EN Official Journal of the European Union C 49/41

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)

2010/C 49/08

Aid number X 59/10 Member State Belgium Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) VLAAMS GEWEST Mixed Granting authority Vlaamse Overheid, Agentschap Landbouw en Visserij Koning Albert II-laan 35 1030 Brussel BELGIË www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw Title of the aid measure Steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) 1) Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 27 april 2007 betreffende steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw. 2) Ministerieel besluit van 15 oktober 2007 tot uitvoering van het besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 27 april 2007 betreffende steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw. 3) Ontwerp- omzendbrief toegevoegd in bijlage Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 26.1.2010 - 30.6.2014 Economic sector(s) concerned Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 2,50 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Art. 5) 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 research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) 50,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw/omkadering

http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=195

Aid number X 60/2010 Member State Estonia Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Estonia Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Eesti Töötukassa Lasnamäe 2, 11412 Tallinn, EESTI/ESTONIA www.tootukassa.ee Title of the aid measure Palgatoetus ja puuetega ja pikaajalise tervisehäirega inimeste töötamise toetamine (2010 aasta) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Sotsiaalministri 10.12.2007 käskkiri nr 225 programm „Kvalifitseeritud tööjõu pakkumise suurendamine 2007-2013”, programmi punktid 3.2.3 ja 3.2.5.5 tegevused p 5.5 Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2010 - 31.12.2010 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 EEK 85,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Art. 5) Grant Reference to the Commission decision — If co-financed by Community funds Euroopa Sotsiaalfond - 85,00 EEK million 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) 50,00 % — Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) 100,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.tootukassa.ee/public/THP_2010-2011.pdf

Aid number X 61/2010 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW UNITED KINGDOM www.decc.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund (First Round) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Science and Technology Act 1965 (section 5) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1965/pdf/ukpga_19650004_en.pdf Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 22.12.2009 - 31.3.2010 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 4,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Art. 5) 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) 4,00 % 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

Aid number X 62/2010 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) WALES Mixed Granting authority Welsh Local Government Association Welsh Local Government Association Local Government House Drake Walk Cardiff UNITED KINGDOM http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/ Title of the aid measure Welsh Local Government Support for Employment (Disadvantaged/Disabled Workers) Scheme National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Local Government Act 2000 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000022_en_1 Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2010 - 31.1.2013 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 GBP 0,37 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Art. 5) Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances Reference to the Commission decision — If co-financed by Community funds European Social Funda European Regional Development Funds - 0,37 GBP million 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) 50,00 % — Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) 75,00 % — Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) 100,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/competition-and-state-aid/

Aid number X 63/2010 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) HAMBURG Non-assisted areas Granting authority Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt Stadthausbrücke 8 20355 Hamburg DEUTSCHLAND http://www.hamburg.de/umwelt Title of the aid measure Förderrichtlinie Unternehmen für Ressourcenschutz National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) von Hamburg Hamburgisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt (HmbGVBl.) 1972, S. 10, zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz vom 20. November 2007 (HmbGVBl. S. 402) Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.11.2009 - 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 3,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Art. 5) 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 % 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) 20,00 % 10 % Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) 20,00 % 10 % Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22) 20,00 % 10 % Aid for environmental studies (Art. 24) 50,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/1077484/data/foerderrichtlinie-antrag.pdf