xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?


C\_2010001EN.01001301.xml


| | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 1/13 |

---

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)

2010/C 1/06

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | X 402/09 | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | United Kingdom Non-assisted areas | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | | Gina Martinelli | | Enterprise Directorate | | 1 Victoria Street | | London | | SW1H 0ET | | UNITED KINGDOM | | http://www.berr.gov.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Regional Venture Capital Scheme (C 56/2000)/(2001/712/EC) | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Industrial Development Act 1982 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1982/cukpga\_19820052\_en\_1 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification N 334/2000 Modification C 56/2000 | |
| Duration | 10.3.2009-31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | GBP 2,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Provision of risk capital | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid in the form of risk capital (Article 28-29) | GBP 860 000 | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/enterprise/enterprisesmes/info-business-owners/access-to-finance/regional-venture-capital-funds/page37596.html

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | X 403/09 | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Hamburg Non-assisted areas | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt | | Stadthausbrücke 8 | | 20355 Hamburg | | DEUTSCHLAND | | http://www.hamburg.de/umwelt | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Nutzung von Prozessabwärme in einem Erdgas-Expander zur Stromerzeugung | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | § 44 LHO (Hamburg) http://hh.juris.de/hh/gesamt/HO\_HA.htm#HO\_HA\_P15 | |
| Type of measure | Ad hoc aid | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Date of granting | 20.3.2009 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | Manufacture of basic metals | |
| Type of beneficiary | Large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 0,30 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21) | 16 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.hamburg.de/start-teilnehmer/1281752/eg-gruppenfreistellungsverordnung.html

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | X 406/09 | |
| Member State | Spain | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Comunidad Valenciana Article 87(3)(c) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación | | Avda. Navarro Reverter, 2 | | 46004 Valencia | | ESPAÑA | | http://www.servef.es | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Subvenciones públicas destinadas al fomento del empleo estable para el ejercicio 2009. Programa de apoyo a la contratación de trabajadores con discapacidad por empresas ordinarias. | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Orden de 30 de diciembre de 2008, de la Consellería de Economía, Hacienda y Empleo, por la que se convocan las ayudas destinadas al fomento del empleo estable y otras medidas para la creación de empleo para el ejercicio 2009. Publicada en el Diari Oficial de la Comunitat Valenciana no 5943 de 29.1.2009. | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 30.1.2009-31.12.2009 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 7,10 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Sólo la contratación temporal de personas discapacitadas, a través del FSE PO2007-2013 de la Comunitat Valenciana — 0,85 EUR (en millones) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41) | 60 % | — |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42) | 100 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.docv.gva.es/portal/portal/2009/01/29/pdf/2009\_861.pdf

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | X 407/09 | |
| Member State | Spain | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Galicia Article 87(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Xunta de Galicia, Consellería de Traballo | | San Lázaro, s/n | | 15781 Santiago de Compostela | | ESPAÑA | | http://traballo.xunta.es/?set\_language=es&cl=es | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Programa de incentivos a la contratación por cuenta ajena de personas desempleadas pertenecientes a colectivos en riesgo de exclusión social, cofinanciado por el fondo social europeo | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Orden de 26 de febrero de 2009 por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras del programa de incentivos a la contratación por cuenta ajena de personas desempleadas pertenecientes a colectivos en riesgo de exclusión social, cofinanciado por el Fondo Social Europeo y se procede a su convocatoria para el año 2009 (DOG no 43 de 3 de marzo). | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 16.9.2008-15.9.2009 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 0,50 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | FSE 2007-2013 Galicia, No CCI 2007 ES 051 PO004 — 0,40 EUR (en millones) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| General training (Article 38(2)) | 41,31 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/D356?OpenDocument

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | X 408/09 | |
| Member State | Italy | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Marche Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Regione Marche — Servizio Industria, artigianato ed energia, PF Cooperazione nei settori produttivi | | Via Tiziano 44 | | 60125 Ancona AN | | ITALIA | | http://www.cooperazione.marche.it | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione Foncooper — Regione Marche | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Titolo I della legge 27.2.1985 n. 49 modificata con legge 5.3.2001 n. 57 articolo 12 (GU n. 66 del 20.3.2001) DGR 408 del 16.3.2009 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.4.2009-31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, construction, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities, information and communication, financial and insurance activities, real estate activities | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 1,50 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Soft loan | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme | 10 % | 20 % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) | 40 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.norme.marche.it/Delibere/2009/DGR0408\_09.pdf

---