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 237/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 117/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Autonomous Province of Bolzano

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Funding of investments, consultancy and other services and activities for SMEs under the 2000-06 operational programme for ESF Objective 3 in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano

Legal basis: Legge Provinciale del 13 febbraio 1997 n. 4 "Interventi della Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige per il sostegno dell'economia" e sul Programma Operativo 2000-2006 Obiettivo 3 del FSE per la Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano approvato con decisione della Commissione Europea C(2000) 2074 del 21.9.2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 8925799

Maximum aid intensity: As stipulated in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 in the case of investments and Article 5 of the Regulation in the case of consultancy and other services and activities

Date of implementation: 26 February 2001

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Up to 31 December 2006 as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. Payments will be made according to project duration up to 31 December 2008, the deadline for submission of all expenditure on projects funded under the 2000-06 operational programme for ESF Objective 3 in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, approved by Commission Decision C(2000) 2074 of 21 September 2000

Objective of aid: The general objective is to help boost the competitiveness of the area by supporting SMEs and local services in the region. This should encourage all types of SME to develop and become more competitive while promoting local products and services. The planned measures will relate to business management and other related areas such as competitiveness and growth, sustainable development of SMEs, technology and extending the technology base of SMEs in the region, innovation and product development, thereby promoting job creation

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Ripartizione 39

Servizio FSE

Via Piave 2 I - 39100 Bolzano Responsabile del Servizio è la Dott.ssa Barbara Repetto-Visentini

Aid No: XS 40/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Umbria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Assistance for the acquisition of back-up services for enterprises (Part B)

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 497 del 24.4.2002 in attuazione della Misura 2.2 - Servizi alle imprese innovazione animazione economica - Azione 2.2.1 sostegno alla acquisizione di servizi reali tipologia B) del Docup Ob. 2, 2000-2006 per la Regione dell'Umbria approvato dalla Commissione europea con decisione C(2001) 2119 del 7 settembre 2001

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: On average, EUR 700000 per year under the financial plan in the supplement to the Single Programming Document for Objective 2, 2000-06 for Umbria and Decision No 1529/2001 of the Regional Executive. That amount is liable to vary as a function of changes in the two categories of assistance provided for under Action 2.2.1 (Category A and Category B)

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the expenditure on the acquisition of services

Date of implementation: The date of publication of the invitation to apply in Ordinary Supplement No 4 to Official Gazette of the Umbria Region No 22 of 15 May 2002. Aid may be granted on the basis of appropriate applications by SMEs operating in the productive sectors of the economy (industry, craft trades, distributive trades, tourism, non-profit sector)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid is to be granted until 31 December 2006, the final date for commitments for the assistance specified in the SPD for Objective 2, 2000-06 for Umbria

Objective of aid: To support the acquisition of back-up services for SMEs in Objective 2 areas and phasing-out for Umbria for the period 2000-06. In particular, aid for consultancy work concerning energy saving, innovative technology and specialisation in other aspects of business (individual or combined). This excludes continuous or periodical consultancy work or consultancy work relating to normal business operations. However, in the case of SMEs in the tertiary sector, aid may be granted for consultancy work aimed at improving organisation and administration

Economic sector(s) concerned: All economic sectors, including the non-profit sector but subject to some restrictions and excluding:

- the extraction of metal-bearing minerals (Division 13 in the 1991 Italian Statistical Office (ISTAT) classification) and the steel products specified in Annex 1 to the ECSC Treaty;

- shipbuilding and ship repair;

- the production of artificial fibres;

- enterprises in the agro-industrial sectors specified in Section D, subsection DA of Divisions 15 and 16 in the 1991 ISTAT classification, i.e.:

- 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 and 15.4 - all classes and categories;

- 15.5 - all of class 15.51;

- 15.6 and 15.7 - all classes and categories;

- 15.8 - class 15.83 and category 15.89.3;

- 15.9 - classes 15.91, 15.92, 15.93, 15.94, 15.95, 15.97;

- 16.0 - all

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione dell'Umbria Giunta Regionale

Servizio politiche per l'offerta pubblica dei servizi alle imprese e diffusione dell'innovazione e della ricerca

Via Mario Angeloni 61 I - 06124 Perugia Tel. (39-75) 504 57 65, (39-75) 504 57 22, (39-75) 504 50 82 Fax (39-75) 504 57 85 e-mail: innovazione@regione.umbria.it

Aid No: XS 86/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Measure 3.2 "Upgrading of port areas" - submeasure C "Aid to investment by terminal operators" (restricted to small and medium-sized enterprises)

Legal basis: - Docup Obiettivo 2 Regione Liguria 2000-2006 approvato con Decisione Commissione Europea C(2001) 2044 del 7.9.2001;

- Complemento di Programmazione del Docup Obiettivo 2 Regione Liguria 2000-2006, approvato con Deliberazione Giunta regionale n. 1404 del 30.11.2001, così come modificato con Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 694 del 2.7.2002;

- Bando della Misura 3.2 "Riqualificazione aree portuali" - Sottomisura C) "Aiuto all'investimento delle imprese terminaliste" (limitatamente alle piccole e medie imprese), approvato con Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 768 del 19.7.2002

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total expenditure: EUR 4862124 (in 2002)

Maximum aid intensity: Outright grant with a maximum intensity of 15 % gge and 7,5 % gge for small and medium-sized enterprises respectively in Objective 2 areas and 8 % nge + 10 percentage points gge and 8 % nge + 6 percentage points gge respectively for small and medium-sized enterprises in areas exempted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty

Date of implementation: 1 November 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: This submeasure is intended to facilitate investment by terminal operators aimed at consolidating and developing goods-handling activities and improving the operators' own competitiveness

Economic sector(s) concerned: Services to production: terminal operators working in port areas

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Liguria Dipartimento Sviluppo Economico

Settore Politiche di Sviluppo Industria e Artigianato

Via Fieschi 15 I - 16121 Genova