# C_2006198EN.01000201.xml

| 23.8.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 198/2 |
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23.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 198/2

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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

(2006/C 198/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid Number | XS 159/05 |
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| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | North East of England |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid | Radiation Watch Ltd. |
| Legal basis | The University of Durham and Newcastle Act (1963) |
| 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
  ERDF Grant GBP 10 936
  1257/201/020LCY | GBP 10 936 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | From 5 September 2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31 December 2005 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SME | Yes | |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SME | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Government Office for the North East
  European Programmes Secretariat |
| Address:





  Citygate |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
| NE1 4WH |

Aid Number

XS 159/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

North East of England

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

Radiation Watch Ltd.

Legal basis

The University of Durham and Newcastle Act (1963)

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

ERDF Grant GBP 10 936

1257/201/020LCY

GBP 10 936

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 5 September 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31 December 2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SME

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SME

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Government Office for the North East

European Programmes Secretariat

Address:

Citygate

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4WH

Sponsor Contact:

| Professor Ken Snowdon |
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| University of Newcastle (INEX) |
| Herschel Annex |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
| NE1 7RU |

Professor Ken Snowdon

University of Newcastle (INEX)

Herschel Annex

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 7RU

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation. The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid,

| a) | if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 000 000 and






  — | the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, |
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a)

if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 000 000 and

—

the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %,

| — | in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or |
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—

in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or

| b) | if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 000 000 |
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b)

if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 000 000

Yes

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