Information communicated by Member States regarding state aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to state aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2003/C 285/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 22/03

Member State: Austria

Region: Carinthia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: "Tourism" scheme. Following amendment to the scheme, under point Z.1.4.1(c), aid is provided for the following consultancy services (external consultancy costs, only for SMEs):

- in connection with the setting-up of a tourist infrastructure project

- for projects whose economic impact goes beyond individual firms and which are of substantial significance for tourism in Carinthia

Under point 2. Z.2.1.(2), the aid intensity amounts to a maximum of 50 % gross

Legal basis: Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsgesetz, LGBl. Nr. 6/1993 in der geltenden Fassung

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: This is an amendment to an existing scheme, and the resources already provided for are sufficient to cover it.

Expenditure under the "tourism" scheme (in EUR 1000):

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Maximum aid intensity: max. 50 % for external consultancy costs of SMEs

Date of implementation: 1 May 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: - Period of validity: the amendment is to enter into force on 1 May 2003, with aid commitments under the amendment being issued only after approval of the amendment by the European Commission. The scheme will remain in force until 31 December 2006.

- Provided the application is submitted within that period, aid under the scheme may, in accordance with European Commission requirements, be granted up to 30 June 2007

Objective of aid: Support for SMEs by providing aid for certain consultancy services

Economic sector(s) concerned: Tourism and the leisure industry

Name and address of the granting authority: Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds Heuplatz 2 A - 9020 Klagenfurt

Aid No: XS 25/03

Member State: Spain

Region: Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Aid for e-commerce projects for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for 2003

Legal basis: - Orden de 10 de enero de 2003, de la Consejería de Ciencia, Tecnología, Industria y Comercio, reguladora de las bases y convocatoria de las ayudas a proyectos de comercio electrónico para la pequeña y mediana empresa, para el ejercicio 2003 (BORM n° 12 de 16 de enero de 2003).

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid allocated to private enterprises (SMEs): EUR 350000

Maximum aid intensity: The gross intensity of the aid may not exceed 40 % of eligible costs. Where there is an overlap between different types of aid, total net intensity of the aid may not exceed 40 % of those costs

Date of implementation: The Order came into force on 17 January 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid may be granted until December 2003

Objective of aid: Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Murcia Region to finance e-commerce projects

Economic sector(s) concerned: Private firms (SMEs) in any sector of activity other than those engaged in the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty, and activities which encourage the use of domestic products as opposed to imported products

Name and address of the granting authority: D. Patricio Valverde Megías Consejería de Ciencia, Tecnología, Industria y Comercio C/ San Cristóbal, 6 E - 30071 Murcia

Aid No: XS 26/03

Member State: Spain

Region: Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Aid for the incorporation of advanced telecommunications networks and services in industrial areas and business parks located in the Murcia Region for 2003

Legal basis: - Orden de 10 de enero de 2003, de la Consejería de Ciencia, Tecnología, Industria y Comercio, reguladora de las bases y convocatoria de las ayudas para la incorporación de Redes y Servicios avanzados de Telecomunicación a Espacios Industriales y Parques Empresariales ubicados en la Región de Murcia, para el 2003 (BORM n° 13 de 17 de enero de 2003).

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid allocated to private firms (SMEs): EUR 600000

Maximum aid intensity: The gross intensity of aid may not exceed 40 % of the eligible project costs. Where there is an overlap of different types of aid, the gross intensity of all the aid received by a single project may not exceed 40 % of the eligible costs

Date of implementation: The Order came into force on 18 January 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid may be granted until December 2003

Objective of aid: Aid for improving and developing existing or new telecoms infrastructures and networks, support for advanced services, with the aim of ensuring that enterprises situated in business parks and zones and in areas of high business concentration enjoy more competitive conditions in which to develop their economic activity

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority: D. Patricio Valverde Megías Consejería de Ciencia, Tecnología, Industria y Comercio C/ San Cristóbal, 6 E - 30071 Murcia