Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2003/C 108/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 28/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Schleswig-Holstein

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Scheme to promote measures aimed at introducing Business to Business (B2B) in SMEs

Legal basis: Richtlinie über die Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Einführung des elektronischen Geschäftsverkehrs - Business to Business (B2B) - bei kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) Schleswig-Holsteins im Rahmen des Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung (B2B-Richtlinie)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 511300

Maximum aid intensity: (a) Under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, in Objective 2 areas of the districts of Dithmarschen, Nordfriesland, Ostholstein and Schleswig-Flensburg as well as the towns of Flensburg and Lübeck (national assisted area under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty):

Investment in fixed or intangible assets:

- for small enterprises: 25 %

- for medium-sized enterprises: 17,5 %

(b) in all other Objective 2 areas:

Investment in fixed or intangible assets:

- for small enterprises: 15 %

- for medium-sized enterprises: 7,5 %

(c) External consultancy: 50 % of eligible expenditure

Date of implementation: 1 April 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 April 2002 until 31 December 2004

Objective of aid: The aid is designed to introduce B2B in industry and commerce in Schleswig-Holstein, where SMEs predominate, and to eliminate competitive disadvantages of a structural nature. SMEs will be offered incentives to exploit in a forward-looking and consequential manner the opportunities afforded by B2B to improve their basic economic position. To that end, customary business procedures in their entirety should be extensively computerised

Economic sector(s) concerned: SMEs in all sectors of the economy, with the exception of the activities specified in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Name and address of the granting authority: Technologie-Transfer-Zentrale Schleswig-Holstein GmbH Lorentzendamm 22 D - 24103 Kiel Tel. (49-431) 51 96 20 Fax (49-431) 51 96 233 e-mail: zentrale@ttzsh.de

Other information: Günter Stelck Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Verkehr des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, Ref. VII 312 Tel. (49-431) 988 46 39 Fax (49-431) 988 48 12 e-mail: guenter.stelck@wimi.landsh.de

Aid No: XS 34/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Molise

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Law No 1329/65 (the "Sabatini Law"): additional capital contributions for the acquisition or leasing of new machine tools or production equipment

Legal basis: Legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329; Legge 19.12.1983, n. 696, art. 3; Legge 16.2.1987, n. 44; Decreto del ministro dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato del 21.2.1973; Decreto del ministro del Tesoro del 30.4.1987; Legge 17.5.1999, n. 144; Decreto legislativo 31.3.1998, n. 112, art. 19; Regolamento (CE) n. 70/2001 del 12.1.2001; Delibera di giunta della Regione Molise del 5 giugno 2001, n. 653

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company:

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Maximum aid intensity: 19 % gge

Date of implementation: 1.5.2002 (no aid will in any event be granted before this summary has been communicated to the Commission)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: The aid is intended to facilitate the purchase or leasing of machine tools or new manufacturing equipment made in Italy or abroad, for a unit or aggregate cost in excess of ITL 1 million, including machine systems, ancillary equipment, accessories, fixed or self-propelled machinery and equipment for handling, transporting and lifting equipment (cranes and overhead travelling cranes, tractors, belt conveyors, etc.) in the factory or yard, and kitchen and air-conditioning equipment.

The machine tools and production equipment must form part of the logistical structure of production units located in Molise and registered with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture (CCIAA) and should not be invoiced prior to the date on which the purchase or leasing contract is signed.

Vehicles, vessels and aircraft entered in public registers are not covered

Economic sector(s) concerned: SMEs in the extractive or manufacturing sectors covered by Sections C and D of the ISTAT 1991 Classification of economic activities, with the following exceptions:

- agro-industry (subsection DA),

- iron and steel (13.10, 13.20, 27.10, 27.22.1, 27.22.2),

- manufacture of synthetic and artificial fibres (24.70),

- shipbuilding (35.11.1, 35.11.3),

- export-related activities (see Article 1(2) of Regulation No 70/2001),

- investments relating to the exercise of activities in the motor vehicle industry (34.10, 34.20 and 34.30) are subject to the limits of the de minimis rule (aid not exceeding a total of EUR 100000 in a three-year period)

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Molise Assessorato alle attività produttive Settore industria Via Roma, 84 I - 86100 Campobasso Tel. (39-0874) 42 95 82 - 42 98 40 Fax (39-0874) 42 96 33 - 42 98 54

Other information: This aid scheme does not apply to investments that reach one of the following two thresholds:

(a) the total eligible costs of the whole project are at least EUR 25 million and the net aid intensity is at least 50 % of the net aid ceiling as determined in the regional aid map for the area concerned; or

(b) the total gross aid amounts to at least EUR 15 million.

The aid scheme is not contingent upon the use of domestic as opposed to imported goods.

Only expenditure incurred since the date on which the aid application was submitted is eligible

Aid No: XS 44/02

Member State: Spain

Region: Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Aid to provide finance in 2002 for projects aimed at integrating into the new economy, and particularly teleworking, groups of workers experiencing difficulties in gaining access to the traditional labour market, implemented by firms and non-profit institutions in the Region of Murcia

Legal basis: Estatuto de Autonomía de la Región de Murcia; Decreto del Consejo de Gobierno n° 1/2002, de 15 de enero, de reorganización de la Administración Regional; Decreto legislativo 1/1999 de 2 de diciembre, texto refundido de la Ley de Hacienda de la Región de Murcia; Orden de 12 de abril de 2002, de la Consejería de Ciencia, Tecnología, Industria y Comercio, reguladora de las bases y convocatoria de las ayudas para la incorporación a la nueva economía de colectivos con dificultades de acceso al mercado laboral para el ejercicio 2002;

Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid allocated to private firms (SMEs): EUR 120000

Maximum aid intensity: In the case of private firms, not more than 50 % gross grant equivalent may be granted in respect of eligible costs

Date of implementation: The Order came into force on 18 April 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid may be granted until 31 July 2002

Objective of aid: Aid to provide finance in 2002 for projects aimed at integrating into the new economy, and particularly teleworking, groups of workers experiencing difficulties in gaining access to the traditional labour market, implemented by firms and non-profit institutions in the Region of Murcia

Economic sector(s) concerned: Private firms covered by the definition of SMEs set out in the Commission Recommendation of 3 April 1996

Name and address of the granting authority: D. Patricio Valverde Megías Consejero de Ciencia, Tecnología, Industria y Comercio C/San Cristóbal, 6 E - 30071 Murcia

Aid No: XS 50/02

Member State: Spain

Region: Autonomous Community of the Basque Country

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: GAUZATU tourism

Legal basis: Orden de 27 de diciembre de 2000, del Consejero de Industria, Comercio, y Turismo, de modificación de la Orden de 28 de julio de 2000, del Consejero de Industria, Comercio, y Turismo, por la que se regulan el programa GAUZATU-Turismo, de ayudas a la inversión y a la creación de empresas de especial interés estratégico para el desarrollo turístico (BOPV n° 249 de 30 de diciembre de 2000), y Resolución de 13 de marzo de 2002 del Viceconsejero de Innovación y Desarrollo Industrial, por la que se hace pública la convocatoria de concesión de las mencionadas ayudas (BOPV n° 52 de 14 de marzo de 2002)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1569000 (payment appropriation 2002: EUR 1202000; commitment appropriation 2003: EUR 367000)

Maximum aid intensity: 21,77 % gge for SMEs

Date of implementation: From 15 March 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2001-2004, pursuant to Decree 121/2000

Objective of aid: To promote the creation of and investment in SMEs of special interest for the harmonious growth of the tourist industry and to contribute to territorial balance with a view to revitalising the least-favoured geographical areas (Margen Izquierda and Oarsoaldea)

Economic sector(s) concerned: SMEs in tourism: hotel accommodation in tourist towns and in rundown areas, rural hotels, non-hotel accommodation and activities for tourists in the nature, leisure or health sector

Name and address of the granting authority: Sr. Juan Bautista Mendizábal Juaristi

Director de Promoción Turística

Departamento de Industria, Comercio y Turismo Gobierno Vasco C/Donostia-San Sebastián, 1 E - 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz