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| 11.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 153/13 |

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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 153/03

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 347/09 | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | SACHSEN Article 87(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank | | Pirnaische Strasse 9 | | 01069 Dresden | | www.sab.sachsen.de | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft und des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit über die Gewährung von Fördermitteln für Vorhaben zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz, zur Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien und zum Klima- und Immissionsschutz im Freistaat Sachsen (Förderrichtlinie Energieeffizienz und Klimaschutz, RL EuK/2007) vom 24. Juli 2007, zuletzt geändert durch Verwaltungsvorschrift des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft und des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit zur Änderung der Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Fördermitteln für Vorhaben zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz, zur Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien und zum Klima- und Immissionsschutz im Freistaat Sachsen vom 06. März 2009 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Haushaltsordnung, Verwaltungsvorschriften des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Finanzen zu §§ 23 und 44 SäHO (VwV-SäHO), Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification XS 246/2007 | |
| Duration | 1.8.2008—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 9,48 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant, Interest subsidy | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | EFRE 2007 DE 16 1PO 004 — 8,72 EUR (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme | 30 % | 20 % |
| Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 19) | 35 % | 20 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.smul.sachsen.de/foerderung/339.htm

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 651/09 | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Member State reference number | 421-40306/ X138/08 — Prolongation Verlängerung der Grundsätze zur Förderung der Marktstrukturverbesserung bis zum Jahr 2013 Modification Aufnahme der Förderung von Investitionen für Qualitätsprodukte; Aufnahme der Förderung von Vermarktungskonzeptionen für Zusammenschlüsse (Erweiterung der Zuwendungsempfänger | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | DEUTSCHLAND Article 87(3)(c) | |
| Granting authority | Bewilligungsbehörden sind die zuständigen Stellen der Länder http://www.bmelv.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/GrundsaetzeFoerderungMarktstrukturverbesserung.html | |
| Title of the aid measure | Grundsätze für die Förderung zur Marktstrukturverbesserung | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesseung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“; Grundsätze für die Förderung zur Marktstrukturverbesserung | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification X 138/2008 | |
| Duration | 1.1.2010—1.1.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | Manufacture of food products | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 1 014,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 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 % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Art. 15) | 35,00 % | — |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) | 50,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.bmelv.de/cae/servlet/contentblob/606430/publicationFile/34909/GrundsaetzeFoerderungMarktstrukturverbesserung.pdf;jsessionid=9879918985C024ED5B62F0EE496133A1

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 674/09 | |
| Member State | Lithuania | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Lithuania Article 87(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania | | A. Volano st. 2/7, LT-01516 Vilnius | | http://www.smm.lt | | |
| Title of the aid measure | State aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Order of the Minister of Education and Science on the approval of Description of the financing conditions for the measure ‘State aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel’ (Official Gazette, 2009, No 92-3953) Other legal basis: See annex. | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.8.2009—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 | LTL 63,38 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Resolution No 1449 of 19 December 2007 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania On the Approval of the Complements to the Operational programs for the Development of Human Resources, Economic Growth and Promotion of Cohesion (Official Gazette, 2008, No 4-241) — 31,69 LTL (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) | 50 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc\_l?p\_id=350469

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 768/09 | |
| Member State | Italy | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | TOSCANA Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Regione TOSCANA — Autorità di gestione del Programma INTERREG «Marittimo» IT-FR «Maritime» 2007-2013 | | Via Martelli, 6 50129 Firenze | | www.maritimeit-fr.net | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Programma di cooperazione territoriale transfrontaliera Italia/Francia «Marittimo» 2007-2013 — Criteri per la concessione di aiuti alle imprese in esenzione ai sensi del regolamento della Commissione n. 800/2008 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Programma Operativo Italia-Francia Marittimo approvato dalla Commissione con Decisione C (2007) 5489 del 16 Novembre 2007 | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Decreto 29 luglio 2009 n. 3706 pubblicato sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Toscana n. 32 del 12.08.09 | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 12.8.2009—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 2,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Fondo Europeo per lo Sviluppo regionale — Programma di cooperazione territoriale transfrontaliera Italia/Francia «Marittimo» 2007-2013 — 2,00 EUR (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme | 15,00 % | 20 % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Art. 15) | 20,00 % | — |
| 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) | 35,00 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) | 20,00 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22) | 45,00 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) | 45,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for environmental studies (Art. 24) | 50,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) | 50,00 % | — |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100,00 % | — |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 50,00 % | 20 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 25,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) | 65,00 % | — |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) | 70,00 % | — |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) | 100,00 % | — |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) | 1 250 000,00 EUR | — |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) | 200 000,00 EUR | — |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) | 50,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.maritimeit-fr.net/cms/index.php?option=com\_shared\_private\_spacetask=showfilefileid=178

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 804/09 | |
| Member State | Italy | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | TOSCANA Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Regione Toscana — Autorità di gestione del Programma INTERREG «Marittimo» IT/FR «Maritime» 2007-2013 | | Via Martelli n. 6 | | 50129 Firenze | | Italia | | http://www.maritimeit-fr.net/ | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Programma di cooperazione territoriale transfrontaliera Italia/Francia «Marittimo» 2007-2013 Avviso per la manifestazione di interesse per la presentazione di candidature per progetti strategici | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Programma Operativo Italia-Francia Marittimo approvato dalla Commissione con Decisione C(2007) 5489 del 16 Novembre 2007 | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Decreto 18 agosto 2009 n. 4006 pubblicato sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Toscana n. 36 del 09.09.09 | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 9.9.2009—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 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Fondo europeo per lo Sviluppo regionale — Programma di cooperazione territoriale transfrontaliera Italia/Francia «Marittimo» 2007-2013 — 2,25 EUR (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme | 15,00 % | 20 % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Art. 15) | 20,00 % | — |
| 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) | 35,00 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) | 20,00 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22) | 45,00 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) | 45,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for environmental studies (Art. 24) | 50,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) | 50,00 % | — |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100,00 % | — |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 50,00 % | 20 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 25,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) | 65,00 % | — |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) | 70,00 % | — |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) | 100,00 % | — |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) | 1 250 000,00 EUR | — |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) | 200 000,00 EUR | — |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) | 50,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.maritimeit-fr.net/cms/index.php?option=com\_shared\_private\_spacetask=showfilefileid=178

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