# Official Journal C 198/2007

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5025 August 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 198

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5025 August 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 198/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2007/C 198/02 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2007/C 198/03 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
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  ) | 3 |
| 2007/C 198/04 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 14 |
| 2007/C 198/05 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises | 18 |
| 2007/C 198/06 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (
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  ) | 21 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 198/01

Euro exchange rates

1

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 198/02

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
  1
  )

1

2

2007/C 198/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  )

1

3

2007/C 198/04

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

14

2007/C 198/05

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

18

2007/C 198/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (
  1
  )

1

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 198/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4875 — Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 22 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 198/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4875 — Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

22

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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25.8.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

24 August 2007

(2007/C 198/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3615 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 157,70 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4420 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67885 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3780 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6362 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 88,36 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9540 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5842 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,693 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 258,37 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6980 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8335 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,2600 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 33,740 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8116 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6581 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4328 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,6228 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9036 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0748 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 282,19 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,8811 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,3019 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3275 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 804,91 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7482 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,596 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 35,0640 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,156 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3615

JPY

Japanese yen

157,70

DKK

Danish krone

7,4420

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67885

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3780

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6362

ISK

Iceland króna

88,36

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9540

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5842

CZK

Czech koruna

27,693

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

258,37

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6980

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8335

RON

Romanian leu

3,2600

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,740

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8116

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6581

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4328

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6228

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9036

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0748

KRW

South Korean won

1 282,19

ZAR

South African rand

9,8811

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,3019

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3275

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 804,91

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7482

PHP

Philippine peso

63,596

RUB

Russian rouble

35,0640

THB

Thai baht

44,156

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 25.8.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 198/2 |
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25.8.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 198/02)

| Reference number of the aid | XT 75/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Vlaams Gewest |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Ad hoc opleidingssteun aan de NV ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER te Wilrijk (dossier 2007G00033) |
| Legal basis | Decreet betreffende het economisch ondersteuningsbeleid van 31 januari 2003 |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Budget | Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 0,99592 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 23.4.2007 |
| Duration | 22.4.2009 |
| Objective | General training; Specific training |
| Economic sectors | Other manufacturing |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Agentschap Economie |
| Afdeling Economisch Ondersteuningsbeleid |
| Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 12 |
| B-1030 Brussel |

Reference number of the aid

XT 75/07

Member State

Belgium

Region

Vlaams Gewest

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Ad hoc opleidingssteun aan de NV ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER te Wilrijk (dossier 2007G00033)

Legal basis

Decreet betreffende het economisch ondersteuningsbeleid van 31 januari 2003

Type of measure

Individual aid

Budget

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 0,99592 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

23.4.2007

Duration

22.4.2009

Objective

General training; Specific training

Economic sectors

Other manufacturing

Name and address of the granting authority

Agentschap Economie

Afdeling Economisch Ondersteuningsbeleid

Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 12

B-1030 Brussel

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 198/03)

| Aid No | XS 166/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Emilia Romagna |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle iniziative nella regione Emilia Romagna |
| Legal basis | — | Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49, modificata con legge 5 marzo 2001 n. 57, art. 12 (G.U. n. 66 del 20 marzo 2001) |

Aid No

XS 166/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Emilia Romagna

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle iniziative nella regione Emilia Romagna

Legal basis

—

Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49, modificata con legge 5 marzo 2001 n. 57, art. 12 (G.U. n. 66 del 20 marzo 2001)

| — | Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del 9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001) |
| --- | --- |

—

Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del 9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001)

| — | Deliberazione regionale n. 792 del 4.6.2007 |
| --- | --- |

—

Deliberazione regionale n. 792 del 4.6.2007

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 15 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid intensity may not exceed 7,5 % or 15 %, depending on the size of the firm.

Where the investment takes place in areas that qualify for regional aid, the aid intensity must not exceed the ceiling for regional investment aid laid down in the map approved by the Commission for each Member State by more than the percentages laid down in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

For investment in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, the maximum aid intensity may not exceed 40 % of the costs eligible under Article 4(7)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Date of implementation

12.6.2007

Duration

Until 31.12.2008

Objective

Aid to cooperative SMEs for investment projects in tangible fixed assets, to be implemented after the request for funding is submitted.

Eligible expenditure (net of VAT) to purchase land and buildings, carry out building works and to purchase, upgrade and restructure machinery, equipment and facilities

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Emilia Romagna — Direzione generale Attività produttive, commercio e turismo

| Viale Aldo Moro, 44 |
| --- |
| I-40127 Bologna |

Viale Aldo Moro, 44

I-40127 Bologna

Other information

Maximum amount for each individual finance project: EUR 2 million, with a limit of 70 % of eligible investments.

The aid granted represents the difference between the repayments calculated at market rates and the subsidy repayments applied to the financing

| Aid No | XS 167/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Emilia Romagna |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Misura 1.1, azione b — Progetti integrati di impresa — Programma triennale in materia di attività produttive Regione Emilia Romagna |
| Legal basis | Delibera della giunta regionale n. 791 del 4.6.2007, attuativa della legge 27.10.1994, n. 598 e della legge 28.11.1965 n. 1329 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 20 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | The scheme is subject to the intensity levels laid down in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and therefore may not exceed:






  — | 7,5 % of eligible expenditure for investments by medium-sized enterprises, |

Aid No

XS 167/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Emilia Romagna

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Misura 1.1, azione b — Progetti integrati di impresa — Programma triennale in materia di attività produttive Regione Emilia Romagna

Legal basis

Delibera della giunta regionale n. 791 del 4.6.2007, attuativa della legge 27.10.1994, n. 598 e della legge 28.11.1965 n. 1329

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 20 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

The scheme is subject to the intensity levels laid down in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and therefore may not exceed:

—

7,5 % of eligible expenditure for investments by medium-sized enterprises,

| — | 15 % of eligible expenditure for investments by small enterprises. |
| --- | --- |

—

15 % of eligible expenditure for investments by small enterprises.

Date of implementation

12.6.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs to facilitate, via interest subsidies, funding from banks and financial intermediaries in support of investment for product and process innovation. The aid will go towards acquiring machinery, investing in technological, organisational and commercial innovation, environmental protection and safety in the workplace.

The level of funding may reach 100 % of the investment programme for a period of no longer than seven years, including a two-year grace period.

The contribution for each individual request may under no circumstances exceed the maximum aid intensity authorised by current EU regulations

Economic sectors

Enterprises promoting investment in the sectors of mineral extraction, manufacturing, production and distribution of electricity, gas and water, construction, and production services, with the restrictions and exclusions provided for by current EU regulations

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Emilia Romagna — Direzione generale Attività produttive, commercio e turismo

| Viale Aldo Moro, 44 |
| --- |
| I-40127 Bologna |

Viale Aldo Moro, 44

I-40127 Bologna

Website

http://www.incentivi.mcc.it/emilia-romagna

| Aid No | XS 168/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Piemonte |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle iniziative nella regione Piemonte |
| Legal basis | — | Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49, modificata con legge 5 marzo 2001 n. 57, art. 12 (G.U. n. 66 del 20 marzo 2001), |

Aid No

XS 168/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Piemonte

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle iniziative nella regione Piemonte

Legal basis

—

Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49, modificata con legge 5 marzo 2001 n. 57, art. 12 (G.U. n. 66 del 20 marzo 2001),

| — | Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del 9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001), |
| --- | --- |

—

Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del 9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001),

| — | Deliberazione regionale n. 73-14507 del 29.12.2004 |
| --- | --- |

—

Deliberazione regionale n. 73-14507 del 29.12.2004

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 8 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid intensity may not exceed 7,5 % or 15 %, depending on the size of the firm.

Where the investment takes place in areas that qualify for regional aid, the aid intensity must not exceed the ceiling for regional investment aid laid down in the map approved by the Commission for each Member State by more than the percentages laid down in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

For investment in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, the maximum aid intensity may not exceed: 50 % of eligible investments in regions eligible under Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty; 40 % of eligible costs in other regions

Date of implementation

11.5.2007

Duration

Until 31.12.2008

Objective

Aid to cooperative SMEs for investment projects in tangible fixed assets, to be implemented after the request for funding is submitted. Eligible expenditure (net of VAT) to purchase land and buildings, carry out building works and to purchase, upgrade and restructure machinery, equipment and facilities

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Piemonte — Direzione Formazione professionale e lavoro — Settore Sviluppo dell'imprenditorialità

| Via Magenta, 12 |
| --- |
| I-10128 Torino |

Via Magenta, 12

I-10128 Torino

Organo deliberante: ‘Comitato di Gestione Foncooper — Regione Piemonte’, ai sensi della convenzione stipulata il 26.6.2000 tra il ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) e la Coopercredito SpA (ora Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA, Via Veneto, 119, I-00187 Roma) e degli atti aggiuntivi stipulati in data 3.5.2002 tra la Regione Piemonte e la predetta Coopercredito SpA (ora Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA) ed in data 15.11.2005 tra la Regione Piemonte e la Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA

Other information

Maximum amount for each individual finance project: EUR 2 million, with a limit of 70 % of eligible investments.

The aid granted represents the difference between the repayments calculated at market rates and the subsidy repayments applied to the financing

| Aid No | XS 169/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Liguria |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine utensili o di produzione |
| Legal basis | Deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 615 dell'8 giugno 2007, attuativa della legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329 (c.d. ‘legge Sabatini’) e s.m.i. |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 1,5 million (1) |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | The day following the publication of Regional Authority Decision No 615 of 8 June 2007 in the Liguria Region's Official Gazette (2) |
| Duration | Until 30.6.2008
  (If the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 is extended beyond 30.6.2008, the duration of this aid scheme will be adjusted to the limits of the new period of validity) |
| Objective | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Liguria
  Assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, industria, commercio, commercio equo e solidale, artigianato
  Dipartimento Sviluppo economico e politiche dell'occupazione |
| Via Fieschi, 15 |
| I-16121 Genova |
| Tel. (39) 010 54 854 39 — Fax (39) 010 548 80 99 |
| E-mail: gianni.dellacasa@regione.liguria.it |

Aid No

XS 169/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine utensili o di produzione

Legal basis

Deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 615 dell'8 giugno 2007, attuativa della legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329 (c.d. ‘legge Sabatini’) e s.m.i.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million (1)

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

The day following the publication of Regional Authority Decision No 615 of 8 June 2007 in the Liguria Region's Official Gazette (2)

Duration

Until 30.6.2008

(If the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 is extended beyond 30.6.2008, the duration of this aid scheme will be adjusted to the limits of the new period of validity)

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Liguria

Assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, industria, commercio, commercio equo e solidale, artigianato

Dipartimento Sviluppo economico e politiche dell'occupazione

Via Fieschi, 15

I-16121 Genova

Tel. (39) 010 54 854 39 — Fax (39) 010 548 80 99

E-mail: gianni.dellacasa@regione.liguria.it

Large individual aid grants

In accordance with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Other information

The aid scheme is implemented using mechanisms either with or without the issue of promissory notes, in both cases according to similar methods specified in two technical fact sheets approved under the same legal basis

| Aid No | XS 171/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Comunidad de Madrid |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Régimen de ayudas y sistema de gestión del programa «Innoempresa», de apoyo a la innovación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas de la Comunidad de Madrid 2007-2013. |
| Legal basis | Orden no 1755/2007, de 29 de mayo, de la Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica, por la que se establece el régimen de ayudas y el sistema de gestión del programa «InnoEmpresa», de apoyo a la innovación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas de la Comunidad de Madrid 2007-2013 (publicado en el Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid no 133 del 6 de junio de 2007) |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 5 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | — | Up to 15 % for a small firm and up to 7,5 % for a medium-sized firm, for investment in tangible and intangible assets. |

Aid No

XS 171/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Comunidad de Madrid

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Régimen de ayudas y sistema de gestión del programa «Innoempresa», de apoyo a la innovación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas de la Comunidad de Madrid 2007-2013.

Legal basis

Orden no 1755/2007, de 29 de mayo, de la Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica, por la que se establece el régimen de ayudas y el sistema de gestión del programa «InnoEmpresa», de apoyo a la innovación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas de la Comunidad de Madrid 2007-2013 (publicado en el Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid no 133 del 6 de junio de 2007)

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

—

Up to 15 % for a small firm and up to 7,5 % for a medium-sized firm, for investment in tangible and intangible assets.

| — | Up to 50 % for study and consultancy costs. |
| --- | --- |

—

Up to 50 % for study and consultancy costs.

Aid granted for this scheme shall be incompatible with any other aid for the same project

Yes

Date of implementation

7.6.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

31.12.2013

Objective

SME aid

Yes

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Instituto Madrileño de Desarrollo — IMADE

(Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica)

| C/José Abascal, 57 |
| --- |
| E-28003 Madrid |

C/José Abascal, 57

E-28003 Madrid

Large individual aid grants

No

| Aid No | XS 173/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Legge 598/94 — articolo 11: Agevolazioni per investimenti per l'innovazione tecnologica, la tutela ambientale, l'innovazione organizzativa e commerciale, la sicurezza sui luoghi di lavoro |
| Legal basis | DGR. 404 del 7.5.2007 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Overall amount: EUR 4 000 000 |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 1.6.2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2008 |
| Objective | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Marche, P. F. Promozione, credito agevolato, finanza innovativa |
| Via Tiziano, 44 |
| I-60100 Ancona |
| Tel. (39) 071 806 38 20 |
| www. regione.marche.it e www.incentivi.mcc.it/marche |

Aid No

XS 173/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Marche

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Legge 598/94 — articolo 11: Agevolazioni per investimenti per l'innovazione tecnologica, la tutela ambientale, l'innovazione organizzativa e commerciale, la sicurezza sui luoghi di lavoro

Legal basis

DGR. 404 del 7.5.2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Overall amount: EUR 4 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.6.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2008

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Marche, P. F. Promozione, credito agevolato, finanza innovativa

Via Tiziano, 44

I-60100 Ancona

Tel. (39) 071 806 38 20

www. regione.marche.it e www.incentivi.mcc.it/marche

Large individual aid grants

In accordance with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XS 179/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Castilla y León |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Apoyo a las pymes para la obtención de incentivos fiscales por la realización de actividades de investigación y desarrollo (I+D) e Innovación Tecnológica (IT) (línea 4A) |
| Legal basis | Resolución de 3 de mayo de 2007, del Presidente de la Agencia de Inversiones y Servicios de Castilla y León, por el que se aprueba la convocatoria, así como las disposiciones comunes y específicas que la regulan, para la concesión de determinadas subvenciones de la Agencia de Inversiones y Servicios de Castilla y León para 2007 cofinanciadas con fondos estructurales (línea 4A) (BOCL de 11.5.2007) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 0,5 million; Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 11.5.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2008 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Agencia de Inversiones y Servicios de Castilla y León |
| C/ Duque de la Victoria, no 23 |
| E-47001 Valladolid |

Aid No

XS 179/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Castilla y León

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Apoyo a las pymes para la obtención de incentivos fiscales por la realización de actividades de investigación y desarrollo (I+D) e Innovación Tecnológica (IT) (línea 4A)

Legal basis

Resolución de 3 de mayo de 2007, del Presidente de la Agencia de Inversiones y Servicios de Castilla y León, por el que se aprueba la convocatoria, así como las disposiciones comunes y específicas que la regulan, para la concesión de determinadas subvenciones de la Agencia de Inversiones y Servicios de Castilla y León para 2007 cofinanciadas con fondos estructurales (línea 4A) (BOCL de 11.5.2007)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,5 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

11.5.2007

Duration

31.12.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Agencia de Inversiones y Servicios de Castilla y León

C/ Duque de la Victoria, no 23

E-47001 Valladolid

| Aid No | XS 182/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Lithuania |
| Region | Lietuva |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Lietuvos 2004-2006 metų bendrojo programavimo dokumento Kaimo plėtros ir žuvininkystės prioriteto priemones „Kaimo vietovių pritaikymo ir plėtros skatinimas“ veiklos sritys „Žemes ūkio ir artimų ekonomines veiklos sektorių įvairinimas, siekiant įvairiapusio ekonomines veiklos pobūdžio ir alternatyvių pajamų šaltinių“ bei „Kaimo turizmo ir amatų skatinimas“ (pratęsimas XS 113/05) |
| Legal basis | Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2004 m. liepos 16 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-445 „Dėl gairių pareiškėjams, teikiantiems projektus paramai gauti pagal Lietuvos 2004–2006 metų bendrojo programavimo dokumento Kaimo plėtros ir žuvininkystės prioriteto priemones „Kaimo vietovių pritaikymo ir plėtros skatinimas“ veiklos sritis „Žemės ūkio ir artimų ekonominės veiklos sektorių įvairinimas, siekiant įvairiapusio ekonominės veiklos pobūdžio ir alternatyvių pajamų šaltinių“ bei „Kaimo turizmo ir amatų skatinimas“ patvirtinimo (Žin., 2004, Nr. 121-4457, Nr. 151-5515)“
  Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2005 m. vasario 23 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-88 „Dėl Gairių pareiškėjams, teikiantiems projektus paramai gauti 2005 metais pagal Lietuvos 2004-2006 metų bendrojo programavimo dokumento (BPD) Kaimo plėtros ir žuvininkystės prioriteto priemonės „Kaimo vietovių pritaikymo ir veiklos skatinimas“ veiklos sritis „Žemės ūkio ir artimų ekonominės veiklos sektorių įvairinimas, siekiant įvairiapusio ekonominės veiklos pobūdžio ir alternatyvių pajamų šaltinių“ bei „Kaimo turizmo ir amatų skatinimas“ patvirtinimo (Žin. 2005, Nr. 27-864)“ |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: LTL 5,18 million; Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 22.6.2007 |
| Duration | 30.6.2008 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija |
| Gedimino pr. 19 |
| LT-01 103 Vilnius |

Aid No

XS 182/07

Member State

Lithuania

Region

Lietuva

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Lietuvos 2004-2006 metų bendrojo programavimo dokumento Kaimo plėtros ir žuvininkystės prioriteto priemones „Kaimo vietovių pritaikymo ir plėtros skatinimas“ veiklos sritys „Žemes ūkio ir artimų ekonomines veiklos sektorių įvairinimas, siekiant įvairiapusio ekonomines veiklos pobūdžio ir alternatyvių pajamų šaltinių“ bei „Kaimo turizmo ir amatų skatinimas“ (pratęsimas XS 113/05)

Legal basis

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2004 m. liepos 16 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-445 „Dėl gairių pareiškėjams, teikiantiems projektus paramai gauti pagal Lietuvos 2004–2006 metų bendrojo programavimo dokumento Kaimo plėtros ir žuvininkystės prioriteto priemones „Kaimo vietovių pritaikymo ir plėtros skatinimas“ veiklos sritis „Žemės ūkio ir artimų ekonominės veiklos sektorių įvairinimas, siekiant įvairiapusio ekonominės veiklos pobūdžio ir alternatyvių pajamų šaltinių“ bei „Kaimo turizmo ir amatų skatinimas“ patvirtinimo (Žin., 2004, Nr. 121-4457, Nr. 151-5515)“

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2005 m. vasario 23 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-88 „Dėl Gairių pareiškėjams, teikiantiems projektus paramai gauti 2005 metais pagal Lietuvos 2004-2006 metų bendrojo programavimo dokumento (BPD) Kaimo plėtros ir žuvininkystės prioriteto priemonės „Kaimo vietovių pritaikymo ir veiklos skatinimas“ veiklos sritis „Žemės ūkio ir artimų ekonominės veiklos sektorių įvairinimas, siekiant įvairiapusio ekonominės veiklos pobūdžio ir alternatyvių pajamų šaltinių“ bei „Kaimo turizmo ir amatų skatinimas“ patvirtinimo (Žin. 2005, Nr. 27-864)“

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: LTL 5,18 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

22.6.2007

Duration

30.6.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija

Gedimino pr. 19

LT-01 103 Vilnius

| Aid No | XS 186/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | All regions in England |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Selective Finance for Investment in England Tier 3 (SFIE-T3) |
| Legal basis | Industrial Development Act 1982 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: GBP 12 million; Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2007 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Department of Trade and Industry |
| 1 Victoria Street |
| London SW1H 0ET |
| United Kingdom |

Aid No

XS 186/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

All regions in England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Selective Finance for Investment in England Tier 3 (SFIE-T3)

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: GBP 12 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration

31.12.2007

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Trade and Industry

1 Victoria Street

London SW1H 0ET

United Kingdom

| Aid No | XS 187/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Freistaat Sachsen |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Integrierten Ländlichen Entwicklung im Freistaat Sachsen (Förderrichtlinie Integrierte Ländliche Entwicklung — RL ILE/2007) |
| Legal basis | Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen
  Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1698/2005 des Rates vom 20.9.2005 über die Förderung der Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums durch den Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums (ELER) (ABl. EU L 277 S. 1), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2012/2006 des Rates vom 29.12.2006 (ABl. EG L 384 S. 12) unter Berücksichtigung des von der Europäischen Kommission genehmigten Entwicklungsprogramms für den ländlichen Raum für den Freistaat Sachsen 2007 bis 2013 (EPLR) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 15 million; Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.8.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Staatliche Ämter für Ländliche Entwicklung (ALE):





  ALE Kamenz |
| Garnisonsplatz 9 |
| D-01917 Kamenz |
| Poststelle.ALE-Kamenz@smul.sachsen.de |
| http://www.smul.sachsen.de |

Aid No

XS 187/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Freistaat Sachsen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Integrierten Ländlichen Entwicklung im Freistaat Sachsen (Förderrichtlinie Integrierte Ländliche Entwicklung — RL ILE/2007)

Legal basis

Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1698/2005 des Rates vom 20.9.2005 über die Förderung der Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums durch den Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums (ELER) (ABl. EU L 277 S. 1), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2012/2006 des Rates vom 29.12.2006 (ABl. EG L 384 S. 12) unter Berücksichtigung des von der Europäischen Kommission genehmigten Entwicklungsprogramms für den ländlichen Raum für den Freistaat Sachsen 2007 bis 2013 (EPLR)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 15 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.8.2007

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Staatliche Ämter für Ländliche Entwicklung (ALE):

ALE Kamenz

Garnisonsplatz 9

D-01917 Kamenz

Poststelle.ALE-Kamenz@smul.sachsen.de

http://www.smul.sachsen.de

| ALE Wurzen |
| --- |
| Lüptitzer Straße 39 |
| D-04808 Wurzen |
| Poststelle.ALE-Wurzen@smul.sachsen.de |
| http://www.smul.sachsen.de |

ALE Wurzen

Lüptitzer Straße 39

D-04808 Wurzen

Poststelle.ALE-Wurzen@smul.sachsen.de

http://www.smul.sachsen.de

| ALE Oberlungwitz |
| --- |
| Erlbacher Straße 4 |
| D-09353 Oberlungwitz |
| Poststelle.ALE-Oberlungwitz@smul.sachsen.de |
| http://www.smul.sachsen.de |

ALE Oberlungwitz

Erlbacher Straße 4

D-09353 Oberlungwitz

Poststelle.ALE-Oberlungwitz@smul.sachsen.de

http://www.smul.sachsen.de

| Aid No | XS 188/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Freistaat Sachsen |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Förderung der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft
  im Rahmen des Entwicklungsprogramms für den ländlichen Raum im Freistaat Sachsen (Förderrichtlinie Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft — RL LuE/2007) |
| Legal basis | Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen
  Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1698/2005 des Rates vom 20.9.2005 über die Förderung der Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums durch den Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums (ELER) (ABl. EG L 277 S. 1), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2012/2006 des Rates vom 29.12.2006 (ABl. EG L 384 S. 12) unter Berücksichtigung des von der Europäischen Kommission genehmigten Entwicklungsprogramms für den ländlichen Raum für den Freistaat Sachsen 2007 bis 2013 (EPLR) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 3,2 million; Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.8.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft |
| Söbrigener Str. 3a |
| D-01326 Dresden |

Aid No

XS 188/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Freistaat Sachsen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Förderung der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft

im Rahmen des Entwicklungsprogramms für den ländlichen Raum im Freistaat Sachsen (Förderrichtlinie Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft — RL LuE/2007)

Legal basis

Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1698/2005 des Rates vom 20.9.2005 über die Förderung der Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums durch den Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums (ELER) (ABl. EG L 277 S. 1), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2012/2006 des Rates vom 29.12.2006 (ABl. EG L 384 S. 12) unter Berücksichtigung des von der Europäischen Kommission genehmigten Entwicklungsprogramms für den ländlichen Raum für den Freistaat Sachsen 2007 bis 2013 (EPLR)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 3,2 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.8.2007

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft

Söbrigener Str. 3a

D-01326 Dresden

| Aid no | XS 189/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Lombardia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Contributi alle micro, piccole e medie imprese (MPMI) per il sostegno dell'innovazione e dell'imprenditorialità nel settore dei servizi alle imprese |
| Legal basis | Legge regionale 2 febbraio 2007, n. 1 «Strumenti di competitività per le imprese e per il territorio della Lombardia» |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 6 million; Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 16.7.2007 |
| Duration | 30.6.2008 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectorss | Other servicess |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Giunta regionale della Lombardia |
| Via F. Filzi, 22 |
| I-20124 Milano |

Aid no

XS 189/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Lombardia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Contributi alle micro, piccole e medie imprese (MPMI) per il sostegno dell'innovazione e dell'imprenditorialità nel settore dei servizi alle imprese

Legal basis

Legge regionale 2 febbraio 2007, n. 1 «Strumenti di competitività per le imprese e per il territorio della Lombardia»

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 6 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

16.7.2007

Duration

30.6.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectorss

Other servicess

Name and address of the granting authority

Giunta regionale della Lombardia

Via F. Filzi, 22

I-20124 Milano

| Aid No | XS 190/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Regiones comprendidas en el apartado 3, letra a), del Tratado CE |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Creación y Consolidación de Centros Tecnológicos «Programa CREA» |
| Legal basis | Orden ITC/2040/2007, de 4 de julio |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 2,2 million; Loans guaranteed: EUR 2 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 10.9.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Dirección General de Política de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa |
| Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio |
| C/María de Molina 50, 2a planta |
| E-28006 Madrid |

Aid No

XS 190/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Regiones comprendidas en el apartado 3, letra a), del Tratado CE

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Creación y Consolidación de Centros Tecnológicos «Programa CREA»

Legal basis

Orden ITC/2040/2007, de 4 de julio

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 2,2 million; Loans guaranteed: EUR 2 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

10.9.2007

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Dirección General de Política de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa

Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio

C/María de Molina 50, 2a planta

E-28006 Madrid

| Aid No | XS 192/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Region | Regiony soudržnosti NUTS II Střední Čechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Střední Morava, Moravskoslezsko |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Operační program Podnikání a inovace 2007–2013
  Podprogram Progres |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání
  Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: CZK 670 million; Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 2.7.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2008 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All manufacturing or Synthetic fibres, Motor vehicles, Other manufacturing, Transport services, Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu |
| Na Františku 32 |
| CZ-110 15 Praha 1 |

Aid No

XS 192/07

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Regiony soudržnosti NUTS II Střední Čechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Střední Morava, Moravskoslezsko

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Operační program Podnikání a inovace 2007–2013

Podprogram Progres

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: CZK 670 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

2.7.2007

Duration

31.12.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All manufacturing or Synthetic fibres, Motor vehicles, Other manufacturing, Transport services, Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Na Františku 32

CZ-110 15 Praha 1

| Aid No | XS 193/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Region | NUTS II Jihovýchod |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Regionální hospodářská komora Brno |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., rozpočtová pravidla
  Nařízení Komise (ES) č. 70/2001 ze dne 12. ledna 2001 o použití článků 87 a 88 Smlouvy o ES na státní podpory malým a středním podnikům, ve znění nařízení Komise (ES) č. 364/2004 ze dne 25. února 2004 |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Budget | Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 0,071 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.6.2007 |
| Duration | 30.11.2007 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu |
| Na Františku 32 |
| CZ-110 15 Praha 1 |

Aid No

XS 193/07

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

NUTS II Jihovýchod

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Regionální hospodářská komora Brno

Legal basis

Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., rozpočtová pravidla

Nařízení Komise (ES) č. 70/2001 ze dne 12. ledna 2001 o použití článků 87 a 88 Smlouvy o ES na státní podpory malým a středním podnikům, ve znění nařízení Komise (ES) č. 364/2004 ze dne 25. února 2004

Type of measure

Individual aid

Budget

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 0,071 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.6.2007

Duration

30.11.2007

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Na Františku 32

CZ-110 15 Praha 1

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(1)  The figure for annual expenditure includes annual expenditure provided for under the scheme with the same legal basis and intended for SMEs covered either by Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 or by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 in sectors involved in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, which are the subject of a separate exemption notification.

(2)  The above-mentioned Regional Authority Decision will be published in the Liguria Region's Official Gazette after this information has been sent to the European Commission.

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25.8.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 198/14

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2007/C 198/04)

XA number: XA 103/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Cantabria

Title of aid scheme: Ayudas a las explotaciones de gallinas ponedoras.

Legal basis: Orden GAN/24/2007, de 18 de abril, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas a las explotaciones de gallinas ponedoras de la Comunidad Autónoma de Cantabria, y se convocan para el año 2007.

BOC no 83, de 30 abril de 2007.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 180 000

Maximum aid intensity:

| — | 100 % of EUR 100 000 for the aid headings referred to in Article 3(1) and (3) (acquisition of replacement hens for positive holdings/loss of production through depopulation of poultry installations). The amount of aid will be set on the basis of the number and age of the birds slaughtered. |
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100 % of EUR 100 000 for the aid headings referred to in Article 3(1) and (3) (acquisition of replacement hens for positive holdings/loss of production through depopulation of poultry installations). The amount of aid will be set on the basis of the number and age of the birds slaughtered.

| — | 100 % of EUR 80 000 for the aid heading referred to in Article 3(2) (infrastructure works or provision of equipment and means intended to improve biosafety). Each recipient will be paid up to 75 % of the cost of the investment made. |
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100 % of EUR 80 000 for the aid heading referred to in Article 3(2) (infrastructure works or provision of equipment and means intended to improve biosafety). Each recipient will be paid up to 75 % of the cost of the investment made.

Date of implementation: May 2007

Duration of scheme: 2007-2013

Objective of aid: Improvement of installations and of animal biosafety on poultry farms on which laying hens are kept.

Articles of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006:

Article 4 (Investment in agricultural holdings),

Article 10 (Aid in respect of animal and plant diseases and pest infestations),

Article 16 (Support for the livestock sector).

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: Article 3 of the aforementioned Order GAN/24/2007 specifies the three aid headings (eligible items):

Sector(s) concerned: Egg-producing poultry sector (poultry farms on which laying hens are kept).

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Consejería de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno de Cantabria, Edificio Europa |
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| E-39011 Santander (Cantabria) |

Consejería de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno de Cantabria, Edificio Europa

E-39011 Santander (Cantabria)

Internet address: www.gobcantabria.es

Other information: —

Santander, 2 May 2007.

Head of the Animal Health and

Welfare Service

Francisco Manuel FERNANDEZ MARTINEZ

XA number: XA 104/07

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Vendée

Title of aid scheme: Aides aux investissements à finalité environnementale sur les exploitations agricoles

Legal basis:

| — | Article 4.3.d) du règlement (CE) no 1857/2006 |
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Article 4.3.d) du règlement (CE) no 1857/2006

| — | Articles L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales |
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Articles L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales

| — | Convention cadre en cours entre le département et la région Pays-de-Loire. |
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Convention cadre en cours entre le département et la région Pays-de-Loire.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 200 000

Maximum aid intensity: 30 % of investment, subject to a maximum aid limit of EUR 100 000 per project.

Date of implementation: As soon as confirmation of receipt is received from the Commission.

Duration of scheme: Five years from confirmation of receipt by the Commission.

Objective of aid: To help agricultural holdings to purchase equipment to replace fossil energy by renewable energy (methanisation, fuel wood, geothermal energy, solar energy, etc.).

A precondition is that the recipients must be economically viable.

The amount of support provided will firstly be determined, according to the operation, on the basis of the estimated cost stated when the application is submitted. The actual aid will be determined on submission of receipted invoices. Department staff will have the possibility of carrying out documentary and on-the-spot checks.

If the actual purchase cost is less than the estimated cost stated when the file was submitted to the standing committee, the aid will be reduced in proportion to the expenditure actually incurred. If the opposite is the case, the support will not be increased.

The support recipient must undertake to use the department's support, from the date of notification of the decree, for the specific purpose for which it was granted and to submit annually, for three years, a technical report on the operation of the equipment supported.

The decision granting support must precede the start of the operation, otherwise the application for support will be inadmissible.

The department's support will be cancelled in full by the standing committee if there is no response to notice being served, and immediate repayment may be required if the recipient does not furnish the supporting documents requested. The department may also ask for the support to be repaid if it has not been spent in accordance with the granting criteria. Any granting decision will become void if the equipment is not purchased within two years following notification of the decree. The support will therefore be cancelled automatically.

However, a validity extension of one year at the most may — by way of exception and subject to the agreement of the regional council's standing committee — be granted for purchasing the equipment, provided that the recipient is not responsible for the delay and that the application for extension is submitted, with supporting documents, two months before the expiry date of the support's initial period of validity.

Sector(s) concerned: All mixed agricultural holdings which satisfy the Community definition of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Conseil général de la Vendée |
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| Direction de l'environnement et de l'aménagement |
| 40, rue Maréchal Foch |
| F-85923 La Roche-sur-Yon Cedex 9 |

Conseil général de la Vendée

Direction de l'environnement et de l'aménagement

40, rue Maréchal Foch

F-85923 La Roche-sur-Yon Cedex 9

Internet address: www.vendee.fr (the department's general website)

The description will be put online subject to the Commission registering this exemption sheet.

XA Number: XA 105/07

Member State: Ireland

Region: Entire Member State

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Young Farmers' Installation Scheme (This Scheme forms part of the Education and Training Measure of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme of Ireland).

Legal basis: Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 5 million.

EUR 0,7 million per annum over the period 2007-2013.

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 15 000 per applicant.

Date of implementation: Not before ten working days after notification; the Scheme will be applied to all eligible applicants set up for the first time in farming on or after 1 January 2007.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Scheme will be applicable to all eligible applicants set up on or before 31 December 2013.

Objective of aid:

| (i) | to achieve the transfer of land to young trained farmers who are better able to overcome the new challenges facing Irish agriculture (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 1857/2006); |
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(i)

to achieve the transfer of land to young trained farmers who are better able to overcome the new challenges facing Irish agriculture (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 1857/2006);

| (ii) | to offset set-up costs faced by young people when establishing themselves in farming (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 1857/2006); |
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(ii)

to offset set-up costs faced by young people when establishing themselves in farming (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 1857/2006);

| (iii) | to encourage the completion of investments on such holdings (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 1857/2006). |
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(iii)

to encourage the completion of investments on such holdings (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: All agriculture sectors.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Minister for Agriculture and Food |
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| Agriculture House |
| Kildare Street |
| Dublin 2 |
| Ireland |

Minister for Agriculture and Food

Agriculture House

Kildare Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Web address: www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=schemes/OFI/installation%20_aid.xml

(Application details in respect of Young Farmer's Installation Aid Scheme will be available on the website in the Installation Aid Scheme Section of the Agriculture and Food Development Heading when Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 has been approved by the Commission.)

XA Number: XA 106/07

Member State: Ireland

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Early Retirement Schemes

Legal basis: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2079/92, Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Payments being made to participants in the Early Retirement Schemes — Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming (ERS1) open to applicants for the period 1994-1999. Early Retirement (ERS2) 2000 Scheme open to applicants for the period 2000-2006 and Early Retirement Scheme (ERS3) 2007-2013. Annual expenditure is as set out below:

Maximum aid intensity: Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming (ERS1) — EUR 14 075 p.a. Early Retirement (ERS2) 2000 and Early Retirement (ERS3) Schemes — EUR 15 000 p.a.

Date of implementation: Not before ten working days after notification.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: An annual pension is paid to eligible applicants for a maximum period of 10 years.

Objective of aid: In accordance with Article 8 of with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 the objectives of the Early Retirement Schemes are to encourage the transfer of holdings from older farmers to younger trained farmers.

Sector(s) concerned: Retiring farmers must be over the age of 55.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Minister for Agriculture and Food |
| --- |
| Agriculture House |
| Kildare Street |
| Dublin 2 |
| Ireland |

Minister for Agriculture and Food

Agriculture House

Kildare Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Web address: www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=forms/Early_Retirement_Scheme/early_retirement.xml

(Application details in respect of ERS3 will be available on the website in the Early Retirement Scheme Section of the Agriculture and Food Development Heading when Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 has been approved by the Commission. Application details in respect of ERS1 and ERS2 Schemes no longer available as these are now closed to new applications.)

XA Number: XA 107/07

Member State: Ireland

Region: Entire Member State

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Installation Aid Scheme

Legal basis: Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3 million.

2007: EUR 1 million, 2008: EUR 1 million, 2009: EUR 1 million.

Maximum aid intensity: Increase from EUR 9 523 to EUR 15 000 for farmers set up on or after 1 May 2006 who complete the business plan requirements provided for in Article 22(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

Date of implementation: Not before ten working days after notification; the Scheme will be applied to all eligible applicants set up for the first time in farming on or after 1 May 2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Ends December 2009

Objective of aid:

| (i) | to achieve the transfer of land to young trained farmers who are better able to overcome the new challenges facing Irish agriculture; |
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(i)

to achieve the transfer of land to young trained farmers who are better able to overcome the new challenges facing Irish agriculture;

| (ii) | to offset set-up costs faced by young people when establishing themselves in farming; |
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(ii)

to offset set-up costs faced by young people when establishing themselves in farming;

| (iii) | to encourage the completion of investments on such holdings; |
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(iii)

to encourage the completion of investments on such holdings;

| (iv) | to encourage the completion of business plans. |
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(iv)

to encourage the completion of business plans.

The Scheme is in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: All agriculture sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Department of Agriculture and Food |
| --- |
| Agriculture House |
| Kildare Street |
| Dublin 2 |
| Ireland |

Department of Agriculture and Food

Agriculture House

Kildare Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Web address: www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=schemes/OFI/installation%20_aid.xml

(Application details in respect of Installation Aid Scheme will be available on the website in the Installation Aid Scheme Section of the Agriculture and Food Development Heading when the Scheme has been launched.)

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25.8.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 198/18

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2007/C 198/05)

| Aid No | XA 7026/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Liguria |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Agevolazioni per investimenti per l'innovazione tecnologica e per la tutela ambientale |
| Legal basis | Deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 1632 del 2.12.2006, concernente la modifica del regolamento per la concessione delle agevolazioni previste dall'art. 11 della legge 27.10.1994, n. 598 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 0,6 million (1) |
| Guaranteed funds | — |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | — |
| Guaranteed funds | — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In accordance with Article 4(7)(d) of the Regulation, the maximum aid intensity may not exceed 40 % of eligible costs | Yes |
| Date of implementation | After this information sheet has been sent to the European Commission |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2008 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | No |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XA 7026/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Agevolazioni per investimenti per l'innovazione tecnologica e per la tutela ambientale

Legal basis

Deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 1632 del 2.12.2006, concernente la modifica del regolamento per la concessione delle agevolazioni previste dall'art. 11 della legge 27.10.1994, n. 598

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,6 million (1)

Guaranteed funds

—

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

—

Guaranteed funds

—

Maximum aid intensity

In accordance with Article 4(7)(d) of the Regulation, the maximum aid intensity may not exceed 40 % of eligible costs

Yes

Date of implementation

After this information sheet has been sent to the European Commission

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

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Coalmining

| — | All manufacturing |
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—

All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

| — | Processing and marketing of agricultural products |
| --- | --- |

—

Processing and marketing of agricultural products

Yes

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

—

All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

| Regione Liguria |
| --- |
| Assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, industria, commercio, commercio equo e solidale, artigianato. |
| Dipartimento Sviluppo economico e politiche dell'occupazione |
| Via Fieschi, 15 |
| I-16121 Genova |
| Tel. (39) 010 548 54 39; fax (39) 010 548 80 99 |
| E-mail: gianni.dellacasa@regione.liguria.it |

Regione Liguria

Assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, industria, commercio, commercio equo e solidale, artigianato.

Dipartimento Sviluppo economico e politiche dell'occupazione

Via Fieschi, 15

I-16121 Genova

Tel. (39) 010 548 54 39; fax (39) 010 548 80 99

E-mail: gianni.dellacasa@regione.liguria.it

Large individual aid grants

In accordance with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Other information

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| Aid No | XA 7027/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Liguria |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine utensili o di produzione |
| Legal basis | Deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 615 dell'8 giugno 2007, attuativa della legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329 (c.d. «legge Sabatini») e s.m.i. |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 1,5 million (2) |
| Guaranteed funds | — |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | — |
| Guaranteed funds | — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In accordance with Article 4(7)(d) of the Regulation, the maximum aid intensity may not exceed 40 % of eligible costs | Yes |
| Date of implementation | The day following the publication of ‘Deliberazione della Giunta regionale’ No 615 of 8 June 2007 in the Official Gazette of the Region of Liguria (3) |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2008
  (If the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 is extended beyond 30.6.2008, the duration of this aid scheme will be adjusted to the limits of the new period of validity) |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | No |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XA 7027/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine utensili o di produzione

Legal basis

Deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 615 dell'8 giugno 2007, attuativa della legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329 (c.d. «legge Sabatini») e s.m.i.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million (2)

Guaranteed funds

—

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

—

Guaranteed funds

—

Maximum aid intensity

In accordance with Article 4(7)(d) of the Regulation, the maximum aid intensity may not exceed 40 % of eligible costs

Yes

Date of implementation

The day following the publication of ‘Deliberazione della Giunta regionale’ No 615 of 8 June 2007 in the Official Gazette of the Region of Liguria (3)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2008

(If the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 is extended beyond 30.6.2008, the duration of this aid scheme will be adjusted to the limits of the new period of validity)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

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Coalmining

| — | Manufacturing Industry |
| --- | --- |

—

Manufacturing Industry

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

| — | Processing and marketing of agricultural products |
| --- | --- |

—

Processing and marketing of agricultural products

Yes

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

—

All services

or

| — | Transport services |
| --- | --- |

—

Transport services

| — | Financial services |
| --- | --- |

—

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Liguria

Assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, industria, commercio, commercio equo e solidale, artigianato

Dipartimento Sviluppo economico e politiche dell'occupazione

| Via Fieschi, 15 |
| --- |
| I-16121 Genova |
| Tel. (39) 010 548 54 39; fax (39) 010 548 80 99 |
| E-mail: gianni.dellacasa@regione.liguria.it |

Via Fieschi, 15

I-16121 Genova

Tel. (39) 010 548 54 39; fax (39) 010 548 80 99

E-mail: gianni.dellacasa@regione.liguria.it

Large individual aid grants

In accordance with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Other information

The aid scheme is implemented using mechanisms either with or without the issue of promissory notes, in both cases according to similar methods specified in two technical fact sheets approved under the same legal basis

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(1)  The figure for annual expenditure includes the expenditure provided for under the scheme with the same legal basis designed for SMEs covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 for sectors other than those covered by this information sheet.

(2)  The figure for annual expenditure includes the expenditure provided for under the scheme with the same legal basis designed for SMEs covered by Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 for sectors other than those covered by this sheet, which are the subject of a separate exemption notification.

(3)  The Regional Executive Decision referred to above will be published in the Official Gazette of the Region of Liguria after this information has been sent to the European Commission.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 198/21

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 198/06)

| Aid No | XE 18/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | Województwo Wielkopolskie, Powiat Ostrowski |
| Title of aid scheme | Program pomocy w zakresie zwolnień od podatku od nieruchomości dla przedsiębiorców na terenie miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego na tworzenie nowych miejsc pracy niezwiązanych z inwestycjami |
| Legal basis | Art. 18 ust. 2 pkt 8 i 40 ustawy z dnia 8 marca 1990 r. o samorządzie gminnym (Dz.U. z 2001 r. nr 142, poz. 1591 ze zmianami)
  Art. 2, art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84 ze zmianami)
  Uchwała Rady Miejskiej Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego nr XXXVIII/535/2006 z dnia 28 lutego 2006 r. |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Annual overall amount | EUR 1 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 8.5.2006 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31 December 2006 |
| Objective of aid | Art. 4: Creation of employment
  Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers
  Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All Community sectors  (1)eligible for employment aid | Yes |
| All manufacturing (1) | Yes |
| All services (1)

  (Without: commerce on usable area of over 500 m2, property development services, refuelling stations) | |
| Other | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Prezydent Miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego |
| Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 18 |
| PL-63-400 Ostrów Wielkopolski |

Aid No

XE 18/07

Member State

Poland

Region

Województwo Wielkopolskie, Powiat Ostrowski

Title of aid scheme

Program pomocy w zakresie zwolnień od podatku od nieruchomości dla przedsiębiorców na terenie miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego na tworzenie nowych miejsc pracy niezwiązanych z inwestycjami

Legal basis

Art. 18 ust. 2 pkt 8 i 40 ustawy z dnia 8 marca 1990 r. o samorządzie gminnym (Dz.U. z 2001 r. nr 142, poz. 1591 ze zmianami)

Art. 2, art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84 ze zmianami)

Uchwała Rady Miejskiej Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego nr XXXVIII/535/2006 z dnia 28 lutego 2006 r.

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

8.5.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors  (1)eligible for employment aid

Yes

All manufacturing (1)

Yes

All services (1)

(Without: commerce on usable area of over 500 m2, property development services, refuelling stations)

Other

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Prezydent Miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego

Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 18

PL-63-400 Ostrów Wielkopolski

Other information

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Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

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(1)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4875 — Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 198/07)

| 1. | On 20 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Deutsche Bank AG (‘Deutsche Bank’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Abbey Life Group, namely Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited, Abbey Life Trustee Services Limited and Abbey Life Services Limited (together ‘Abbey Life’, United Kingdom), currently owned by Lloyds TSB Group Plc, by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 20 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Deutsche Bank AG (‘Deutsche Bank’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Abbey Life Group, namely Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited, Abbey Life Trustee Services Limited and Abbey Life Services Limited (together ‘Abbey Life’, United Kingdom), currently owned by Lloyds TSB Group Plc, by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Deutsche Bank: a global commercial bank, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Deutsche Bank: a global commercial bank,

| — | for Abbey Life: a closed life insurance business. |
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for Abbey Life: a closed life insurance business.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4875 — Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4875 — Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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