EN Official Journal of the European Union C 6/2

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)

2010/C 6/02

Reference number of State Aid X 401/09 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 Innovation, Universities and Skills E3a Moorfoot Sheffield S1 4PQ UNITED KINGDOM http://www.dius.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Women and Work Sector Pathways Initiative National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Employment & Training Act 1973 (as amended by Section 25 of the Employment Act 1988) and Section 14 of the Education Act 2002. Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XT 54/07 Duration 1.1.2009-31.3.2011 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 GBP 5,00 million 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 % General training (Article 38(2)) 50 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1973/cukpga_19730050_en_1

Reference number of State Aid X 415/09 Member State Spain Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Galicia Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Consejero de Medio Rural (Xunta de Galicia) San Caetano, s/n 15781 Santiago de Compostela ESPAÑA http://mediorural.xunta.es/es Title of the aid measure Orden de 27 de febrero de 2009, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas para la promoción, modernización y dimensionamiento del asociacionismo agrario en Galicia y se convocan ayudas para el año 2009. National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Art. 26 y 28 del Reglamento (CE) no 1698/2005 del Consejo, de 20 de septiembre de 2005, relativo a la ayuda al desarrollo rural a través del Fondo Europeo Agrícola de Desarrollo Rural (FEADER), así como los art. 17 y 19 del Reglamento (CE) no 1974/2006, de la Comisión, que establece disposiciones de aplicación del anterior. Orden de la Consejería de Medio Rural Orden del 30 de mayo de 2008 por la que se establecen as bases reguladoras de las ayudas para la promoción, modernización y dimensión Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XA 7057/07 Duration 1.1.2009-31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals, Engineering activities and related technical consultancy Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 0,70 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Feader — 2,01 EUR (en millones) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 50 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/E42E?OpenDocument

Reference number of State Aid X 443/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) North East, Yorkshire and The Humber Mixed Granting authority One North East and Yorkshire Forward Victoria House 2 Victoria Place Leeds LS11 5AE UNITED KINGDOM http://www.yorkshire-forward.com Stella House Goldcrest Way Newburn Riverside Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 8NY UNITED KINGDOM http://www.onenortheast.co.uk Title of the aid measure One North East — Yorkshire Forward Aid for Technical Feasibility Studies National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) The Regional Development Act 1998 The Industrial Develpment Act 1982 European Communities Act 1972 European Communities (Finance) Act 2008 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 9.3.2009-31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Manufacturing, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, construction, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities, information and communication, financial and insurance activities, real estate activities, professional, scientific and technical activities, administrative and support service activities, public administration and defence; compulsory social security, education, human health and social work activities, arts, entertainment and recreation, other service activities, activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use, activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 50,00 million 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 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) 75 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/lib/liDownload/14247/Technical%20Feasibility%20Studies%20Scheme3.doc?C

Reference number of State Aid X 899/09 Member State Poland Member State reference number PL Name of the Region (NUTS) Poland Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority 16 Instytucji Zarządzających 16 Regionalnymi Programami Operacyjnymi (Zarządy Województw) Zał. 1 Zał. 2 Title of the aid measure Program pomocy na szkolenia w ramach regionalnych programów operacyjnych National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Artykuł 21 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju (Dz.U. z 2009 r. nr 84, poz. 712), Rozporządzenie MRR z dnia 2 października 2007 r. w sprawie udzielania pomocy na szkolenia w ramach regionalnych programów operacyjnych (Dz.U. nr 185, poz. 1318), Rozporządzenie MRR z dnia 15 grudnia 2008 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie Ministra Rozwoju Regionalnego w sprawie udzielania pomocy na szkolenia w ramach regionalnych programów operacyjnych (Dz.U. nr 224, poz. 1482) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 25.10.2007-31.12.2013 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 PLN 79,80 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Artykuł 54 ust. 4 Rozporządzenia Rady (WE) nr 1083/2006 z dnia 11 lipca 2006 r. ustanawiającego przepisy ogólne dotyczące Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego, Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego oraz Funduszu Spójności i uchylającego rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1260/1999 (Dz.U. L 210 z 31.7.2006) i Rozporządzenie Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (WE) nr 1080/2006 z dnia 5 lipca 2006 r. w sprawie Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego i uchylające rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1783/1999 (Dz.U. L 210 z 31.7.2006 ze zm.) – 60,00 PLN (w mln) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Specific training (Article 38(1)) 45 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.mrr.gov.pl/fundusze/pomoc_publiczna/regulacje_polskie/programy_regionalne/Documents/fadd1b40d6284181a6564b04ef56e70dSZKOLENIA1851318.pdf

http://www.mrr.gov.pl/fundusze/pomoc_publiczna/regulacje_polskie/programy_regionalne/Documents/69e5d14fca634973b95e0b81298e0e5fd08711.pdf

http://www.mrr.gov.pl/fundusze/pomoc_publiczna/regulacje_polskie/programy_regionalne/Documents/nowelizacja_szkolenia24122008.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 900/09 Member State Italy Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Valle d'Aosta Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Granting authority Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta Assessorato Attività Produttive Piazza della Repubblica 15 ITALIA http://www.regione.vda.it/attiprod/default_i.asp Title of the aid measure Interventi regionali a sostegno delle PMI per iniziative in favore della qualità, dell′ambiente, della sicurezza e della responsabilità sociale — l.r. 12.11.2001 n. 31 National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) L.r. 26 maggio 2009 n. 12, pubblicata sul B.U.R. n. 26 del 30 giugno 2009, recante modificazioni alla l.r. 31/2001 Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 2827 del 16 ottobre 2009 con all′oggetto: «Abrogazione dei criteri e modalità per la concessione dei contributi previsti dagli articoli 9, 12, 15 e 17bis della l.r. 31/2001 (interventi a sostegno delle piccole e medie imprese), e successive modificazioni, approvati con dgr n. 1892 del 10.7.2009, e approvazione di nuovi criteri e modalità.» Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 16.10.2009-31.12.2013 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 0,65 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 % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 10 % 20 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 20 % — Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26) 50 % — Specific training (Article 38(1)) 25 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.regione.vda.it/attiprod/contributi_ricerca_qualita/sez5_1_i.asp