# C_2006222EN.01000501.xml

| 15.9.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/5 |
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15.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/5

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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 222/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XS 74/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Regional Economic Development Plan: | Investment contract |
| Legal basis | Legge regionale 2 maggio 2001, n. 7, art 31 quater;
  Legge regionale 26 giugno 2003, n. 8, art 26;
  Deliberazione di Giunta regionale 26 aprile 2004, n. 242. |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | The total amount is EUR 25 million, with estimated expenditure of EUR 10 million in 2005 and EUR 15 million in 2006 |
| Loans guaranteed | No assistance is granted for loans |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | No |
| Loans guaranteed | No |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 2.8.2004 |
| 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 | No |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XS 74/04

Member State

Italy

Region

Calabria

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Regional Economic Development Plan:

Investment contract

Legal basis

Legge regionale 2 maggio 2001, n. 7, art 31 quater;

Legge regionale 26 giugno 2003, n. 8, art 26;

Deliberazione di Giunta regionale 26 aprile 2004, n. 242.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

The total amount is EUR 25 million, with estimated expenditure of EUR 10 million in 2005 and EUR 15 million in 2006

Loans guaranteed

No assistance is granted for loans

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

No

Loans guaranteed

No

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

2.8.2004

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

No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

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Coalmining

No

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

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All manufacturing

Yes: textile, footwear, IT and tourism sectors

or

Steel

No

Shipbuilding

No

Synthetic fibres

No

Motor vehicles

No

Other manufacturing

No

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

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All services

No

or

Transport services

No

Financial services

No

Other services

No

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Regione Calabria

Address :

| Via Massara, n. 2 |
| --- |
| I-88100 Catanzaro |

Via Massara, n. 2

I-88100 Catanzaro

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

No

| Aid No | XS 108/01 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Investment aid to small and medium-sized craft businesses in the services sector |
| Legal basis | Art. 40 L.R. 23.12.2000 n. 32 con modificazioni ed integrazioni apportate dagli art. 110 e 111, commi 1 e 2 della L.R. 3.5.2001 n. 6 |
| Maximum aid intensity | 35 % nge + 15 % gge |
| Date of implementation | After conclusion of the agreement with each beneficiary, to be identified following publication of a call for applications |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 2006 |
| Objective of aid | To help craft-based firms and their consortia or cooperatives to invest | | |
| Economic sectors concerned | Craft-based services | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Assessorato regionale Cooperazione, commercio, artigianato e pesca |
| Address:





  Via degli Emiri n. 43 |
| I-Palermo |

Aid No

XS 108/01

Member State

Italy

Region

Sicily

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Investment aid to small and medium-sized craft businesses in the services sector

Legal basis

Art. 40 L.R. 23.12.2000 n. 32 con modificazioni ed integrazioni apportate dagli art. 110 e 111, commi 1 e 2 della L.R. 3.5.2001 n. 6

Maximum aid intensity

35 % nge + 15 % gge

Date of implementation

After conclusion of the agreement with each beneficiary, to be identified following publication of a call for applications

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 2006

Objective of aid

To help craft-based firms and their consortia or cooperatives to invest

Economic sectors concerned

Craft-based services

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Assessorato regionale Cooperazione, commercio, artigianato e pesca

Address:

Via degli Emiri n. 43

I-Palermo

Other information

The aid consists of capital grants

| Aid No | XS 131/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Sicilia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | ‘Measures to promote and support regional research and innovation’. The scheme comprises the following two lines of action: Action A (Support for SMEs for preparing national and European research projects) and Action B (Incentives for network-based innovative and experimental projects) |
| Legal basis | art. 38 della legge della Regione Siciliana n. 32 del 23 dicembre 2000 (S.O. GURS n. 61 del 23 dicembre 2000) contenente disposizioni per l'attuazione del Programma Operativo Regionale (POR) Sicilia 2000/2006 e riordino dei regimi di aiuto alle imprese; POR Sicilia 2000-2006 approvato, da ultimo, con Decisione CE C(2004) n. 5184 del 15.12.2004 e relativo Complemento di Programmazione, misura 3.14; D.D.G. del 17 marzo 2005 (GURS n. 15 dell'8 aprile 2005) concernente il bando relativo alle procedure per la richiesta, la concessione e l'erogazione delle agevolazioni di cui alla misura 3.14 del POR Sicilia 2000-2006; Regolamento (CE) n. 70/2001 della Commissione del 12 gennaio 2001 (G.U.C.E. serie L-10 del 13.1.2001); Regolamento (CE) n. 364/2004 della Commissione del 25 febbraio 2004 (G.U.C.E. serie L-63 del 28 febbraio 2004) |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | 2005: EUR 66 million
  2006: EUR 14 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,
  within the limits laid down by Article 5a (Aid for research and development) and 5b (Aid for technical feasibility studies) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 8.4.2005 (date of publication of the call for applications in the Sicilian Official Gazette); the aid may be granted from 1.11.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs.

  Action A:
  encouraging firms to find the best solutions in terms of organisation, management and technology to the problems they are trying to solve, identify strategies for protecting and making optimum use of their know-how and draw up plans for exploiting and disseminating the results;

  Action B:
  raising the firm's quality standards, boosting its competitiveness and improving links with research centres and technology transfer with other firms | Yes | |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs:
  sections B, C, D, E, F and I of the ISTAT ATECO 2002 classification of economic activities — with the exception of the prohibitions and restrictions laid down by the current EU rules | Yes |
| — | All services |

Aid No

XS 131/05

Member State

Italy

Region

Sicilia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

‘Measures to promote and support regional research and innovation’. The scheme comprises the following two lines of action: Action A (Support for SMEs for preparing national and European research projects) and Action B (Incentives for network-based innovative and experimental projects)

Legal basis

art. 38 della legge della Regione Siciliana n. 32 del 23 dicembre 2000 (S.O. GURS n. 61 del 23 dicembre 2000) contenente disposizioni per l'attuazione del Programma Operativo Regionale (POR) Sicilia 2000/2006 e riordino dei regimi di aiuto alle imprese; POR Sicilia 2000-2006 approvato, da ultimo, con Decisione CE C(2004) n. 5184 del 15.12.2004 e relativo Complemento di Programmazione, misura 3.14; D.D.G. del 17 marzo 2005 (GURS n. 15 dell'8 aprile 2005) concernente il bando relativo alle procedure per la richiesta, la concessione e l'erogazione delle agevolazioni di cui alla misura 3.14 del POR Sicilia 2000-2006; Regolamento (CE) n. 70/2001 della Commissione del 12 gennaio 2001 (G.U.C.E. serie L-10 del 13.1.2001); Regolamento (CE) n. 364/2004 della Commissione del 25 febbraio 2004 (G.U.C.E. serie L-63 del 28 febbraio 2004)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

2005: EUR 66 million

2006: EUR 14 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,

within the limits laid down by Article 5a (Aid for research and development) and 5b (Aid for technical feasibility studies) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 364/2004

Yes

Date of implementation

8.4.2005 (date of publication of the call for applications in the Sicilian Official Gazette); the aid may be granted from 1.11.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs.

Action A:

Action A

encouraging firms to find the best solutions in terms of organisation, management and technology to the problems they are trying to solve, identify strategies for protecting and making optimum use of their know-how and draw up plans for exploiting and disseminating the results;

Action B:

Action B

raising the firm's quality standards, boosting its competitiveness and improving links with research centres and technology transfer with other firms

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs:

sections B, C, D, E, F and I of the ISTAT ATECO 2002 classification of economic activities — with the exception of the prohibitions and restrictions laid down by the current EU rules

with the exception of the prohibitions and restrictions laid down by the current EU rules

Yes

—

All services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Regione Siciliana — Assessorato dell'industria — Dipartimento regionale industria

Address:

| via Ugo La Malfa n. 87/89 |
| --- |
| I-90146 Palermo |

via Ugo La Malfa n. 87/89

I-90146 Palermo

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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