EN Official Journal of the European Union C 87/62

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)

2012/C 87/03

Reference number of the State Aid SA.34093 (11/X) Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) WALES Article 107(3)(a) Granting authority Gower College Skills for Industry Regional Team Sketty Hall Swansea SA2 8QF www.gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk Title of the aid measure Skills for Industry National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) The Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Section 34) The Education Act 2002 (Section 14) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.7.2011 - 31.12.2015 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 3 060 000,00 (in millions) For guarantees GBP 0,00 (in millions) Aid Instrument (Article 5) Subsidized services Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds European Social funds — GBP 9,18 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Specific training (Art. 38(1)) 25 % 20 % General training (Art. 38(2)) 60 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk/AboutUs/Information/Partnerships

Reference number of the State Aid SA.34389 (12/X) Member State Sweden Member State reference number N2012/945/MK Name of the Region (NUTS) SVERIGE Mixed Granting authority Länsstyrelserna i respektive län Adress, se web-plats www.lst.se Title of the aid measure Stöd till biogasanläggningar inom ramen för Landsbygdsprogrammet National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) 5 kap. 4 a – 4 e §§ förordningen (2007:481) om stöd för landsbygdsutvecklingsåtgärder Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.2.2012 - 31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Manufacture of gas Type of beneficiary SME,large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme SEK 250,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds EJFLU Belopp av gemenskapsfinansiering 45,81 % av totalbeloppet — SEK 114,50 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) 30 % 0 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/13166/a/19592

http://www.lagboken.se/files/167185/070481.pdf#search=

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Reference number of the State Aid SA.34421 (12/X) Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER, EAST MIDLANDS, WEST MIDLANDS, EASTERN, LONDON, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST Mixed Granting authority Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET http://www.bis.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Industrial Development Act 1982, Parts III and IV. Enables selective financial assistance in the form of advice, information and service provision. The relelvant power in Section 11 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 which enables the Secretary of State to make provision for the giving of advice (whether free of charge or otherwise) to persons carrying on business, is the underlying enabling legislation for all the work which will be undertaken as a result of Manufacturing Advisory Service. Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Prolongation X 47/2008 Duration 2.1.2012 - 31.3.2015 Economic sector(s) concerned MANUFACTURING Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 17,00 (in millions) For guarantees GBP 0,00 (in millions) Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds The consortium who are delivering the MAS are currently applying for ERDF funds from all regional Programmes where available. — GBP 20,00 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.mas.bis.gov.uk/

Reference number of the State Aid SA.34425 (12/X) Member State Czech Republic Member State reference number MSMT-2779/2012-31 Name of the Region (NUTS) Czech Republic Mixed Granting authority Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy Karmelitská 7, P.O.Box 78, 118 12 Praha 1 http://www.msmt.cz/ Title of the aid measure NÁVRAT National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Usnesení Vlády České republiky ze dne 7. prosince 2010 č. 886, k programu NÁVRAT na podporu výzkumu, experimentálního vývoje a inovací Zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu, experimentálního vývoje a inovací z veřejných prostředků a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů (zákon o podpoře výzkumu, experimentálního vývoje a inovací), ve znění pozdějších předpisů (dále jen „Zákon“) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 14.9.2011 - 31.12.2019 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 CZK 50,10 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant 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 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 20 % 0 % Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) 100 % — Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) 50 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.msmt.cz/vyzkum/program-navrat