EN Official Journal of the European Union C 103/17

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 103/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No XE 4/05 Member State Germany Region Saxony Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Directive of the Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour on the promotion of projects part-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF rules for 2005), and specifically ‘Skills and work for long-term unemployed over the age of 25 (QAL-25)’ Legal basis Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999 Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1784/1999 Operationelles Programm zur Strukturfondsförderung des Freistaates Sachsen 2000 — 2006 Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Annual overall amount EUR 5 million Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 1.6.2005 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2006 Objective of aid Art. 4: Creation of employment Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers Yes Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers Economic sectors concerned — All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Sächsische Aufbaubank-Förderbank Address: Pirnaische Straße 9 D-01069 Dresden Other information The scheme is part-financed by the European Social Fund. Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XE 9/05 Member State Czech Republic Region Czech Republic Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Programme to support the renewal or technical upgrading of the physical working environment so as to facilitate the employment of disabled persons Legal basis Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti, Program schválen usnesením vlády č. 341 ze dne 23. 3. 2005 Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Annual overall amount EUR 3 672 million (Czech National Bank rate 29.915) Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 1.4.2005 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2006 Objective of aid Art. 4: Creation of employment No Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers No Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers Yes Economic sectors concerned — All Community sectors (2) eligible for employment aid Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí ČR Address: Na Poříčním právu 1 CZ-Praha 2 128 01 Other information If co-financed by Community funds, please add: The aid scheme is co-financed under (reference) Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XE 10/05 Member State Germany Region Saxony-Anhalt Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Guidelines on awarding grants for the employment of innovation assistants in Saxony-Anhalt (promoting innovation assistants) Legal basis Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Beschäftigung von Innovationsassistenten im Land Sachsen-Anhalt (Innovationsassistentenförderung) Annual expenditure planned or overfall amount of individual aid granted to the company Annual overall amount EUR 1,5 million Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 4.4.2005 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 30.6.2007 Objective of aid Art. 4: Creation of employment Yes Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers Economic sectors concerned All EU economic sectors (3) in which employment aid may be granted except for the following: — agriculture, forestry and fisheries — mining, quarrying for sand, gravel, clay or stone and similar branches of primary production; — energy and water supply, except for power stations and water supply facilities which predominantly serve a company's own needs; — construction industry — retail trade, except for mailorder sales; — transport and warehousing; — hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums or similar establishments. — transport sector — manufacturing, processing and marketing of agricultural prodicts listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty. Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt Address: Domplatz 12 D-39104 Magdeburg Other information The scheme is part-financed with resources from the Joint Task on the Improvement of regional economic structures (GA). Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XE 11/05 Member State United Kingdom Region West Midlands Title of aid scheme West Midlands Objective 2 Employer Incentive Scheme Legal basis Learning and Skills Act 2000 Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) substantiated by Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act 1998 Section 5 and 6 Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 Section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1993 Further and Higher Education Act 1992 Annual expenditure planned under the scheme Annual overall amount GBP 5 million Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation From 11.4.2005 Duration of scheme Until 31.12.2006 Objective of aid Art. 4: Creation of employment Yes Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers Yes Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers Yes Economic sectors concerned — All Community sectors (4) eligible for employment aid Yes — All manufacturing (4) Yes — All services (4) Yes — Other Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Government Office West Midlands Address: 5 St Phillips Place Birmingham B3 2PW United Kingdom Other information If the scheme is co-financed by Community funds, please add the following sentence: The aid scheme is co-financed under (reference) WM Objective 2 Programme 2000 — 2006 for England and Wales ERDF and ESF. EC Regulations 1260/99, 1783/99 and 1784/99 Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XE 18/05 Member State Hungary Region Entire country Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid The ‘Successful Hungary’ Enterprise Development Loan Programme — Job Creation Investment Sub-Programme Legal basis A Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Rt. Igazgatóságának 79/2005. számú határozata Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Annual overall amount Loans guaranteed EUR 40 million Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 1.7.2005 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12. 2006 Objective of aid Art. 4: Creation of employment Yes Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers No Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers No Economic sectors concerned — Any sector eligible for employment assistance (5) Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Részvénytársaság Address: Nádor utca 31. H-1051 Budapest http://www.mfb.hu Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XE 21/05 Member State Germany Region Free State of Saxony Title of aid scheme Employment of unemployed persons in additional long-term jobs Legal basis Projektbereich C der Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit über die Förderung von aus dem ESF finanzierten Maßnahmen §§ 23, 44 der Sächsischen Haushaltsordnung Operationelles Programm zur Strukturfondsförderung des Freistaates Sachsen 2000 — 2006 Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999 Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1784/1999 Annual expenditure planned Annual overall amount EUR 10,5 million Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 10.6.2005 Duration of scheme or individual aid award 31.12.2006 Objective of aid Article 4: creation of employment Yes Art. 5: recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers Yes Article 6: employment of disabled workers Economic sectors concerned All Community sectors (6) eligible for employment aid Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank Address: Pirnaische Straße 9 D-01069 Dresden Other information The scheme is part-financed by the European Social Fund. Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation Yes

(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.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(6) 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.