EN Official Journal of the European Union C 333/7

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2005/C 333/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XE 7/04

Member State: France

Region: Rhône-Alpes

Title of aid scheme: Employment aid scheme implemented in the Rhône-Alpes region under the Objective 2 Single Programming Document on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002

Legal basis: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

Circulaires interministérielles de gestion des fonds structurels du 15 juillet, 19 août, 27 novembre et 24 décembre 2002

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 1,5 million

Maximum aid intensity under:

— Article 4: of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002, i.e. where the employment is created in areas or in sectors that do not qualify for regional aid pursuant to Article 87(3)(a) and (c) at the moment the aid is granted, the gross aid intensity must not exceed 15 % in the case of small firms and 7.5 % in the case of medium-sized firms. Where regional aid does apply, the aid intensity is that laid down in the regional aid map, plus 10 percentage points gross in areas covered by Article 87(3)(c), provided that the total net aid intensity does not exceed 30 %, and 15 percentage points gross in areas covered by Article 87(3)(a), provided that the total net aid intensity does not exceed 75 %;

— Article 5: of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002, i.e. 50 % for disadvantaged workers and 60 % for disabled workers under the same Regulation;

— Article 6: of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002, i.e. the aid, together with any aid provided under Article 5, must not exceed the level needed to compensate for any reduced productivity resulting from the disabilities of the worker or workers and for all costs connected with adapting premises, employing staff solely to assist the disabled worker or workers or adapting or acquiring equipment for their use

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid: Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid:

— Article 4: to encourage firms to increase their levels of employment in areas facing severe economic difficulties;

— Article 5: to encourage firms to increase their levels of employment, in particular of disadvantaged workers. To promote the integration of people remote from the labour market;

— Article 6: to encourage firms to recruit disabled workers by compensating for any reduced productivity that might result

Economic sectors concerned: All sectors within the European Community, with the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors which are the subject of special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

M. le Préfet de la région Rhône-Alpes Secrétariat Général pour les Affaires Régionales 31, rue Mazenod 69426 Lyon cedex 03 Service responsable de la mise en œuvre de ce régime: Direction Régionale du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle

Other information: The aid scheme is co-financed under the Single Programming Document for the Rhône-Alpes Region by the European Social Fund