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| 8.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 110/67 |

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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)

2011/C 110/04

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32233 (11/X) | |
| Member State | Poland | |
| Member State reference number | PL | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Poland Article 107(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju | | ul. Nowogrodzka 47a | | 00-695 Warszawa | | www.ncbir.gov.pl | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Warunki i tryb udzielania pomocy publicznej i pomocy de minimis za pośrednictwem Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Art. 33 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 30 kwietnia 2010 r. o Narodowym Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (Dz.U. Nr 96, poz. 616) Rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego z dnia 28 października 2010 r. w sprawie warunków i trybu udzielania pomocy publicznej i pomocy de minimis za pośrednictwem Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (Dz.U. Nr 215, poz.1411). | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.12.2010—30.6.2014 | |
| 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 | — | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 60 % | 20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) | 75 % | — |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) | 100 % | — |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) | 6 030 750 PLZ | — |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) | 804 100 PLZ | — |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) | 50 PLZ | — |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100 % | — |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 80 % | 20 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

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| | http://www.ncbir.pl/www/images/o\_centrum/status\_prawny\_aktualny/20101028\_pomoc\_publ.\_ncbir\_dz.u.\_nr\_215\_poz.1411.pdf |

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| | http://www.bip.nauka.gov.pl/\_gAllery/12/23/12237/20101028\_Pomoc\_publ.\_NCBiR\_Dz.U.\_Nr\_215\_poz.1411.pdf |

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32538 (X/11) | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | UNITED KINGDOM Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | UK Department of Business Innovation & Skills | | 1 Victoria Street | | London | | SW1H 0ET | | United Kingdom | | www.bis.gov.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Regional Growth Fund | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Industrial Development Act 1982 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.4.2011—31.3.2014 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME, large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | GBP 0,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | GBP 0,00 (in millions) | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured), Direct grant, Repayable advances, Interest subsidy | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) | 20 % | — |
| Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Art. 16) | 15 % | — |
| Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art.20) | 15 % | — |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) | 20 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) | 45 % | 20 % |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) | 50 % | — |
| Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27) | 50 % | — |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100 % | — |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 50 % | 20 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | 20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) | 75 % | — |
| Specific training (Art. 38(1)) | 25 % | 20 % |
| General training (Art. 38(2)) | 60 % | 20 % |
| Scheme | 30 % | 20 % |
| Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14) | 35 % | — |
| Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) | 50 % | — |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) | 75 % | — |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) | 100 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/regional-economic-development/regional-growth-fund

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32587 (X/11) | |
| Member State | Spain | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | CANTABRIA Article 107(3)(c) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | GOBIERNO DE CANTABRIA | | C/ Peñaherbosa, 29. 39003 SANTANDER | | http://www.gobcantabria.es | | |
| Title of the aid measure | SUBVENCIONES A LA INVERSIÓN INDUSTRIAL 2011 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | ORDEN IND/17/2010, DE 9 DE DICIEMBRE, POR LA QUE SE ESTABLECEN LAS BASES REGULADORAS Y SE APRUEBA LA CONVOCATORIA DE SUBVENCIONES A LA INVERSIÓN INDUSTRIAL PAR EL AÑO 2011. PUBLICADA EN EL BOLETIN OFICIAL DE CANTABRIA NÚMERO 243 DE 21 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2010. | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 12.3.2011—12.9.2011 | |
| 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 | — | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Scheme | 15 % | 0 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://boc.cantabria.es/boces/verAnuncioAction.do?idAnuBlob=193800

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32620 (X/11) | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | UNITED KINGDOM Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | | Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2TL | | www.ahdb.org.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | AHDB R&D scheme | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.4.2011—31.12.2016 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME, large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | GBP 0,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | GBP 0,00 (in millions) | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Other. Please specify. — Provision of services at preferential terms | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) | 100 % | 0 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

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| | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/contents/enacted |

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| | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/576/made |

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| | http://www.ahdb.org.uk/about/documents/X-2011AHDBRDscheme\_000.pdf |

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32624 (X/11) | |
| Member State | Spain | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | — | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa | | Plaza Gipuzkoa s/n | | 20004 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN | | www.gipuzkoa.net | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Apoyo a la competitividad de las empresas mediante la innovación y el desarrollo empresarial en el actual contexto de crisis económica y financiera | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Boletín Oficial de Gipuzkoa no 25 de 8 de frebrero de 2011 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 8.2.2011—31.12.2011 | |
| 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 | — | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) | 50 % | 0 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | 20 % |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) | 60 % | 0 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

https://ssl4.gipuzkoa.net/castell/bog/2011/02/08/c1101264.pdf

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32628 (X/11) | |
| Member State | Latvia | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Latvia Article 107(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Latvijas Republikas Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija | | Peldu iela 25, Rīga, Latvija LV-1494 | | www.vidm.gov.lv | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Atklāts konkurss “Zema enerģijas patēriņa ēkas” | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Ministru kabineta 2010.gada 28.decembra noteikumi Nr.1185 “Klimata pārmaiņu finanšu instrumenta finansēto projektu atklāta konkursa “Zema enerģijas patēriņa ēkas” nolikums” | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 13.1.2011—1.11.2012 | |
| 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 | — | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) | 50 % | — |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) | 45 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) | 45 % | 20 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=224137

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