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

(2004/C 28/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 7/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Sardinia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Measures to assist the craft sector in Sardinia - support for new investment

Legal basis: L.R. 51/93 articolo 10 bis

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Appropriations for the three-year period 2002-2004 total EUR 76257000

Maximum aid intensity: A capital contribution of up to 40 % of eligible costs.

Aid intensity may not exceed 35 % in net grant equivalent, plus the 15 % in gross grant equivalent for SMEs. The funding under Article 10(a) of L.R. 51/93 will comply with the ceilings and restrictions laid down in Community regulations on the subject and its application during the period it is in force will be automatically adapted to the estimates of the new regional aid map

Date of implementation: From 1 January 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2006 when Regulation No 70/2001 expires

Objective of aid: To develop the regional productive base by providing a capital contribution to SMEs in the craft sector for investment programmes that must be intended to launch new initiatives and/or consolidate existing ones by building new installations or expanding, modernising, restructuring, converting or transferring existing ones

Economic sector(s) concerned: All SMEs included in the register of craft firms under Law No. 443/85, with the exception of those in sensitive sectors

Name and address of granting authority: Regione autonoma della Sardegna Assessorato del Turismo, artigianato e commercio V.le Trieste, 105 I - 09123 Cagliari

Aid No: XS 8/03

Member State: Greece

Region: Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (as defined in the Commission Recommendation of 3 April 1996) for investment to prevent and deal with large-scale industrial accidents

Legal basis: Άρθρο 24 του Ν. 2339/95, YA 22672/950/95 "Καθορισμός ειδικών κριτηρίων, επιλέξιμων δαπανών, προϋποθέσεων υπαγωγής, δικαιολογητικών και άλλων συναφών λεπτομερειών για την υπαγωγή επενδύσεων στις διατάξεις του άρθρου 24 του Ν. 2339/95", ΥΑ 22738/1532/27-12-02 "Πρόσκληση εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος για υποβολή προτάσεων έργων προς ένταξη στην δράση 2.9.5"

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 25223771 in total for the period to 2006. The call for expressions of interest is to be published for the first time in December 2002 and twice more before 2006

Maximum aid intensity: 40 % grant only (this amount must not in any case exceed the ceilings of the regional aid map approved for Greece, plus 15 % for SMEs)

Date of implementation: First call for expressions of interest December 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: To 2006

Objective of aid: Investment aid to improve the safety of installations, workers, neighbouring areas and the environment

Economic sector(s) concerned: All manufacturing sectors which by reason of their activities are obliged to submit a notification or safety study in accordance with the requirements of the SEVEZO II directive, except for:

- activities linked to the production or marketing of products listed in Annex 1 to the Treaty,

- specific industries subject to restrictive guidelines (steel, shipbuilding, motor manufacture, synthetic fibres, etc.),

- aid to export-related activities or aid contingent upon the use of domestic goods

Name and address of the granting authority: Ministry of Development Secretariat-General for Industry

Directorate for Industry, Development Planning and the Environment

Director: G. Gannitsiotis Tel. 210 69 69 268 Fax 210 69 69 267

Other information: This concerns Action 2.9.5 of the Operational Programme for Competitiveness, which is part-financed by the Structural Funds

Aid No: XS 18/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Autonomous region of Valle d'Aosta

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Single programming document for European Regional Development Fund assistance under Objective 2 in the period 2000/06 and transitional support in the period 2000/05.

Measure 2 "Developing and consolidating the enterprise culture" - Action 4 "Creation of a rotating fund for loans to SMEs to be used for investment and/or research and technological innovation projects"

Legal basis: - regolamento CE n. 1260/99, del Consiglio, in data 21 giugno 1999, recante disposizioni generali sui Fondi strutturali comunitari;

- decisione della Commissione europea C(2001) 2121, in data 19 settembre 2001, recante approvazione del Docup ob. 2 2000/06;

- deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 66, in data 14 gennaio 2002, recante approvazione del Docup ob. 2 2000/06, nel testo definitivo;

- deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 3596, in data 30 settembre 2002, recante approvazione del Complemento di programmazione del Docup ob. 2 2000/06;

- deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 3550, in data 30 settembre 2002, recante approvazione dell'attuazione, nell'ambito del Docup ob. 2 2000/06, di azioni per lo sviluppo e il consolidamento della cultura d'impresa

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

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Maximum aid intensity: The gross aid intensity is:

- 15 % in the case of small enterprises;

- 7,5 % in the case of medium-sized enterprises.

If the investment is made by an SME in the Valle d'Aosta area included on the Italian regional aid map for 2000-06, the intensities in Commission Decision C(2000) 2752 final (Corrigendum of 20 September 2000) are applicable

Date of implementation: 1 March 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 June 2007

Objective of aid: Aid for investment.

The aid is in the form of an interest rate subsidy on loans granted from the rotating fund for investment and/or research and technological innovation projects by SMEs

Economic sector(s) concerned: Small and medium-sized businesses operating in the following sectors:

- manufacturing industries

- energy, gas and water;

- construction;

- production services;

- services in the area of tourism

Name and address of granting authority: Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta Dipartimento Industria, artigianato ed energia Direzione Attività produttive e zona franca Piazza della Repubblica n. 15 I - 11100 Aosta Tel. (39-016) 527 47 26-27 47 27 Fax (39-016) 523 85 29 e-mail: iae@regione.vda.it Intermediary:

Centro Sviluppo Eurobic SpA Regione Borgnalle, 10 I - 11100 Aosta

Aid No: XS 37/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Regional Programme of ERDF Innovative Actions "FreNeSys" - Action 2 "e-Cooperative business" - Measure 2.7 "Support for projects put forward by" businesses clusters'

Legal basis: Delibera Giunta regionale n. 4236 del 6.12.2002

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 450000

Maximum aid intensity: A. Gross aid intensity for investment in equipment must not exceed:

- 15 % in the case of small businesses;

- 7,5 % in the case of medium-sized businesses.

For businesses which have their head office and/or plant in areas exempted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, as identified in Decision C(2000) 2752 final, corrigendum of 20 September 2000, the aid intensity must not exceed 8 % nge + 10 percentage points gge for small businesses and 8 % nge + 6 percentage points gge for medium-sized businesses.

B. Gross aid intensity for services provided by external consultants must not exceed:

- 50 % for SMEs

Date of implementation: 19 February 2003

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

Objective of aid: To support the competitiveness of regional SMEs by creating or developing telematic networks for cooperation among businesses with the aim of automating, optimising and speeding-up internal and external business processes

Economic sector(s) concerned: (a) Industrial or craft businesses active in mining, processing, manufacturing or construction;

(b) Businesses providing "real" services, i.e. those which may have a positive effect on the development of all the above production activities;

(c) Businesses active in tourism and in retail and wholesale trade.

This does not concern sectors not covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and the transport sector. The sectoral ceilings laid down by specific Community regulations or directives apply

Name and address of granting authority: Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia Direzione regionale degli Affari europei Via Trento, 2 I - 34132 Trieste e-mail: Affari.europei@regione.fvg.it; s.promo@regione.fvg.it

Other information: The measure is carried out in collaboration with the four regional chambers of commerce, industry, agriculture and craft (Gorizia, Udine, Pordenone, Trieste), which are responsible for the administrative procedures