EN Official Journal of the European Union C 12/11

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 12/07

Reference number of State Aid X 329/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Wales Article 87(3)(a) Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Granting authority Welsh Assembly Government Plas Glyndwr Kingsway Cardiff CF10 3AH UNITED KINGDOM http://wales.gov.uk/?lang=en Title of the aid measure Welsh Assembly Government Research, Development and Innovation Scheme National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) The Welsh development Agency Act 1975 (Section 1) (as amended) http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=55&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=515803 The European Communities Act (1972) (Section 2(1)) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1 Government of Wales Act 2006 (Section 80) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_1 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.2.2009-31.12.2013 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 32,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances Reference to the Commission decision — If co-financed by Community funds European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — GBP 47,50 million 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)) 50 % 30 % Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 30 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) 75 % — Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33) 50 % — Aid to young innovative enterprises (Article 35) GBP 1 336 950 — Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36) GBP 178 260 — Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Article 37) GBP 1 782 600 —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/schemes/?lang=en

Reference number of State Aid X 485/09 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Dresden Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank Pirnaische Landstrasse 9 01096 Dresden DEUTSCHLAND http://www.sab.sachsen.de Title of the aid measure Gemeinsames Umsetzungsdokument zum Operationellen Programm der grenzübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit Sachsen-Polen 2007—2013 National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1083/2006 (allg. StrukturfondsVO) Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1080/2006 (EFRE-VO) Operationelles Programm (CCI-Code 2007CB163PO018; http://www.sn-pl.eu) §§ 23, 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO, SächsGVBl. 2001, S. 154) sowie der hierzu ergangenen Verwaltungsvorschriften des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Finanzen Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2007-31.12.2015 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 9,27 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission decision — If co-financed by Community funds 2007CB163PO018 — 44,00 EUR (in Mio.) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 30 % 20 % General training (Article 38(2)) 60 % 20 % Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40) 50 % — Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41) 75 % — Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42) 85 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.sn-pl.eu/media/de/2009-03-25_Umsetzungsdokument_SN-PL_korr.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 557/09 Member State Netherlands Member State reference number NLD Name of the Region (NUTS) Zuid-Nederland Non-assisted areas Granting authority Provincie Noord-Brabant Postbus 90151 5200 MC's-Hertogenbosch NEDERLAND http://www.brabant.nl Title of the aid measure Bio-energiecentrale Meerhoven gemeente Eindhoven National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Algemene Subsidieverordening Noord-Brabant Type of measure Ad hoc aid Gemeente Eindhoven Amendment of an existing aid measure — Date of granting 29.5.2009 Economic sector(s) concerned Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Type of beneficiary SME Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking EUR 1,00 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 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23) 12 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.brabant.nl/Beleid/Energie/Bio-energiecentrales%20in%20Eindhoven.aspx

http://brabant.regelingenbank.eu/regeling/440-algemene-subsidieverordening-provincie-noord-brabant/

Reference number of State Aid X 563/09 Member State Ireland Member State reference number CPS/HORT/BEES/26 Name of the Region (NUTS) — Granting authority Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Agriculture House Kildare Street Dublin 2 IRELAND http://www.agriculture.gov.ie Title of the aid measure National Apiculture Programme — Varroa Research National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.6.2009-31.8.2010 Economic sector(s) concerned Agriculture, forestry and fishing Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 0,13 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 % Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Article 34) 100 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/horicultureschemes/National%20Apiculture%20Programme%202007.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 582/09 Member State Slovenia Member State reference number SI Name of the Region (NUTS) Slovenia Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Služba Vlade RS za lokalno samoupravo in regionalno politiko Kotnikova 28 SI-1000 Ljubljana SLOVENIJA http://www.svlr.gov.si Title of the aid measure Regionalna shema državnih pomoči – majhna in srednje velika podjetja National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Uredba o dodeljevanju regionalnih državnih pomoči (Ur.l. RS št. 72/2006, 70/2007, 99/2008, 17/2009) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification X 438/09 Duration 16.6.2009-31.12.2013 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 12,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan, 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 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26) 50 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://zakonodaja.gov.si/rpsi/r05/predpis_URED4165.html