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

(2002/C 272/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 08/01

Member State: Spain

Region: All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Continuing training initiatives: application procedure

Legal basis: Orden Ministerial por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas de formación continua con cargo a la financiación prevista en el III Acuerdo tripartito de formación continua y convocatoria de planes de demanda de formación continua

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: - 2001: ESP 60000000000 (EUR 360607262,63),

- 2002: ESP 60884742000 (EUR 365924670),

- 2003: ESP 61888056000 (EUR 371954710),

- 2004: ESP 62804000000 (EUR 377459640)

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with the intensities laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Date of implementation: From publication in the Spanish Official Gazette of the notice inviting applications

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December 2004

Objective of aid: Will depend on the training plan submitted by each firm

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority: María Dolores Cano Ratia

Directora General del INEM

C/ Condesa de Venadito, n° 9 E - 28027 Madrid

Aid No: XT 23/01

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Scotland (other than Highlands and Islands of Scotland)

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Scottish Enterprise Training Scheme

Legal basis: Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 as amended by Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No 126

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Until 31 March 2001: GBP 1,5 million. It is estimated that future budgets may increase considerably and may be at a maximum of GBP 12-15 million over each of the years 2001/2002, 2002/2003 and 2003/2004

Maximum aid intensity: Large firms outside of assisted areas:

- specific - 25 %,

- general - 50 %.

Large firms in Article 87(3)(c) areas:

- specific - 30 %,

- general - 55 %.

SMEs outside of assisted areas:

- specific - 35 %,

- general - 70 %.

SMEs in Article 87(3)(c) areas:

- specific - 40 %,

- general - 75 %

Date of implementation: 2 February 2001

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: Discretionary funding awarded to businesses to assist them in developing the skills of their staff, thereby creating a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and a labour market repsonsive to economic change.

Specific training: Training directly and principally applicable to the employees' present or future position within the assisted firm and providing qualifications which are not (or only to a limited extent) transferable to other firms.

General training: Training not applicable only or principally to the employees' present or future position in the assisted firm, but which provides qualifications that are largely transferable to other firms or fields of work and thereby substantially improve the employability of the employee

Economic sector(s) concerned: This scheme applies to all sectors, but in the case of the following sectors only to the extent that there is no conflict with the relevant sectoral guidelines:

- agriculture,

- fisheries and acquaculture,

- shipbuilding,

- coal and steel,

- motor vehicles,

- synthetic fibres

Name and address of the granting authority: Scottish Enterprise 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JP Scotland

Other information: This scheme is in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to training aid, published in the Official Journal of 13 January 2001