EN Official Journal of the European Union C 137/9

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

(2005/C 137/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid number: XS 93/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Autonomous Province of Trento

Title of aid scheme: Services for small and medium-sized firms.

Legal basis: Legge provinciale 12 luglio 1993 n. 17 e s.m.; relativo regolamento di attuazione approvato con delibera di Giunta provinciale n. 1664 di data 30 giugno 2000 e s.m. Norma di proroga da inserire nel disegno di legge finanziaria.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Maximum EUR 4 500 000 (annual budget allocation).

Maximum aid intensity: The aid scheme is an extension of State Aid No 280/98 as specified in the notification procedure started on 20 April 1998 Ref. No 703/98-D112/ES/pc. The scheme, authorised by letter of 18 September 1998, Ref. No SG (98) D/7787, provides for various types of aid.

Information services aimed at facilitating access to information via databases and IT systems. The maximum intensity of the measure is 50 %.

Basic services, providing detailed analysis of one or more business areas, with a maximum intensity of 30 %.

Specialised services, aimed at maximising the development of businesses in terms of market presence, organisation and technology, with a maximum intensity of 40 % of expenditure.

Specialised services connected with strategic approaches, aimed at pursuing the objectives identified in the provincial development programme (quality of the firm, new entrepreneurship, integration) with a maximum intensity of 50 % for small firms and 45 % for medium-sized firms.

carried out by test laboratories and certification bodies will receive aid up to a maximum intensity of 15 % for small firms and 7.5 % for medium-sized firms. If the investment is carried out by consortia of small firms, the maximum intensity is 15 %; for consortia of medium-sized firms, 7.5 %.

Date of implementation: 1 January 2004.

Duration of scheme: From 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006.

Objective of aid: Investment/consultancy aid for SMEs and consortia of SMEs.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors, subject to the restrictions laid down by Community rules (i.e. excluding activities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the Treaty).

Name and address of granting authority:

Provincia autonoma di Trento Piazza Dante 15 38100 Trento — Italia

Aid No: XS 140/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Marche

Title of aid scheme: Single Programming Document Objective 2 2000-2006 — Measure 1.1 Aid to productive and environmental investment by small and medium-sized industrial and craft firms, Submeasure 1.1.1 Aid to productive investment by small and medium-sized industrial firms, assistance b2 Law 598/94, Article 11 — Investment subsidies for technological innovation, environmental protection, organisational innovation, commercial innovation and safety at work.

Legal basis: SPD Objective 2 2000-2006

Annual expenditure planned:

Ordinary aid

EUR 788 835.00 for 2001

EUR 831 006.00 for 2002

EUR 989 370.60 for 2003

Total: EUR 2 609 211.60

Transitional aid

EUR 268 149.60 for 2001

EUR 431 879.10 for 2002

EUR 402 292.20 for 2003

Total: EUR 1 102 320.90

Ordinary aid

EUR 3 028 405.00 for 2004

EUR 3 221 452.00 for 2005

EUR 1 600 855.00 for 2006

Transitional aid

EUR 411 207.00 for 2004

EUR 32 622.00 for 2005

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, the following rates of aid will be applied: 15 % gge for small firms and 7.5 % gge for medium-sized firms; in areas qualifying for exemption under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, 8 % nge + 10 % gge for small firms and 8 % nge + 6 % gge for medium-sized firms.

Date of implementation: In accordance with Commission guidelines, aid will be granted for costs incurred by the final recipient from the date of publication of the call for applications. Only expenditure incurred after the date on which the aid application was submitted is eligible.

Duration of scheme: The scheme shall be implemented for the same length of time as SPD Objective 2 2000-06.

Objective of aid: The aid is intended for small and medium-sized industrial firms in Objective 2 and phasing-out areas in the Marche.

Economic sectors concerned: Sections C, D, E and F of the 1991 Italian Statistical Office (ISTAT) classification of economic activities, subject to the exclusions and limitations laid down by the Community rules on state aid (including export aid and aid to the motor manufacturing industry). Activities involving the production, processing or marketing of the goods listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty are excluded

Name and address of the granting authority:

Other information: Amendment to the duration of aid XS 140/2003