EN Official Journal of the European Union C 78/32

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)

2011/C 78/07

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32464 (11/X) Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) UNITED KINGDOM Mixed Granting authority Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW www.decc.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund (Second Round) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Science and Technology Act 1965 (section 5) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 22.12.2010—31.3.2011 Economic sector(s) concerned ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY,PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 0,00 (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 — 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) 45 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/explained/geothermal/challenge_fund/challenge_fund.aspx

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32466 (11/X) Member State France Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) — Granting authority Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie 20 avenue du Grésillé — BP 90406 F — 49004 Angers cedex 01 www.ademe.fr Title of the aid measure Régime d''aides de l''ADEME exempté de notification relatif aux aides à la RDI et en faveur de la protection de l''environnement dans le cadre des Investissements d''Avenir National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) — loi no 2010-237 du 9 mars 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010 relative au programme d’Investissement d’Avenir — convention du 3/8/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action démonstrateurs énergies renouvelables et chimie verte» — convention du 3/8/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action économie circulaire» — convention du 6/10/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action réseaux électriques intelligents» — convention du 8/12/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action véhicules du futur» Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2011—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 20,00 (in millions) For guarantees EUR 20,00 (in millions) Aid Instrument (Article 5) Interest subsidy, Guarantee, Direct grant, Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured), Repayable advances 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 % 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 (Art. 18) 35 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) 20 % 20 % Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) 65 % 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 (Art. 19) 35 % 20 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 40 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) 45 % 20 % Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) 100 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ademe.fr/invest-avenir

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32490 (11/X) Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) DEUTSCHLAND Article 107(3)(a),Article 107(3)(c),Mixed,Non-assisted areas Granting authority siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“ siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“ siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“ Title of the aid measure 5. Energieforschungsprogramm „Innovation und neue Energietechnologien“ National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Bundesanzeiger Nr. 198 vom 29. Dezember 2010, Seite 4363 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Prolongation X 35/2009 Duration 1.1.2011—31.12.2011 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 — 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)) 25 % 20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) 75 % — 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.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Energie/energieforschung.html

http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Redaktion/PDF/B/bekanntmachung-verlaengerung-fuente-energieforschungsprogramm-bundesregierung,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi,sprache=de,rwb=true.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32499 (11/X) Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) DEUTSCHLAND Non-assisted areas Granting authority KfW-Bankengruppe Palmengartenstraße 5-9 60325 Frankfurt www.kfw.de Title of the aid measure Richtlinie zur Förderung von Innovationen National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) KfW-Gesetz, BGB I S. 2427 Programmmerkblatt (siehe unter documents) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2011—31.12.2011 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 — For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured) 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)) 25 % 0 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50 % — SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) 20 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.kfw.de/kfw/de/I/II/Download_Center/Foerderprogramme/versteckter_Ordner_fuer_PDF/6000001631_M_180-185_190-195_ERP_Innovation.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32502 (11/X) Member State Germany Member State reference number SW22-671971-38/3.3 Name of the Region (NUTS) DEUTSCHLAND Mixed Granting authority Bundesverwaltungsamt Bundesverwaltungsamt Referat II B 1 Eupener Straße 125 50933 Köln www.bva.bund.de Title of the aid measure Bildung, Wirtschaft, Arbeit im Quartier (BIWAQ) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Förderrichtlinie BIWAQ vom 01. Dezember 2010 (Bundesanzeiger Nr. 192, S. 4219) §§ 23 und 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) (Bundeshaushaltsordnung vom 19. August 1969 (BGBl. I S. 1284), die zuletzt durch Artikel 10 des Gesetzes vom 9. Dezember 2010 (BGBl. I S. 1885) geändert worden ist Stand: Zuletzt geändert durch Art. 10 G v. 9.12.2010 I 1885 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XE 24/2008 Duration 2.5.2011—31.10.2014 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 — For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds SW22-67 19 71-38 — 56,00 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) 20 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.biwaq.de