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| 10.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 216/43 |

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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 216/04

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 97/10 | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | SOUTH EAST Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | South East England Development Agency | | Berkeley House | | Cross Lanes | | Guildford | | Surrey | | GU1 1YA | | www.seeda.co.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | South East England Development Agency — General Block Exemption Scheme 2010 — 2013 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | | | | | --- | --- | | | Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga\_19980045\_en\_1.htm | | | | | --- | --- | | | European Communities Act 1972 http://www.uk-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1972/ukpga\_19720068\_en\_1 | | | | | --- | --- | | | European Communities (Finance) Act 2008 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga\_20080001\_en\_1 | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.2.2010—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 | GBP 600,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Risk capital, Grant, Repayable advances | |
| 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 (Art. 13) Scheme | 15,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14) | 35,00 % | — |
| SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) | 20,00 % | — |
| Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Art. 16) | 15,00 % | — |
| 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) (Various) | 35,00 % | 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) | 35,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art.20) | 15,00 % | — |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) | 60,00 % | 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 % | — |
| Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27) | 50,00 % | — |
| Aid in the form of risk capital (Art. 28 — 29) | 1 292 400,00 GBP | — |
| 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) | 75,00 % | — |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) | 100,00 % | — |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) | 100,00 % | — |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) | 1 077 000,00 GBP | — |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) | 172 320,00 GBP | — |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) | 861 600,00 GBP | — |
| Specific training (Art. 38(1)) | 25,00 % | 20 % |
| General training (Art. 38(2)) | 60,00 % | 20 % |
| 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.seeda.co.uk/\_documentbank/SEEDA\_GEBRScheme\_2010.pdf

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 242/10 | |
| Member State | Latvia | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Latvia Article 107(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Labklājības ministrijas Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūra | | Kr.Valdemāra 38k-1, LV-1010, Rīga | | www.nva.gov.lv | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Atbalstītās nodarbinātības pasākumi mērķgrupu bezdarbniekiem | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Ministru kabineta 2008.gada 8.aprīļa noteikumi Nr.258 “Noteikumi par darbības programmas “Cilvēkresursi un nodarbinātība” papildinājuma apakšaktivitāti “Atbalstītās nodarbinātības pasākumi mērķgrupu bezdarbniekiem” ” (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2008, 59.nr.; 2009, 9.nr.; 2010, 67.nr.) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification X 364/09 X 364/09 | |
| Duration | 29.4.2010—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 | LVL 1,74 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Eiropas Sociālais fonds — 6,53 LVL (in millions) | |
| 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 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=173943

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 277/10 | |
| Member State | Austria | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | BURGENLAND Article 107(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Arbeitsmarktservice im Namen und auf Rechnung des Bundes | | Treustraße 35 — 43 | | A-1200 Wien | | www.ams.at | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Qualifizierungsförderung für Beschäftigte und Beschäftigte in Kurzarbeit im Rahmen des Europäischen Sozialfonds (Phasing Out Schwerpunkt 1.1) | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | §§ 34 und 37c Arbeitsmarktservicegesetz (AMSG) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification XT26/01 | | | | --- | --- | | \* | Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 80 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 50 Jahre in KMU. Im Fall von Großbetrieben beträgt die Förderhöhe 70 %. 20 % bzw. 30 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen. | | | | | --- | --- | | \* | Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 70 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren in KMU bzw. 60 % in Großbetrieben für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 45 Jahre bis 50 Jahre; TeilnehmerInnen in Qualifizierungsverbünden; ArbeitnehmerInnen, die als höchste abgeschlossene Ausbildung eine Lehre oder eine mittlere Schule aufweisen. 30 % bzw. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen. | | | | | --- | --- | | \* | Im Falle der Förderung der Qualifizierung von Beschäftigten im Rahmen von Kurzarbeit beträgt die Höhe der Förderung 70 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren in KMU und 60 % in Großbetrieben. 30 % bzw. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen. | | |
| Duration | 21.6.2010—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 1,10 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | http://www.ams.at/\_docs/001\_qfb\_kuaqfb\_RILI.pdf — 0,83 EUR (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| General training (Art. 38(2)) | 60,00 % | 80 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ams.at/\_docs/001\_qfb\_kuaqfb\_RILI.pdf

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 278/10 | |
| Member State | Austria | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | OESTERREICH Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Arbeitsmarktservice im Namen und auf Rechnung des Bundes | | Treustraße 35 — 43 | | A-1200 Wien | | www.ams.at | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Qualifizierungsförderung für Beschäftigte und Beschäftigte in Kurzarbeit im Rahmen des Europäischen Sozialfonds (Ziel 2 Schwerpunkt 1). | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | §§ 34 und 37c Arbeitsmarktservicegesetz (AMSG) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification XT26/01 | | | | --- | --- | | \* | Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 70 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 50 Jahre. 30 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen. | | | | | --- | --- | | \* | Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 60 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 45 bis 50 Jahre; TeilnehmerInnen in Qualifizierungsverbünden; Frauen, die als höchste abgeschlossene Ausbildung eine Lehre oder eine mittlere Schule aufweisen; WiedereinsteigerInnen. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen. | Im Falle der Förderung der Qualifizierung im Rahmen von Kurzarbeit beträgt die Höhe der Förderung 60 % der anerkennbaren Kursbgebühren. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen. | |
| Duration | 21.6.2010—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 33,50 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | http://www.ams.at/\_docs/001\_qfb\_kua\_RILI.pdf — 16,75 EUR (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| General training (Art. 38(2)) | 60,00 % | 70 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ams.at/\_docs/001\_qfb\_kua\_RILI.pdf

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| Reference number of the State Aid | X 279/10 | |
| Member State | Spain | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Article 107(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural. Consejería de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural | | C/ Pintor Matías Moreno, 4. 45071 — Toledo | | http://www.jccm.es/cs/Satellite/Gobierno\_Regional/Agricultura\_Y\_Desarrollo\_Rural/consejeria1193042987999pg/index.html | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Servicios básicos para la economía y la población rural. Programa de Desarrollo Rural de Castilla-La Mancha 2007-2013. Medida 321 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Programa de Desarrollo Rural de Castilla-La Mancha 2007-2013. Orden de 06-06-2008, por la que se establece el procedimiento de selección de territorios y las disposiciones del Eje LEADER en el marco del Programa de Desarrollo Rural de Castilla-La Mancha 2007-2013. (DOCM no 126 de 18-06-2008) Orden de 25-11-2009, de la Consejería de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, por la que se modifica la anterior (DOCM no 233 de 27-11-2009) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme - | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 28.11.2009—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 | EUR 3,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | FEADER — 2,22 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 | 30,00 % | 10 % |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) | 40,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

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| | http://docm.jccm.es/portaldocm/verDisposicionAntigua.do?ruta=2008/06/18&idDisposicion=123062549127150767 El texto integro de la norma se encuentra como documento anexo en SANI |

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| | http://docm.jccm.es/portaldocm/descargarArchivo.do?ruta=2009/11/27/pdf/2009\_17936.pdf&tipo=rutaDocm El texto integro de la norma se encuentra como documento anexo en SANI |

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