EN Official Journal of the European Union C 22/41

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 22/09

Reference number of State Aid X 660/09 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Hamburg Non-assisted areas Granting authority Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt Stadthausbrücke 8 20355 Hamburg DEUTSCHLAND http://www.hamburg.de/umwelt Title of the aid measure Vorerwärmung von Kesselspeisewasser durch Wärmerückgewinnung National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) § 44 LHO (Hamburg) Type of measure Ad hoc aid HOBUM Oleochemicals GmbH Amendment of an existing aid measure — Date of granting 1.7.2009 Economic sector(s) concerned Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products Type of beneficiary SME Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking EUR 0,01 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 % Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21) 30 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.hamburg.de/start-teilnehmer/1281752/eg-gruppenfreistellungsverordnung.html

Reference number of State Aid X 669/09 Member State Poland Member State reference number PL Name of the Region (NUTS) Poland Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju ul. ks. Skorupki 4 00-546 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND http://www.ncbir.gov.pl Title of the aid measure Udzielanie pomocy za pośrednictwem Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Artykuł 4 ust. 5 ustawy z dnia 15 czerwca 2007 r. o Narodowym Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (Dz. U. Nr 115, poz. 789), rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego z dnia 20 maja 2009 r. w sprawie warunków i trybu udzielania pomocy publicznej za pośrednictwem Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (Dz. U. Nr 89, poz. 732) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 18.6.2009-31.12.2013 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 80,00 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 % Fundamental research (Article 31(2)(a)) 100 % — Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 80 % 20 % Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 60 % 20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) 75 % — Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33) 100 % — Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36) PLN 880 900 — Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Article 37) PLN 200 000 —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ncbir.pl/www/images/doc/spb/Konkurs/Rozporzadzenie%20o%20pomocy%20pulicznej.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 670/09 Member State Austria Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Oberoesterreich Mixed Granting authority Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung Amt der oö LR Dirketion Verfassungsdienst 4021 Linz ÖSTERREICH http://www.ooe.gv.at Title of the aid measure Förderungsrichtlinien des Landes Oberösterreich für gewässerökologische Maßnahmen für Wettbewerbsteilnehmer National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Allgemeine Förderungsrichtlinien des Landes Oberösterreich Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 6.7.2009-31.10.2013 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 EUR 2,00 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 % Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 18) 10 % 24 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/cps/rde/xchg/SID-595A8C2F-ACA92550/ooe/hs.xsl/86736_DEU_HTML.htm

Reference number of State Aid X 671/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) East Midlands, West Midlands Article 87(3)(c) Granting authority Birmingham City University City North Campus Birmingham West Midlands B42 2SU UNITED KINGDOM http://www.bcu.ac.uk Title of the aid measure The HEFCE Economic Challenge Investment Fund (ECIF) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) A higher education corporation by virtue of the Education Reform Act 1988 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 27.4.2009-30.9.2010 Economic sector(s) concerned Manufacturing, water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, construction, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, real estate activities Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 0,33 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Other — Training Programme 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)) 80 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.bcu.ac.uk/docs/downloads/business/ECIF%20GBER%20Info%20for%20the%20BCU%20website%20-%203.08.09.doc

http://www.bcu.ac.uk/gber

Reference number of State Aid X 673/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Northern Ireland Article 87(3)(c) Granting authority InterTradeIreland Old Gasworks Business Park Kilmorey Street Newry Co. Down Northern Ireland BT34 2DE UNITED KINGDOM http://www.intertradeireland.com Title of the aid measure Fusion — Phase III National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) European Communities Act 1972 British Irish Agreement Act 1999 Section 2.3 Part 7 of Annex II of the Act empowers InterTradeIreland to invest, grant aid or lend for the purposes of its function Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XT 46a/04 Duration 8.6.2009-31.12.2013 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 GBP 2,50 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 % General training (Article 38(2)) 60 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=1374459&source=OPSI

http://www.intertradeireland.com/index.cfm/area/information/page/State%20Aid