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| 11.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 78/32 |

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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 78/07

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32464 (11/X) | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | UNITED KINGDOM Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Department of Energy and Climate Change | | 3 Whitehall Place | | London | | SW1A 2AW | | www.decc.gov.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund (Second Round) | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Science and Technology Act 1965 (section 5) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 22.12.2010—31.3.2011 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY,PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | GBP 0,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | GBP 0,00 (in millions) | |
| 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 % |
| 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.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what\_we\_do/uk\_supply/energy\_mix/renewable/explained/geothermal/challenge\_fund/challenge\_fund.aspx

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32466 (11/X) | |
| Member State | France | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | — | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie | | 20 avenue du Grésillé — BP 90406 | | F — 49004 Angers cedex 01 | | www.ademe.fr | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Régime d''aides de l''ADEME exempté de notification relatif aux aides à la RDI et en faveur de la protection de l''environnement dans le cadre des Investissements d''Avenir | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | | | | | --- | --- | | — | loi no 2010-237 du 9 mars 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010 relative au programme d’Investissement d’Avenir | | | | | --- | --- | | — | convention du 3/8/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action démonstrateurs énergies renouvelables et chimie verte» | | | | | --- | --- | | — | convention du 3/8/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action économie circulaire» | | | | | --- | --- | | — | convention du 6/10/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action réseaux électriques intelligents» | | | | | --- | --- | | — | convention du 8/12/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action véhicules du futur» | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.1.2011—31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME,large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 20,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | EUR 20,00 (in millions) | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Interest subsidy, Guarantee, Direct grant, Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured), Repayable advances | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | — | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 18) | 35 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) | 20 % | 20 % |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 65 % | 20 % |
| Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 19) | 35 % | 20 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 40 % | 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) | 45 % | 20 % |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ademe.fr/invest-avenir

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32490 (11/X) | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | DEUTSCHLAND Article 107(3)(a),Article 107(3)(c),Mixed,Non-assisted areas | |
| Granting authority | siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“ siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“ siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“ | |
| Title of the aid measure | | | | | --- | --- | | 5. | Energieforschungsprogramm „Innovation und neue Energietechnologien“ | | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Bundesanzeiger Nr. 198 vom 29. Dezember 2010, Seite 4363 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Prolongation X 35/2009 | |
| Duration | 1.1.2011—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 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | 20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) | 75 % | — |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100 % | — |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 50 % | 20 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

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| | http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Energie/energieforschung.html |

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| | http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Redaktion/PDF/B/bekanntmachung-verlaengerung-fuente-energieforschungsprogramm-bundesregierung,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi,sprache=de,rwb=true.pdf |

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32499 (11/X) | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | DEUTSCHLAND Non-assisted areas | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | KfW-Bankengruppe | | Palmengartenstraße 5-9 | | 60325 Frankfurt | | www.kfw.de | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Richtlinie zur Förderung von Innovationen | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | KfW-Gesetz, BGB I S. 2427 Programmmerkblatt (siehe unter documents) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.1.2011—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) | Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured) | |
| 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)) | 25 % | 0 % |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) | 50 % | — |
| SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) | 20 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.kfw.de/kfw/de/I/II/Download\_Center/Foerderprogramme/versteckter\_Ordner\_fuer\_PDF/6000001631\_M\_180-185\_190-195\_ERP\_Innovation.pdf

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| Reference number of the State Aid | SA.32502 (11/X) | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Member State reference number | SW22-671971-38/3.3 | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | DEUTSCHLAND Mixed | |
| Granting authority | | | | --- | | Bundesverwaltungsamt | | Bundesverwaltungsamt | | Referat II B 1 | | Eupener Straße 125 | | 50933 Köln | | www.bva.bund.de | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Bildung, Wirtschaft, Arbeit im Quartier (BIWAQ) | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Förderrichtlinie BIWAQ vom 01. Dezember 2010 (Bundesanzeiger Nr. 192, S. 4219) §§ 23 und 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) (Bundeshaushaltsordnung vom 19. August 1969 (BGBl. I S. 1284), die zuletzt durch Artikel 10 des Gesetzes vom 9. Dezember 2010 (BGBl. I S. 1885) geändert worden ist Stand: Zuletzt geändert durch Art. 10 G v. 9.12.2010 I 1885 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification XE 24/2008 | |
| Duration | 2.5.2011—31.10.2014 | |
| 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 | SW22-67 19 71-38 — 56,00 (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) | 20 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

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| | http://www.biwaq.de/cln\_007/DE/1Programm/node.html?nnn=true |

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