EN Official Journal of the European Union C 7/11

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 7/05

Reference number of State Aid X 507/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Wales Article 87(3)(a) Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Granting authority Forestry Commission for Wales National Office Victoria Terrace Aberystwyth Ceredigion SY23 2DQ UNITED KINGDOM http://www.forestry.gov.uk/wales Title of the aid measure Wood Energy Business Scheme (WEBS 2) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Section 41 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 continued by section 83 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/ukpga_19980038_en_16 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_6#pt2-pb7-l1g83 Forestry Act 1967, the 1979 Forestry Act http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1967/cukpga_19670010_en_1 http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=42&NavFrom=2&parentActiveTextDocId= Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.5.2009-31.12.2013 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 GBP 4,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — GBP 7,80 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 30 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23) 45 % 20 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26) 50 % — Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 20 % Specific training (Article 38(1)) 25 % 20 % General training (Article 38(2)) 60 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/report/090511stateaidwebsnotification.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 921/09 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Deutschland Article 87(3)(a) Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Mixed Granting authority KfW-Bankengruppe Palmengartenstraße 5—9 60325 Frankfurt DEUTSCHLAND http://www.kfw.de Title of the aid measure ERP-Regionalförderprogramm National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) KfW-Gesetz, BGB. I, S. 2427 Programmmerkblatt ERP-Regionalförderprogramm Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2009-31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 410,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 20 % — Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26) 20 % — Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27) 20 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.kfw-mittelstandsbank.de/DE_Home/Service/Kreditantrag_und_Formulare/Merkblaetter/Merkblatt_-_ERP-Regionalfoerderprogramm_.jsp

Reference number of State Aid X 923/09 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Deutschland Article 87(3)(a) Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Granting authority KfW-Bankengruppe Palmengartenstraße 5—9 60325 Frankfurt DEUTSCHLAND http://www.kfw.de Title of the aid measure ERP-Umwelt- und Energieeffizienzprogramm (Komponenten 2—4) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) KfW-Gesetz BGBl. I, S. 2427 Programm Merkblatt zum ERP Umwelt- und Energieeffizienzprogramm Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2009-31.12.2013 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 1 000,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 20 % — 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 (Article 18) 35 % 20 % Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 19) 35 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21) 20 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.kfw-mittelstandsbank.de/DE_Home/Service/Kreditantrag_und_Formulare/Merkblaetter/ERP-Umwelt-_und_Energieeffizienzprogramm_237%2c_247%2c_238%2c_248.jsp

http://www.kfw-mittelstandsbank.de Service; Kreditantrag, Merkblätter, Allgemeine Bestimmungen und Formulare; Merkblätter; ERP Umwelt- und Energieeffizienzprogramm

http://www.kfw.de/DE_Home/Service/Download_Center/Die_Bank/KfW-Gesetz_und_Satzung/KfW_Gesetz_D.pdf

http://www.kfw.de Service; Download Center; Rolle und Aufgabe der KfW Bankengruppe; Gesetz über die KfW

Reference number of State Aid X 924/09 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Deutschland Article 87(3)(a) Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Granting authority KfW-Bankengruppe Palmengartenstraße 5—9 60325 Frankfurt DEUTSCHLAND http://www.kfw.de Title of the aid measure KfW-Programm Erneuerbare Energien -Ergänzung 2009, Komponenten 2 und 5 National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) KfW-Gesetz BGBl. I, S. 2427 Programm-Merkblatt KfW-Programm Erneuerbare Energien -Ergänzung 2009 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 6.3.2009-31.12.2009 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 700,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 20 % — Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23) 45 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.kfw.de/DE_Home/Service/Download_Center/Die_Bank/KfW-Gesetz_und_Satzung/KfW_Gesetz_D.pdf

http://www.kfw.de Service; Download Center; Rolle und Aufgabe der KfW Bankengruppe; Gesetz über die KfW

http://www.kfw-mittelstandsbank.de/DE_Home/Service/Kreditantrag_und_Formulare/Merkblaetter/Merkblatt_KfW-Programm_Erneuerbare_Energien_-_Ergaenzung_2009.jsp

http://www.kfw-mittelstandsbank.de Service; Kreditantrag, Merkblätter, Allgemeine Bestimmungen und Formulare; Merkblätter; KfW- Programm Erneuerbare — Energien Ergänzung 2009

Reference number of State Aid X 930/09 Member State Latvia Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Latvia Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Izglītības un zinātnes minisatrija Vaļņu 2 Rīga, LV-1050 LATVIJA http://www.izm.gov.lv Title of the aid measure Atbalsts zinātnei un pētniecībai National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) 2009. gada 7. jūlija MK noteikumi Nr. 752 Noteikumi par darbības programmas “Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas” papildinājuma 2.1.1.1. aktivitāti “Atbalsts zinātnei un pētniecībai” Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.8.2009-31.12.2013 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 LVL 9,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Komisijas Lēmums 2007-IX24 – LVL 35,84 (miljonos) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 50 % 80 % Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 60 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) 50 % — Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33) 50 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.likumi.lv/mknoteikumi.php?mk_numurs=752