# C_2006199EN.01000701.xml

| 24.8.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 199/7 |
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24.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 199/7

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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 199/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XE 8/05 |
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| Member State | Lithuania |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | State aid to social undertakings |
| Legal basis | Lietuvos Respublikos socialinių įmonių įstatymas Nr. IX-2251 (Žin. 96-3519, įsigaliojo nuo 2004 m. birželio 19 d.) |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Annual overall amount | EUR 2,1 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | There is no limit attached to the Social Undertakings Act, but the intensity of the State aid is set up to the expiry of the exemption regulation, i.e. 31 December 2006, followed by a six month transition period |
| Objective of aid | Art 4: Creation of employment | Yes |
| Art 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers | Yes |
| Art 6: disabled workers | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | — | All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid |

Aid No

XE 8/05

Member State

Lithuania

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

State aid to social undertakings

Legal basis

Lietuvos Respublikos socialinių įmonių įstatymas Nr. IX-2251 (Žin. 96-3519, įsigaliojo nuo 2004 m. birželio 19 d.)

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

Annual overall amount

EUR 2,1 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

There is no limit attached to the Social Undertakings Act, but the intensity of the State aid is set up to the expiry of the exemption regulation, i.e. 31 December 2006, followed by a six month transition period

Objective of aid

Art 4: Creation of employment

Yes

Art 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Art 6: disabled workers

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

—

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

1

Yes

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

1

Yes

| — | All services (1) |
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—

All services (1)

1

Yes

| — | Other |
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—

Other

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Lietuvos darbo birža prie Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Address:

| Geležinio vilko g. 3A |
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| LT-2600 Vilnius |

Geležinio vilko g. 3A

LT-2600 Vilnius

Other information

If the plan is co-financed from Community resources, please add the following sentence:

The aid scheme is co-financed under Measure 2.3 of the Lithuanian single programme planning document for the period 2004-2006 (Official Gazette, 2003, No. 123-5609)

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 of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector.

1

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