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 269/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 11/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Emilia-Romagna

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Incentives for developing and improving regional tourist amenities

Legal basis: Legge regionale 23 dicembre 2002, n. 40

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: About EUR 10000000

Maximum aid intensity: Investment aid may not exceed the following maximum intensities:

Small firms 15 % gge (8 % nge + 10 % gge in Article 87(3)(c) areas)

Medium-sized firms 7,5 % gge (8 % nge + 6 % gge in Article 87(3)(c) areas)

Consultancy aid may not exceed 50 % gge

Date of implementation: The Law entered into force on 25 December 2002. It will be applied following the publication of the implementing criteria

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Law is of indefinite duration. Whether it will be applied after 31 December 2006 will depend on whether Regulation No 70/2001 is extended or on the existence of a similar exemption

Objective of aid: To support the development of the tourism industry by granting investment/consultancy aid

Economic sector(s) concerned: Tourism is the only sector concerned

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Emilia-Romagna Assessorato a Turismo e Commercio Viale Aldo Moro, 64 I - 40100 Bologna

Aid No: XS 28/03

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 to businesses for the implementation of projects to harness renewable energy resources

Legal basis: - Orden de 10 de enero de 2003, de la Consejería de Ciencia, Tecnología, Industria y Comercio, por la que se establecen las bases y la convocatoria para la concesión de ayudas para el año 2003 a empresas y a familias e instituciones sin fines de lucro, para la ejecución de proyectos de explotación de recursos energéticos renovables

- Reglamento (CE) n° 70/2001 de la Comisión, de 12 de enero de 2001, relativo a la aplicación de los artículos 87 y 88 del Tratado (CE) a las ayudas estatales a las pequeñas y medianas empresas (DO C de 13.1.2001)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid allocated to private firms: EUR 268000

Maximum aid intensity: For private firms, the intensity of aid may not exceed 40 % of the eligible project amount in terms of gross investment equivalent.

Where there is an overlap of different types of aid, the maximum aid intensity is 40 % net grant equivalent plus 15 percentage points gross grant equivalent

Date of implementation: The Order came into force on 6 February 2003

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

Objective of aid: Aid to private firms (SMEs) located in the Murcia Region for the implementation of projects to harness renewable energy sources, including in some of the following technical areas:

- Solar-thermal

- Solar-photovoltaic

- Wind

- Biomass

- Geothermal

- Biofuels

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors of economic activity with the exception of firms engaged in the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty

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

Aid No: XS 77/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Measure 3.2 Upgrading of port areas, submeasure C) Aid to investment by terminal operators (restricted to small and medium-sized enterprises)

Legal basis: - Docup Obiettivo 2 Regione Liguria 2000-2006 approvato con decisione Commissione Europea C(2001) 2044 del 7.9.2001,

- Complemento di programmazione del Docup Obiettivo 2 Regione Liguria 2000-2006, approvato con deliberazione Giunta regionale n. 1404 del 30.11.2001, così come modificato con deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 694 del 2.7.2002,

- Bando della Misura 3.2 "Riqualificazione aree portuali" - Sottomisura C) "Aiuto all'investimento delle imprese terminaliste" (limitatamente alle piccole e medie imprese), approvato con deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 768 del 19.7.2002

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total expenditure EUR 4862124 (in 2002)

Maximum aid intensity: Outright grant with a maximum intensity of 15 % gge and 7,5 % gge respectively for small and medium-sized enterprises in Objective 2 areas and 8 % nge + 10 % gge and 8 % nge + 6 % gge respectively for small and medium-sized enterprises in areas exempted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty

Date of implementation: 1 November 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: This submeasure is intended to facilitate investment by terminal operators aimed at consolidating and developing goods handling activities and improving the operators' own competitiveness

Economic sector(s) concerned: Services to production: terminal operators working in port areas

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Liguria Dipartimento Sviluppo Economico Settore Politiche di Sviluppo Industria e Artigianato Via Fieschi, 15 I - 16121 Genova