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| 26.2.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 49/41 |

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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)

2010/C 49/08

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| Aid number | X 59/10 | |
| Member State | Belgium | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | VLAAMS GEWEST Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Vlaamse Overheid, Agentschap Landbouw en Visserij | | Koning Albert II-laan 35 | | 1030 Brussel | | BELGIË | | www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | | | | | --- | --- | | 1) | Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 27 april 2007 betreffende steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw. | | | | | --- | --- | | 2) | Ministerieel besluit van 15 oktober 2007 tot uitvoering van het besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 27 april 2007 betreffende steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw. | | | | | --- | --- | | 3) | Ontwerp- omzendbrief toegevoegd in bijlage | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 26.1.2010 - 30.6.2014 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 2,50 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | 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 % |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) | 50,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw/omkadering

http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=195

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| Aid number | X 60/2010 | |
| Member State | Estonia | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Estonia Article 87(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Eesti Töötukassa | | Lasnamäe 2, | | 11412 Tallinn, | | EESTI/ESTONIA | | www.tootukassa.ee | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Palgatoetus ja puuetega ja pikaajalise tervisehäirega inimeste töötamise toetamine (2010 aasta) | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Sotsiaalministri 10.12.2007 käskkiri nr 225 programm „Kvalifitseeritud tööjõu pakkumise suurendamine 2007-2013”, programmi punktid 3.2.3 ja 3.2.5.5 tegevused p 5.5 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.1.2010 - 31.12.2010 | |
| 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 | EEK 85,00 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Euroopa Sotsiaalfond - 85,00 EEK million | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) | 50,00 % | — |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) | 100,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.tootukassa.ee/public/THP\_2010-2011.pdf

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| Aid number | X 61/2010 | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY Article 87(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Department of Energy and Climate Change | | 3 Whitehall Place | | London | | SW1A 2AW | | UNITED KINGDOM | | www.decc.gov.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund (First Round) | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Science and Technology Act 1965 (section 5) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1965/pdf/ukpga\_19650004\_en.pdf | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 22.12.2009 - 31.3.2010 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY, PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | GBP 4,00 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | 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 the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) | 4,00 % | 20 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what\_we\_do/uk\_supply/energy\_mix/renewable/explained/geothermal/challenge\_fund/challenge\_fund.aspx

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| Aid number | X 62/2010 | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | WALES Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Welsh Local Government Association | | Welsh Local Government Association | | Local Government House | | Drake Walk | | Cardiff | | UNITED KINGDOM | | http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/ | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Welsh Local Government Support for Employment (Disadvantaged/Disabled Workers) Scheme | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Local Government Act 2000 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/ukpga\_20000022\_en\_1 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.1.2010 - 31.1.2013 | |
| 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 | GBP 0,37 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | European Social Funda European Regional Development Funds - 0,37 GBP million | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) | 50,00 % | — |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) | 75,00 % | — |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) | 100,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/competition-and-state-aid/

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| Aid number | X 63/2010 | |
| 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 | Förderrichtlinie Unternehmen für Ressourcenschutz | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) von Hamburg Hamburgisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt (HmbGVBl.) 1972, S. 10, zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz vom 20. November 2007 (HmbGVBl. S. 402) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.11.2009 - 31.12.2013 | |
| 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 3,00 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | 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 % |
| Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 18) | 20,00 % | 10 % |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) | 20,00 % | 10 % |
| Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22) | 20,00 % | 10 % |
| Aid for environmental studies (Art. 24) | 50,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/1077484/data/foerderrichtlinie-antrag.pdf

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