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| 1.7.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 149/11 |

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 149/07

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| Reference number of State aid | X 20/08 | | | |
| Member State | Germany | | | |
| Member State reference number | — | | | |
| Region | Name of the Region (NUTS[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0001)) Land Schleswig-Holstein mit den Kreisen Herzogtum Lauenburg, Pinneberg (excluding Helgoland), Segeberg und Stormarn | | Regional aid status[(2)](#ntr2-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0002) Area not eligible for regional aid | |
| Granting authority | Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein | | | |
| | | | --- | | Fleethörn 29-31 | | 24103 Kiel | | DEUTSCHLAND | | | | |
| http://www.ib-sh.de | | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Investitionsförderung im Hamburg-Rand-Raum | | | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Richtlinie für die einzelbetriebliche Investitionsförderung im Rahmen des Zukunftsprogramms Wirtschaft aus Mitteln des Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung für Vorhaben kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen im südlichen Schleswig-Holstein („Investitionsförderung im Hamburg-Rand-Raum“); Amtsblatt Schleswig-Holstein 2008, S. 849 | | | |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | www.ib-sh.de/hamburg-rand | | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | | Investment grant for SMEs | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | | | Commission aid number | |
| Modification | | XS 62/07 | |
| Duration[(3)](#ntr3-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0003) | Scheme | | 30.6.2008 to 31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | | All economic sectors in which aid for SMEs is permitted | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | | exclusively | |
| Budget | Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme[(4)](#ntr4-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0004) | | Approx. EUR 5 million per annum | |
| Aid instrument (Article 5) | Grant | | Yes | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Reference(s): CCI Nr. 2007 DE 162 PO 003 | Amount of Community funding | Approx. EUR 5 million per annum | |
| General Objectives | Objectives | | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME bonuses in % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) | Preservation of existing jobs and creation of new jobs by support for new start-ups, expansion and modernisation of factories operated by SMEs | | Consistent with Article 15 & Article 44(2) of the General Block Exemption Regulation | |

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| Reference number of State aid | X 22/08 | | |
| Member State | Germany | | |
| Member State reference number | — | | |
| Region | Name of the Region (NUTS[(5)](#ntr5-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0005)) Nordrhein-Westfalen | Regional aid status[(6)](#ntr6-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0006) Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty; Mixed areas that are not eligible for regional aid | |
| Granting authority | Name | NRW.BANK | |
| Address | | | | --- | | Johanniterstraße 3 | | 48145 Münster | | DEUTSCHLAND | | |
| Website | http://www.nrwbank.de | |
| Title of the aid measure | Regionales Wirtschaftsförderungsprogramm NRW (RWP.NRW); Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Finanzhilfen zur Förderung der gewerblichen Wirtschaft einschließlich des Tourismusgewerbes vom 12.9.2008 | | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | | | | | --- | --- | | 1. | 36. Rahmenplan der Bund/Länder-Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“ (BAnz. vom 12. April 2007, Seite 4713), geändert durch den Beschluss des Koordinierungsausschusses vom 10.9.2008 (BAnz. vom 24. September 2008, Seite 3452). | | | | | --- | --- | | 2. | Landeshaushaltsordnung NRW i. d. F. der Bekanntmachung vom 26. April 1999 (SGV.NRW 630). | | | |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | http://www.nrwbank.de/pdf/dt/RWP\_NRW/RWP\_Richtlinie\_12.09.08.pdf | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | X | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | | Commission aid number | |
| Modification | XS 26/07 Adaptation of Regional Economic Development Programme (RWP) to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 | |
| Duration[(7)](#ntr7-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0007) | Scheme | 1.10.2008 to 31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | Yes, apart from the economic sectors listed under No 3.2 of NRW Regional Economic Development Programme | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | Yes | |
| Large enterprises | Yes, only in the regional aid areas approved under Article 87(3)(c) | |
| Budget | Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme[(8)](#ntr8-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0008) | Approx. EUR 50 million | |
| Aid instrument (Article 5) | Grant | Yes | |
| General Objectives | Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME bonuses in % |
| Regional investment and employment aid[(9)](#ntr9-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0009) (Article 13) | Scheme | 15 % | 20/10 % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) | | 20/10 % | |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participation in fairs (Articles 26-27) | Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26) | 50 % | |

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| Reference number of State aid | X 23/08 | | | |
| Member State | Germany | | | |
| Member State reference number | — | | | |
| Region | Name of the Region (NUTS[(10)](#ntr10-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0010)) Land Schleswig-Holstein mit | | | | --- | --- | | 1. | den Kreisen Herzogtum Lauenburg,Teile des Kreises Steinburg, Kreis Plön, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Städte Kiel und Neumünster, Teile der Städte Lübeck und Flensburg | | | | | --- | --- | | 2. | den Kreisen Dithmarschen, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Ostholstein, Teile des Kreises Steinburg, Teile der Städte Lübeck und Flensburg, Kreis Pinneberg (nur Gemeinde Helgoland) | | | Regional aid status[(11)](#ntr11-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0011) Area not eligible for regional aid (aid area D under Joint Federal Government/Länder Scheme) Area eligible for aid under Article 88(3)(c) of the EC Treaty; (aid area C under Joint Federal Government/Länder Scheme) | |
| Granting authority | Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein | | | |
| | | | --- | | Fleethörn 29-31 | | 24103 Kiel | | DEUTSCHLAND | | | | |
| http://www.ib-sh.de/ | | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Einzelbetriebliche Investitionsförderung im Rahmen des Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung | | | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Ergänzende Grundsätze für die einzelbetriebliche Investitionsförderung im Rahmen der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“ und des Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung; Amtsblatt Schleswig-Holstein 2008, S. 883 | | | |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | www.ib-sh.de/zuschuss-ga | | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | | Investment grant | |
| Duration[(12)](#ntr12-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0012) | Scheme | | 1.10.2008 to 31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | | Not sector-specific | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | | Yes | |
| Large enterprises | | Yes, provided aid is granted in regional aid area | |
| Budget | Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme[(13)](#ntr13-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0013) | | Approx. EUR 15 million per annum | |
| Aid instrument (Article 5) | Grant | | Yes | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Reference(s): CCI Nr. 2007 DE 162 PO 003 | Amount of Community funding | Approx. EUR 15 million per annum | |
| General Objectives | Objectives | | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME bonuses in % |
| Regional investment and employment aid[(14)](#ntr14-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0014) (Article 13) | Scheme Yes, provided aid is granted within recognised regional aid area (see No 2 under Region); Safeguarding existing jobs and creation of new jobs by support for business start-ups, expansion and modernisation of factories operated by SMEs | | Consistent with Article 9 of the General Block Exemption Regulation (similar to Aid XR 31/07) | |
| SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) | Yes, provided aid is granted outside recognised regional aid area (see No 1 under Region); Safeguarding existing jobs and creation of new jobs by support for business start-ups, expansion and modernisation of factories operated by SMEs | | Consistent with Article 15 of the General Block Exemption Regulation | |

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[(1)](#ntc1-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0001)  NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

[(2)](#ntc2-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0002)  Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

[(3)](#ntc3-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0003)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

[(4)](#ntc4-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0004)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

[(5)](#ntc5-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0005)  NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

[(6)](#ntc6-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0006)  Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

[(7)](#ntc7-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0007)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

[(8)](#ntc8-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0008)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

[(9)](#ntc9-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0009)  In the case of ad hoc regional aid supplementing aid awarded under aid scheme(s), please indicate both the aid intensity granted under the scheme and the intensity of the ad hoc aid.

[(10)](#ntc10-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0010)  NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

[(11)](#ntc11-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0011)  Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

[(12)](#ntc12-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0012)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

[(13)](#ntc13-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0013)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

[(14)](#ntc14-C_2009149EN.01001101-E0014)  In the case of ad hoc regional aid supplementing aid awarded under aid scheme(s), please indicate both the aid intensity granted under the scheme and the intensity of the ad hoc aid.

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