EN Official Journal of the European Union C 67/4

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

(2006/C 67/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 6/04 Member State Italy Region Lombardy Title of aid scheme Plan for incentives to support development — single investment — business development projects. Legal basis Legge 27.10.1994, n. 598, art. 11 come modificato ed integrato da: — Legge 8.8.1995, n. 341, art. 3; — Legge 23.12.1999, n. 488, art. 54; — Legge 5.3.2001, n. 57, art. 15; — Legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329; — Legge 19.12.1983, n. 696, art. 3; — Legge 16.2.1987, n. 44; — Decreto del Ministro dell'Industria, del Commercio e dell'Artigianato del 21.2.1973; — Decreto del Ministro del Tesoro del 30.4.1987; — Decreto legislativo 31.3.1998, n. 112, art. 19; — Decreto legislativo 31.3.1998, n. 123; — Regolamento (CE) n. 70 del 12.1.2001 — Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 14094 dell'8.8.2003 Annual expenditure planned EUR 45 000 000 Maximum aid intensity Up to the ceilings laid down by Community law Date of implementation 21 December 2003 (no aid will be granted in any event before this summary has been notified to the Commission) Duration of scheme 31 December 2006 Objective of aid The aid facilitates the purchase of technologically advanced machinery which will reduce the environmental impact of production, and programmes for increasing productivity, improving ecological conditions relating to production processes, technology upgrading, technology transfer, the renovation, reorganisation and diversification of production and the modification of production cycles. Economic sectors concerned SMEs, subject to the exclusions and limitations laid down by the Community rules for the steel industry, shipbuilding, synthetic fibres, motor manufacturing and the transport industry. The scheme does not apply to activities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the Treaty. Name and address of the granting authority Name: Regione Lombardia Direzione Generale Industria, Piccola e media Impresa Cooperazione e Turismo U.O. Servizi alle Imprese Address: Via Rosellini, 17 I-20124 Milan Tel: (39-02) 676 552 94 Fax: (39-02) 676 563 61





Aid No XS 42/04 Member State Germany Region Brandenburg Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Ministry of Economic Affairs guidelines on research and development projects in small and medium-sized enterprises in Brandenburg Legal basis Landeshaushaltsordnung und dazu ergangene Verfahrensvorschriften Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 18 million Loans guaranteed Individual aid Overall aid amount Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation From 1 April 2004 Duration of the scheme or individual aid award Until 31 December 2005 Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg Address: Steinstr. 104-106 D-14480 Potsdam Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XS 65/04 Member State Netherlands Region Province of South Holland Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid South Holland Economic Affairs Subsidy Scheme, Development of the knowledge economy, South Holland Provincial Bulletin 49, 29 June 2004 Legal basis Algemene subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004 Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 5,8 million (2005); anticipated in 2006 and following years: EUR 3 million Loans guaranteed Individual aid Overall aid amount Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 1.7.2004 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 01.01.2009 (1) Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Provincie Zuid-Holland Address: Postbus 90602 2509 LP The Hague Netherlands Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XS 70/04 Member State Austria Region Vienna Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Programme D, Vienna Start-up Initiative, under the rules of the overall Research, Technological Development and Innovation in Vienna scheme Legal basis Beschluss des Wiener Gemeinderates folgt; Basis für die Anmeldung ist die Empfehlung des Präsidiums des Wiener Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds unter dem Vorsitz des Wiener Finanz- und Wirtschaftsstadtrates Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 0,3 million Loans guaranteed Individual aid Overall aid amount Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation From 1 January 2005 Duration of the scheme or individual aid award Until 31 December 2006 (with phase-out period to 30 June 2007) Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Magistrat der Stadt Wien — Magistratsabteilung 5 Address: A-1082 Vienna, Ebendorferstraße 2, Austria contact: Robert Mayer-Unterholzner c/o ZT Zentrum für Innovation und Technologie GmbH A-1010 Vienna Ebendorferstraße 4 tel. 0043-1-4000-86775 rmu@zit.co.at Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XS 77/04 Member State United Kingdom Region Wales Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Monmouthshire Broadband Infrastructure Support Grant Legal basis Section 2 of Local Government Act 2000 Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount GBP 110 000 Loans guaranteed Individual aid Overall aid amount Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation From 23.8.2004 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.07.2005 Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs No Limited to specific sectors Yes Other services Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Monmouthshire County Council Address: County Hall Cwmbran NP44 2XH United Kingdom Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XS 133/04 Member State Poland Region All 16 provinces Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Investment aid for SMEs with their registered office in Poland Legal basis Art. 6b ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 9 listopada 2000 r. o utworzeniu Polskiej Agencji Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości (Dz.U. z dnia 13 grudnia 2000 r., nr 109, poz. 1158 z późn. zm.). Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i pracy z dnia 27 sierpnia 2004 r. w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości pomocy finansowej w ramach Sektorowego Programu Operacyjnego — Wzrost konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw (Dz.U. z 2004 r., nr 195, poz. 2010 z 7 września 2004 r.) — w zakresie inwestycji Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount (2) EUR 359,03 million Loans guaranteed Individual aid Overall aid amount Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 7.9.2004 — the day on which the Decree entered into force Duration of scheme or individual aid award Contracted until 31.12.2006, disbursed until 31.12.2008 Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Chair of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Address: Ul. Pańska 81/83 PL-00-834 Warsaw Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XS 134/04 Member State Poland Region All 16 provinces Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Consultancy aid for SMEs with registered office in Poland Legal basis Art. 6b ust. 10 ustawy z dnia 9 listopada 2000 r. o utworzeniu Polskiej Agencji Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości (Dz.U. z dnia 13 grudnia 2000 r., nr 109, poz. 1158 z późn. zm.). Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 27 sierpnia 2004 r. w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości pomocy finansowej w ramach Sektorowego Programu Operacyjnego — Wzrost konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw (Dz.U. z 2004 r., nr 195, poz. 2010 z 7 września 2004 r.) — w zakresie doradztwa Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 33,07 million (3) Loans guaranteed Individual aid Overall aid amount Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 7.9.2004 — the day on which the Decree entered into force Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2006; disbursements until 31.12.2008 Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: Chair of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Address Ul. Pańska 81/83 PL-00-834 Warsaw Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XS 147/04 Member State Italy Region Lombardy Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Automatic tax relief in the form of a ‘final bonus’ for small and medium-sized firms engaged in manufacturing and providing services to industry. Legal basis Decreto legge 23 giugno 1995, n. 244, convertito con legge 8 agosto 1995, n. 341, Legge 7.8.1997 n. 266, art. 8 comma 2 Decreto del Ministero dell'Industria, del Commercio e dell'Artigianato n. 446 del 28.10.1998: Delibera Giunta regionale n. VII/11386 del 29.11.2002 Delibera Giunta regionale n. VI/15480 del 5.12.2003 Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company EUR 3m Maximum aid intensity 7,5 % for medium-sized firms and 15 % for small firms. In Art. 87,3(c) areas: up to 14 % for medium-sized firms and up to 18 % for small firms. Date of implementation 15.12.2004 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 30 June 2007, pursuant to Art. 10 of Regulation No 70/2001. Objective of aid The scheme is designed to support productive (initial) investment by granting tax bonuses. Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes The following sectors are excluded: steel, shipbuilding, transport and the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products (Annex I to EC Treaty) and fisheries, as well as the other activities excluded or limited under the State aid rules. Name and address of the granting authority Name: Regione Lombardia Direzione Generale Industria, Piccola e Media Impresa Cooperazione e Turismo U.O. Servizi alle Imprese Address: Via Tramelli, 20 I-20124 Milan Tel. (39-02) 676 552 94 Fax (39-02) 676 566 1 Further information This scheme follows on from that provided for in Art. 8 of Law No 266/97 which was notified at the time by the Italian authorities but which has now lapsed.





Aid No XS 37/05 Member State Spain Region Castile-Leon Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Support to SMEs in obtaining tax incentives for research and development (R&D) and technological innovation (TI) Legal basis ACUERDO de 2 de febrero de 2005, del Consejo Rector de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de Castilla y León, por el que se aprueban las bases de la convocatoria para la concesión de determinadas ayudas o incentivos de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de Castilla y León para 2005 cofinanciados con fondos estructurales — Línea 4 A), Apoyo a las Pymes para la obtención de incentivos fiscales por la realización de actividades de investigación y desarrollo (I+D) e innovación tecnológica (IT), publicado en el Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León no 27 de 09/02/2005. Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 600 000 Loans guaranteed Individual aid Overall aid amount Loans guaranteed Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes (Art. 5) Date of implementation 3.1.2005 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2006 Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes Name and address of the granting authority Name: ADE — Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de Castilla y León Address: C/ Duque de la Victoria 23 (47001) E-Valladolid Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1) The scheme and all individual measures based on it lasting beyond 31 December 2006 will be adapted in accordance with the rules applicable following a review of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. The obligation includes to inform the European Commission of amendments pursuant to Regulation 70/2001 or its successor.

(2) EUR 359,03 million earmarked for the contractual period to 31 December 2006

(3) EUR 33,07 million earmarked for the contractual period to 31 December 2006