EN Official Journal of the European Union C 109/12

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 109/03

Reference number of the State Aid X 60/09 Member State Austria Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) OESTERREICH Mixed Granting authority Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie Radetzkystraße 2 1030 Wien www.bmvit.gv.at Title of the aid measure ‘Austrian electronic network’ (kurz: ‘AT:net’) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Sonderrichtlinie ‘Austrian electronic network’ Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure Prolongation XS 326/07 Duration 15.1.2009—31.12.2010 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 5,00 (in millions) 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) 20,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ffg.at/content.php/?cid=589

http://www.bmvit.gv.at/telekommunikation/politik/downloads/sonderrichtlinieatnet.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid X 228/09 Member State France Member State reference number XS 51/2008 Name of the Region (NUTS) FRANCE Granting authority Ministére de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi 139 rue de Bercy F75012 PARIS http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/ Title of the aid measure Dispense de réintégration de la fraction des loyers excédentaires à l'occasion de la levée d'option d'achat d'immeubles neufs à usage industriel ou commercial pris en location par un contrat de crédit-bail d'une durée effective d'au moins 15 ans National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) article 239 sexies D du code général des impôts Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2007—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 1,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Fiscal measure 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) — —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000020059060&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&dateTexte=20100312&oldAction=rechCodeArticle

Reference number of the State Aid X 229/09 Member State France Member State reference number XS 28/2005 Name of the Region (NUTS) FRANCE Granting authority Ministére de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi 139 rue de Bercy F75012 PARIS http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/ Title of the aid measure Crédit d'impôt pour dépenses de prospection commerciale National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) article 244 quater H du code général des impôts Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2005—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 25,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Fiscal measure 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) — —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000020675509&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&dateTexte=20100312&oldAction=rechCodeArticle

Reference number of the State Aid X 230/09 Member State France Member State reference number XS 52/2008 Name of the Region (NUTS) FRANCE Granting authority Ministére de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi 139 rue de Bercy F75012 PARIS http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/ Title of the aid measure Amortissement exceptionnel des immeubles à usage industriel et commercial construits en zone de revitalisation rurale ou en zone de redynamisation urbaine National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) article 39 quinquies D du code général des impôts Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2007—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 1,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Fiscal measure 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) — —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000020059093&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&dateTexte=20100312&oldAction=rechCodeArticle

Reference number of the State Aid X 232/09 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, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST Non-assisted areas Granting authority Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR www.defra.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Rural Development Programme for England — measure code 111 (vocational training and information actions, including diffusion of scientific knowledge and innovative practises, for persons engaged in food sector) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 26.1.2009—31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Food and beverage service activities Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 2,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Council Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) — 1.00 GBP (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Specific training (Art. 38(1)) 25,00 % 20 % General training (Art. 38(2)) 60,00 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/rdpe/progdoc.htm