EN Official Journal of the European Union C 149/7

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)

2009/C 149/06

Reference number of State Aid X 24/08 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Region Name of the Region (NUTS (1)) Land Hessen, NUTS 1 Regional aid status (2) Mixed area Granting authority Name Investitionsbank Hessen Address Schumannstr. 4-6 60325 Frankfurt am Main DEUTSCHLAND Website http://www.ibh-hessen.de/ Title of the aid measure Gründungs- und Wachstumsfinanzierung Hessen (GuW Hessen) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Richtlinie Gründungs- und Wachstumsfinanzierung Hessen sowie Ergänzendes Merkblatt zur Gründungs- und Wachstumsfinanzierung Hessen Keine Richtlinie des Landes, Fundstelle im Internet (s.u.) Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.ibh-hessen.de/Kredite_GUW.cfm Type of measure Scheme Yes Amendment of an existing aid measure Commission aid number Prolongation XS 24/02 Modification Yes Duration (3) Scheme 1.10.2008 to 31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Yes Type of beneficiary SME Yes Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (4) Budget approx. EUR 140 million per annum, interest-rate subsidy approx. EUR 0,4 million per annum Aid instrument (Article 5) Interest-rate subsidy Yes Loan Yes Other (please specify) Reduced-interest loans General Objectives Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME bonuses in % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) Yes. Investment assistance only granted. 10/20 %





Reference number of State Aid X 27/08 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Region Name of the Region (NUTS (5)) Land Hessen, NUTS 1 Regional aid status (6) Area not eligible for regional aid Granting authority Name 1. Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung 2. Investitionsbank Hessen Niederlassung Kassel Address 1. Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 75 65185 Wiesbaden DEUTSCHLAND 2. Kurfürstenstr. 7 34117 Kassel DEUTSCHLAND Website 1. www.wirtschaft.hessen.de 2. www.ibh-hessen.de Title of the aid measure Förderung der regionalen Entwicklung - betriebliche Investitionen - National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Richtlinien des Landes Hessen zur Förderung der regionalen Entwicklung (Staatsanzeiger 23/2008 vom 2. Juni 2008, S. 1450) Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.wirtschaft.hessen.de/irj/HMWVL_Internet?cid=46532f7c02f1b0545d1b707d83412db3 Type of measure Scheme Yes Amendment of an existing aid measure Commission aid number Modification XS 14/02 Duration (7) Scheme 1.4.2008 to 31.12.2012 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Yes Type of beneficiary SME Yes Large enterprises No Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (8) EUR 20,9 million Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant Yes Loan Yes Other (please specify) Reduced-interest loans If co-financed by Community funds Reference(s): CCI2007 DE 16 2 PO 005 Amount of Community funding EUR 5,0 million General Objectives Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME bonuses in % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) Yes. Investment assistance only granted. 10/20 %





Reference number of State Aid X 127/08 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Region Name of the Region (NUTS (9)) Bayern Regional aid status (10) Granting authority Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales Hegelstraße 2 95447 Bayreuth DEUTSCHLAND http://www.zbfs.bayern.de/ Title of the aid measure Die Einzelbeihilfen für Förderungen nach der anliegenden Maßnahmebeschreibung (Programmregelung) werden auf Grundlage von Zuwendungsbescheiden gewährt. In die Zuwendungsbescheide wird jeweils ein Hinweis auf die VO (EG) Nr. 800/2008 und die diesbezügliche Freistellung aufgenommen. Die Namen der Begünstigten stehen noch nicht fest. Spezifisches Ziel A1 Erhöhung des Qualifikationsniveaus von Beschäftigten und Unternehmen Aktion 1 Berufliche Weiterbildung von Beschäftigten insb. KMU, Unterstützung der Anpassung Aktion 2 Berufliche Weiterbildung von Wirtschaftsclustern National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Operationelles Programm: Zukunft in Bayern, Europäischer Sozialfonds, Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Beschäftigung, Bayern 2007-2013; Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Bayern — Bayerische Haushaltsordnung — BayHO — (BayRS 630-1-F), zuletzt geändert durch § 2 des Gesetzes vom 23. April 2008 (GVBl S. 139) Fundstelle: BayRS IV, S. 664 Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.stmas.bayern.de/arbeit/esf2007-2013/programm07-13.pdf Type of measure Scheme Yes Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XT 102/08 Duration (11) Scheme 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Yes Type of beneficiary SME Yes, vast majority Large enterprises Yes Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (12) EUR 0,3 million Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant Yes If co-financed by Community funds Reference(s): ESF CCI:2007DE052PO002 Amount of Community funding EUR 5 million per annum General Objectives Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME bonuses in % Training aid (Articles 38-39) Specific training (Article 38(1)) No 0 % General training (Article 38(2)) Yes 45 %

(1) NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(2) Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(3) Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(4) In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

(5) NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(6) Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(7) Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(8) In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

(9) NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(10) Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(11) Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(12) In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.