EN Official Journal of the European Union C 127/22

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 127/05

Reference number of the State Aid X 16/08 Member State Czech Republic Member State reference number RRRSM4738/2008 Name of the Region (NUTS) Moravskoslezko Article 107(3)(a) Granting authority Regionální rada regionu soudržnosti Moravskoslezsko Hrabákova 1/1861, 702 00 Ostrava-Moravská Ostrava www.rr-moravskoslezsko.cz Title of the aid measure Regionální operační program regionu soudržnosti Moravskoslezsko 2007-2013 Oblast podpory: 1.2 Rozvoj a dostupnost letiště Ostrava 1.3 Rozvoj dopravní obslužnosti 2.1 Infrastruktura veřejných služeb 2.4 Marketing regionu 2.2 Rozvoj cestovního ruchu 3.1 Rozvojové póly regionu 3.2 Subregionální centra 4.1 Rozvoj venkova National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) zákon č. 248/2000 Sb., o podpoře regionálního rozvoje, ve znění pozdějších předpisů zákon č. 250/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech územních rozpočtů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů Regionální operační program regionu soudržnosti Moravskoslezsko 2007-2013 Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 2.9.2008—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 CZK 715,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Evropský fond pro regionální rozvoj dle nařízení Rady č. 1083/2006 o obecných ustanoveních o Evropském fondu pro regionání rozvoj, Evropském sociálním fondu a Fondu soudržnosti a o zrušení nařízení č. 1260/1999 — 3 240,00 CZK (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme 40,00 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.rr-moravskoslezsko.cz

Reference number of the State Aid X 183/08 Member State Germany Member State reference number 421 Name of the Region (NUTS) DEUTSCHLAND Article 107(3)(c), Non-assisted areas, Mixed Granting authority CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH Koblenzer Straße 148 53177 Bonn http://www.cma.de Title of the aid measure Förderung der Inanspruchnahme von Beratungsleistungen durch kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Gesetz über die Errichtung eines zentralen Fonds zur Absatzförderung der deutschen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft (Absatzfondsgesetz — Bundesgesetzblatt 2007 Teil I S. 2342) iVm den „CMA-Richtlinien über die Förderung der Inanspruchnahme von Beratungsleistungen durch kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU)“ Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XS/102/2008 Teilweise Änderung des Inhaltes der Förderung Prolongation XS/102/2008 Verlängerung für die Zeit ab 1.1.2009 Duration 1.1.2009—31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco, Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals, Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco, Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores, Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores, Food and beverage service activities, Human health activities Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 3,50 (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 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.cma.de/content/img_static/media/Dokument3.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid X 184/08 Member State Germany Member State reference number 421-40306/ Name of the Region (NUTS) DEUTSCHLAND Article 107(3)(c), Non-assisted areas, Mixed Granting authority CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH Koblenzer Straße 148 53177 Bonn http://www.cma.de/ Title of the aid measure Förderung von Aus- und Fortbildungsmaßnahmen National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Gesetz über die Errichtung eines zentralen Fonds zur Absatzförderung der deutschen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft (Absatzfondsgesetz — Bundesgesetzblatt 2007 Teil I S. 2342) iVm den „Allgemeinen CMA-Richtlinien über die Förderung von Aus- und Fortbildungsmaßnahmen“ Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XT/57/2008 Teilweise Änderung des Inhaltes der Förderung ProlongationXT/57/2008 Verlängerung für die Zeit ab 1.1.2009 Duration 1.1.2009—31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco, Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals, Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores, Food and beverage service activities, Human health activities Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 2,00 (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 % General training (Art. 38(2)) 50,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.cma.de/content/img_static/media/Dokument1.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid X 34/08 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) DEUTSCHLAND Mixed Granting authority Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank Hochstraße 2 60313 Frankfurt am Main www.rentenbank.de Title of the aid measure Programminformation Wachstum und Wettbewerb National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) § 3 des Gesetzes über die Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 4. September 2002 (BGBl. I S. 3646), zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 174 der Verordnung vom 31.Oktober 2006 (BGBI. I S. 2407) in Verbindung mit der Programminformation Wachstum und Wettbewerb und dem Merkblatt Beihilfen. Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 17.11.2008—30.6.2014 Economic sector(s) concerned Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities, Hunting, trapping and related service activities, Forestry and logging, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of leather and related products, Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials, Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals, Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco, Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores, Food and beverage service activities Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 7,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan 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:

www.rentenbank.de/agrar_ernaehrungwirtschaft/wachstum_und_wettbewerb

Reference number of the State Aid X 47/08 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, LONDON, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST, WALES, SCOTLAND Mixed Granting authority Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET www.berr.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Industrial Development Act 1982, Parts III and IV. Enables selective financial assistance in the form of advice, information and service provision. The relevant power in Section 11 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 which enables the Secretary of State to make provision for the giving of advice (whether free of charge or other wise) to persons carrying on business, is the underlying enabling legislation for all the work which will be undertaken as a result of Manufacturing Advisory Service. Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XS17/05 A new phase of support following on from the completion of Phase 2. Duration 29.8.2008—31.3.2012 Economic sector(s) concerned MANUFACTURING Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 20,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Each RDA has made a seperate decision and, if relevant, application for ERDF funding — 10,00 GBP (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/manufacturing/advisoryservice/page26291.html