EN Official Journal of the European Union C 352/18

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)

2011/C 352/04

Reference number of the State Aid SA.30394 (X 83/10) Member State Italy Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) SICILIA Article 107(3)(a) Granting authority Assessorato delle Attività produttive. Dipartimento delle Attività Produttive via degli Emiri n. 45 90145 Palermo http://www.regione.sicilia.it/Cooperazione/ Title of the aid measure Aiuti agli investimenti per le imprese artigiane, con procedura a graduatoria, di cui al PO FESR 2007-2013, obiettivo operativo 5.1.3, linee d'intervento 5.1.3.1 e 5.1.3.5. National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Art. 7 della L.R. n. 9 del 6.8.2009 pubblicata nella GURS n. 38 del 14.8.2009. Decreto dell'Assessore alla Cooperazione n. 2980 del 10.11.2009 che approva le direttive per la concessione delle agevolazioni del PO FESR 2007/2013, obiettivo operativo 5.1.3, linee d'intervento 5.1.3.1 e 5.1.3.5. Decreto del Dirigente Generale della Cooperazione n. 3453 del 28.12.2009 pubblicato nella GURS S.O. n. 61 del 31.12.2009. Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 31.12.2009-31.12.2013 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 4,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds P.O. FESR Sicilia 2007/2013, obiettivo operativo 5.1.3, linee d'intervento 5.1.3.1 e 5.1.3.5 — EUR 8,00 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14) 50 % — SME investment and employment aid (Art.15) 20 % — Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) 20 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) 45 % 20 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50 % — Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27) 50 % — Specific training (Art. 38(1)) 25 % 20 % General training (Art. 38(2)) 60 % 20 % Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) 50 % — Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) 75 % — Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) 100 % — Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 19) 35 % 20 % Scheme 30 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.regione.sicilia.it/Cooperazione/artigianato/

http://www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it/Indicep1.htm

Reference number of the State Aid SA.31018 (X 244/10) Member State Spain Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) GALICIA Article 107(3)(a) Granting authority Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) Complejo Administrativo de San Lázaro, s/n 15703 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) Tlf. 902 300 903 / 981 541 147. Fax: 981 558 844 www.igape.es Title of the aid measure Ayudas del Igape para proyectos de inversión empresarial superior a 500 000 EUR (IG100). National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Resolución de 19 de noviembre de 2009 (DOG no 231, de 25 de noviembre), por la que se modifican las bases reguladoras de los incentivos económicos para la aprobación de apoyos específicos a la provincia de Lugo. Resolución de 19 de noviembre de 2009 (DOG no 231, de 25 de noviembre), por la que se modifican las bases reguladoras de los incentivos económicos para la aprobación de apoyos específicos a la provincia de Ourense. Resolución de 5 de febrero de 2009 (DOG no 31, de 13 de febrero), Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure X 546/2009 Duration 19.3.2008-31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, Hotels and similar accommodation, Other accommodation, PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES Type of beneficiary SME,large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 17,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Feder 2007-2013 — EUR 31,36 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Scheme 30 % 20 % Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art.20) 50 % — Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) 30 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22) 30 % 20 % Aid for environmental studies (Art.24) 30 % 20 % Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) 30 % — Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) 30 % 20 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 30 % 20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) 30 % — Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) 30 % — Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) 30 EUR — Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) 30 EUR — Specific training (Art. 38(1)) 25 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/37B16?OpenDocument

http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/37B1A?OpenDocument

http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/960E?OpenDocument

Reference number of the State Aid SA.31126 (X 270/10) Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) NIEDERSACHSEN Mixed Granting authority Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen — NBank Günther-Wagner-Allee 12-16, 30177 Hannover www.nbank.de Title of the aid measure Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen nach dem Programm „Individuelle Weiterbildung in Niedersachsen“ National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) § 44 Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung i.V.m. Art. 39 VO (EG) Nr. 800/2008 (Allgemeine Gruppenfreistellungsverordnung) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 15.6.2010-31.12.2015 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 12,91 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds CCI-Code OP Ziel Konvergenz: 2007DE051PO003 CCI-Code OP Ziel RWB: 2007DE052PO007 — EUR 7,14 (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % General training (Art. 38(2)) 60 % 10 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.intra.nds-voris.de/

Reference number of the State Aid SA.31828 (X 411/10) 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, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST Non-assisted areas Granting authority Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London S1P 3JR www.defra.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Rural Development Programme for England — measure code 312 (support for the creation and development of micro-enterprises with a view to promoting entrepreneurship and developing the economic fabric) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Section 2(2) of the uropean Communities Act 1972 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.10.2010-31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 5,00 (in millions) For guarantees GBP 0,00 (in millions) Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Council Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) — GBP 2,50 (in millions) 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 (Art. 23) 45 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/documents/rdpe/progdoc/chapter5.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid SA.31926 (X 428/10) Member State Italy Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) PIEMONTE Article 107(3)(c) Granting authority Regione Piemonte Regione Piemonte — Direzione regionale Istruzione, Formazione Professionale e Lavoro Settore Politiche per l'occupazione e per la Promozione dello Sviluppo Locale — Via Magenta 12 — cap 10128 TORINO http://www.regione.piemonte.it/oltrelacrisi/ Title of the aid measure Bando in attuazione del Piano straordinario per l’occupazione, Misura I.1 — Incentivi all’occupazione di giovani e adulti — Linea A — «Assunzioni» National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Legge Regionale 22 dicembre 2008, n. 34 Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale del 29 giugno 2010, n. 2-230 Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale del 4 agosto 2010 n. 42-524 Determinazione n. 629 del 4.11.2010 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 9.12.2010-30.6.2012 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 0,50 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct 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 the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) 50 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.regione.piemonte.it/industria/pianoStraOccup.htm