Information communicated by Member States regarding state aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2003/C 148/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 52/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Measures to promote company, sectoral and regional training schemes and to develop continuing training - 2002

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale n. 1729 dd. 23.5.2002 (Legge n. 236/93. Interventi di promozione di piani formativi aziendali, settoriali e territoriali e sviluppo della formazione continua. Anno 2002)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3069030,52

Maximum aid intensity: Large enterprises

Specific training: 25 %

General training: 50 %.

SMEs

Specific training: 35 %

General training: 70 %.

The above rates of intensity are increased by:

- 5 percentage points where the measures are aimed at firms in areas that qualify for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty,

- 10 percentage points where the objective of the measures is to train disadvantaged workers,

- during the first six months of work, any person under 25 who has not previously had a regular paid job,

- any person with a serious physical or mental disability who is nevertheless fit for work,

- any migrant worker who moves or has moved within the Community or becomes resident in the Community to take up work and needs vocational and/or language training,

- during the first six months of work, any person who was seeking work after a break of at least three years, in particular, any person who gave up work on account of the difficulty of reconciling working life and family life,

- any person over 45 who has not acquired an upper secondary educational qualification or its equivalent,

- during the first six months of work, any long-term unemployed person, i.e. any person out of work for 12 consecutive months

Date of implementation: 1 July 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 June 2004

Objective of aid: The aid covers both general and specific training as described in the documents annexed: Excerpt from the annex to Decision No 1729 of 23 May 2002 concerning measures to promote company, sectoral and regional training schemes and to develop continuing training - 2002, point 6 "Provisions concerning the public contribution"

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia, direzione regionale della Formazione professionale Via S. Francesco n. 37 I - 34100 Trieste Tel. (39-040) 377 52 87 E-Mail: formazione.prof@regione.fvg.it

Aid No: XT 65/02

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: West Midlands Objective 2

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Black Country Cluster and Diversification Training Scheme 2002-06

Legal basis: Section 2 of the Local Government Act 2000, Employment Act 1973, Sections 2(1) and 2(2), as substantiated by Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total annual public expenditure:

2002: GBP 250520

2003: GBP 253156

2004: GBP 255858

2005: GBP 258628

2006: GBP 260678

Total public expenditure: GBP1278840

Maximum aid intensity: Aid will not exceed a maximum of 75 % for SMEs and 55 % for large companies within this Article 87(3)(c) assisted area.

No one company will receive more than GBP 25000 under this exemption

Date of implementation: 1 August 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 30 April 2007

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to provide general training for individuals working for SMEs in order to support the overarching aim of increasing diversification and competitiveness in this assisted area, which has been subject to intense economic decline, particularly in manufacturing. The training will enable the workforce to gain transferable skills which will both safeguard their jobs and make them more marketable in the workplace.

The general training will result in units towards NVQs or other accredited training (see attached supporting documentation)

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority: Richard Hillier Government Office for the West Midlands 77 Paradise Circus

Queensway

Birmingham B1 2DT

Other information: Contact Officer: Julie Boardman Black Country Investment Black Country House

Rounds Green Road

Oldbury West Midlands B69 2DG Tel. (44-121) 569 23 33