EN Official Journal of the European Union C 20/20

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 20/05

Reference number of State Aid X 583/09 Member State Estonia Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Estonia Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Sihtasutus Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskus Narva mnt 7A Korrus VI 10117 Tallinn EESTI/ESTONIA http://www.kik.ee Title of the aid measure Keskkonnakasutusest riigieelarvesse laekunud rahast regionaalabi andmise tingimused National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Keskkonnaministri 17. veebruari 2006. aasta määrus nr 13 „Keskkonnakaitse valdkondade rahastamiseks esitatud projektitaotluste hindamise tingimused ja kord, taotluste hindamise kriteeriumid, otsuse tegemise kord, lepingu täitmise üle kontrolli teostamise kord ning aruandluse kord” (RTL 2006, 61, 1100); Keskkonnakasutusest riigieelarvesse laekunud rahast regionaalabi andmise tingimused (kinnitatud Sihtasutuse Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskus nõukogu otsusega 29.4.2009 nr 607) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 2.6.2009-31.12.2013 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 EEK 50,00 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 % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 50 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.kik.ee/?op=body&id=179

Reference number of State Aid X 585/09 Member State Italy Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Sardegna Mixed Granting authority Direttore del Servizio Programmazione e Gestione del Sistema della Formazione Professionale Via XXVIII Febbraio 1 09131 Cagliari CA ITALIA http://www.regione.sardegna.it Title of the aid measure Watching the Future — Avviso Pubblico di chiamata di Operazioni da realizzare con il contributo del Fondo Sociale Europeo 2007-2013 Obiettivo Competitivita’ e Occupazione e Fondi Nazionali di cui alla Legge n. 236/1993 National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Programma Operativo FSE Regione Sardegna 2007/2013 approvato con decisione C(2007) 6081 del 30.11.2007 della Commissione europea; Legge 236/1993 Legge 53/2000 Determinazione n. 19766/1841 F.P. del 4.6.2009 del Direttore del Servizio Programmazione e Gestione del Sistema della F.P. Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — 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 EUR 13,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Programma Operativo FSE Regione Sardegna 2007/2013 approvato con decisione C(2007) 6081 del 30.11.2007 della Commissione europea; — 3,20 milioni di EUR Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Specific training (Article 38(1)) 25 % 20 % General training (Article 38(2)) 60 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/55?s=1&v=9&c=389&c1=1385&id=14931

Reference number of State Aid X 588/09 Member State Slovakia Member State reference number MF/13916/2009-832 Name of the Region (NUTS) Bratislavský, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko Article 87(3)(a) Non-assisted areas Granting authority Ministerstvo životného prostredia SR Nám. L. Štúra 1 812 35 Bratislava SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA http://www.enviro.gov.sk Title of the aid measure Schéma štátnej pomoci na ochranu životného prostredia v oblasti ochrany ovzdušia a minimalizácie nepriaznivých vplyvov zmeny klímy pre programové obdobie/roky 2007 – 2013 (skupinová výnimka) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov Zákon č. 528/2008 Z. z. o pomoci a podpore poskytovanej z fondov Európskeho spoločenstva Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy Zákon č. 478/2002 Z. z. o ochrane ovzdušia a ktorým sa dopĺňa Zákon č. 401/1998 Z. z. o poplatkoch za znečisťovanie ovzdušia v znení neskorších predpisov (zákon o ovzduší) Zákona č. 572/2004 Z. z. o obchodovaní s emisnými kvótami a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.6.2009-31.12.2013 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 EUR 2,12 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds ERDF – Operačný program Životné prostredie schválený rozhodnutím Komisie Európskych spoločenstiev zo dňa 8.11.2007, číslo CCI2007SK161PO002 – 9,00 EUR (v mil.) 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) 35 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Article 22) 45 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23) 45 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.opzp.sk/programove-materialy/schema-statnej-pomoci-pre-zivotneprostredie-ovzdusie/

Reference number of State Aid X 589/09 Member State Cyprus Member State reference number 25.06.001.763, IPE 1.4.01.3/5 Name of the Region (NUTS) Cyprus Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Granting authority Ίδρυμα Προώθησης Έρευνας Λεωφόρος Στροβόλου 123 2042 Λευκωσία/Nicosia ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS http://www.research.org.cy Title of the aid measure Δέσμη Προγραμμάτων για Έρευνα, Τεχνολογική Ανάπτυξη και Καινοτομία 2009-2010 του Ιδρύματος Προώθησης Έρευνας (ΔΕΣΜΗ 2009-2010) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Απόφαση Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου Ιδρύματος Προώθησης Έρευνας — 26 Ιανουαρίου 2009 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.6.2009-31.12.2013 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 EUR 17,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1083/2006 — 60,00 EUR (σε εκατ.) 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 % 35 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) 75 % — Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33) 80 % — Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36) EUR 200 000,00 —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.research.org.cy/EL/cy_research_fund/20092010/intro.html

Reference number of State Aid X 591/09 Member State Estonia Member State reference number 1) toetuse minimaalse suuruse suurendamine 1,5 mln Eesti kroonini (varem 1 mln krooni); 2) toetuse maksimaalse suuruse suurendamine 10 mln Eesti kroonini (varem 5 mln krooni); 3) suurettevõtjate lisamine toetuse saajate ringi (varem ainult VKEd); 4) abikõlblike kulude täiendamine Name of the Region (NUTS) Estonia Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus Liivalaia 13/15 10118 Tallinn EESTI/ESTONIA http://www.eas.ee Title of the aid measure Turismitoodete arendamise väikeprojektide toetamise meede National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministri 19. augusti 2008. aasta määrus nr 75 „Turismitoodete arendamise väikeprojektide toetamise tingimused ja kord” (RTL, 26.8.2008, 72, 1013). Muudetud 5. juuni 2009. aasta määrusega nr 64 (RTL 2009, 47, 669). Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XS 5/08 Duration 19.6.2009-31.12.2013 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 EEK 16,70 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Euroopa Regionaalarengu Fond – 100,00 EEK (miljonites) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 50 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/act.jsp?id=13190848