costs actually borne by Meccano Aeronautica SpA for staff (a) and services (b). Full payment is to be made no later than 31 December 2009.

Maximum aid intensity

The maximum intensity will be within the ceilings laid down in the aid map approved by the Commission for Italy for the period 2000-2006, which was published in OJ L 105, 20.4.2003, over and above the rates provided for in Article 4(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

Date of implementation

The contract granting the aid is to be concluded on 15 March 2005. It provides that the aid is to be granted only in respect of eligible costs actually borne, and only provided regular checks establish that the recipient is meeting the other obligations it has undertaken, in particular that the aid will not be combined with aid under any other scheme, that the investment will be no less than 75% of the assistance (a), that the services (b) will not be of a routine nature, and that the increase in jobs will be maintained for at least five years. For the performance of the other obligations there are properly secured guarantees.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Full payment is to be made no later than 31 December 2009.

Objective of aid

The aid is intended primarily as aid to an SME. It also pursues the broader objective of reindustrialisation and reuse of the industrial plant of Goodyear Italia SpA in order to provide new jobs for the former Goodyear employees who have been dismissed or are in redeployment in a disadvantaged area covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors:

manufacturing

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Regione Lazio

Address:

| Via Cristoforo Colombo 212 |
| --- |
| I-00147 Rome |

Via Cristoforo Colombo 212

I-00147 Rome

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