Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2004/C 11/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 30/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Ceramic Industry on the Shop Floor

Legal basis: Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 2002/2003: GBP 217503

2003/2004: GBP 1314164

2004/2005: GBP 1688273

Total: GBP 3219940

Maximum aid intensity: 70 % where the training is for employees of SMEs and is general (basic skills, literacy, numeracy, management skills).

35 % where the training is for employees of SMEs and is related to specific skills in the ceramics industry.

50 % where the training is for employees of large companies and is general (basic skills, literacy, numeracy, management skills).

25 % where the training is for employees of large companies and is related to specific skills in the ceramics industry.

An additional 5 % will be given in Article 87(3)(c) areas

Date of implementation: March 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: To 31 March 2006

Objective of aid: To support training in industry-wide skills shortages areas for employees of large companies and SMEs (meeting the EC definition of a SME) in the ceramics industry based in the West Midlands.

General training: It is applicable not only to an employee's present or future position in the enterprise being assisted because the provision of qualifications provides transferable skills that substantially improve the employability of the employee concerned. It will include: accountancy, administration, electrical control engineering, electrical/electronic/mechanical engineering, sales/installation engineering, language training, team leadership, technical management, business awareness, IT skills, life skills.

Wherever possible, existing provision would be used, leading to NVQ and other recognised qualifications.

Specific training: Where training provided is principally applicable to the employee's present or future position in the assisted enterprise and provides qualifications that are not transferable, the maximum aid intensities for specific training will apply. This will include: aerographing and enamelling

Economic sector(s) concerned: Other manufacturing (ceramics industry)

Name and address of the granting authority: Tim Baldwin Advantage West Midlands 3 Priestly Wharf

Holt Street

Birmingham B7 4BN United Kingdom

Aid No: XT 85/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Weißer Rabe soziale Betriebe und Dienste gemeinnützige GmbH (Elektronik-Recycling), Munich

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)

VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999

EPPD zu Ziel 3

Ergänzendes Programmplanungsdokument Ziel 3

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total eligible costs: EUR 709754

ESF: EUR 204516

Maximum aid intensity: 80 %

Date of implementation: October/November 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Last payment expected to be in June 2004. Project duration: 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2003

Objective of aid: This is a general training measure for unemployed mentally ill and mentally handicapped persons with a view to placement on the general labour market. The aim is to provide skills in the recycling of electronics equipment. The measure will help to provide transferable skills which will significantly improve the placement potential of the participants. The measure is based on the framework plan for general vocational skill acquisition measures for the handicapped and mentally ill in Bavarian integration firms/self-help firms of 18 July 2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: Other services

Name and address of the granting authority: Regierung von Oberbayern Integrationsamt D - 80534 München

Aid No: XT 89/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Profis gGmbH

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)

VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999

EPPD zu Ziel 3

Ergänzendes Programmplanungsdokument Ziel 3

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total eligible costs: EUR 330887,14

ESF: EUR 69965,69

Maximum aid intensity: 30 %

Date of implementation: 10 October 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December 2003

Objective of aid: This is a general training measure for former drug addicts with a view to placement on the general labour market. They will be trained in catering, with the focus on key skills. The level of skills and integration potential are enhanced by work experience placements. The measure will help to provide transferable skills which will significantly improve the placement potential of the participants. The aid is for an SME as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: Other services

Name and address of the granting authority: Regierung von Oberbayern Integrationsamt D - 80534 München