EN Official Journal of the European Union C 253/17

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 253/05

Reference number of State Aid X 58/08 Member State Malta Member State reference number SAMB 92/2008 Name of the Region (NUTS) Malta Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Employment and Training Corporation Head Office B′Bugia BBG 3000 MALTA http://www.etc.gov.mt Title of the aid measure Shipyards Redeployment Scheme National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Employment and Training Services Act (CAP. 343) Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.etc.gov.mt Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 31.7.2008-31.3.2012 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 1,50 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) 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 % Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40) 50 % —

Reference number of State Aid X 59/08 Member State France Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) France Mixed Granting authority Etat, Conseils Régionaux, organismes publics compétents adresses trop nombreuses pour être répertoriées dans ce cadre Title of the aid measure Régime cadre exempté de notification relatif aux aides sous formes de capital-investissement pris sur la base du règlement général d'exemption no 800/2008 National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Pour les interventions de l’État: article 20 de la constitution du 4 octobre 1958 ainsi que les articles L. 2251-1, L. 3231-1 et L. 4211-1 du Code général des collectivités territoriales. Pour les collectivités territoriales et leurs groupements: articles L. 1511-1 à L. 1511-5 du Code général des collectivités territoriales tels que modifiés par l’article 1er de la loi no 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabilités locales. Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.diact.gouv.fr/fr_1/amenagement_du_territoire_44/aides_aux_entreprises_626/ Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 13.10.2008-31.12.2013 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 EUR 15 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Risk capital Reference to the Commission decision — If co-financed by Community funds Ensemble des programmes opérationnels régionaux des fonds structurels pour la période 2007-2013 — 15 Mio EUR Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Aid in the form of risk capital (Article 28-29) EUR 1 500 000 —