EN Official Journal of the European Union C 291/12

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)

2009/C 291/06

Reference number of State Aid X 179/09 Member State Cyprus Member State reference number 25.06.001.728 Name of the Region (NUTS) Cyprus Non-assisted areas Granting authority Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου Αμφιπόλεως 11 Στρόβολος, Τ.Θ. 24506 1399 Λευκωσία/Nicosia KYΠPOΣ/CYPRUS http://www.eac.com.cy/ Title of the aid measure Νέο Σχέδιο Αγροτικής Πολιτικής Αρχής Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου (Α.Η.Κ) — (2007-2013) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Οι περί Αναπτύξεως Ηλεκτρισμού (Τροποποιητικοί) Κανονισμοί του 2008 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XS 205/08 Duration 4.8.2008-31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Manufacture of food products Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 3,42 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 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 40 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.moa.gov.cy

Reference number of State Aid X 180/09 Member State Germany Member State reference number 421-40306-BB Name of the Region (NUTS) Brandenburg Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung (LVLF) Thälmannstraße 11 14656 Brieselang DEUTSCHLAND http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/info/lvlf Title of the aid measure Zusammenarbeit von Unternehmen bzw. von Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen bei der Entwicklung neuer Produkte, Verfahren und Technologien in der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft sowie in der Forstwirtschaft National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für die Zusammenarbeit bei der Entwicklung neuer Produkte, Verfahren und Technologien in der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft sowie in der Forstwirtschaft vom 26. November 2007 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.2.2009-31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Accommodation and Food service activities Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 0,60 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds unbekannt — 0,45 EUR (in Mio.) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 70 % — Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 70 % — Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Article 34) 70 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/media.php/2317/rl_techno.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 183/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) North West Non-assisted areas Granting authority North West Development Agency Nwda PO Box 37 Renaissance House Centre Park Warrington Wa1 1xb http://www.nwda.co.uk Title of the aid measure R&D aid to Maelstrom Limited National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980045_en_1 Type of measure Ad hoc aid Maelstrom Limited Amendment of an existing aid measure — Date of granting 1.6.2009 Economic sector(s) concerned Manufacturing Type of beneficiary SME Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 0,95 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Direct grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Measure 2.1.3 — GBP 0,80 million Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 50 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.nwda.co.uk/what-we-do/projects-and-funding/state-aid.aspx

Reference number of State Aid X 184/09 Member State Slovakia Member State reference number MF/22335/2008-832 Name of the Region (NUTS) Bratislavský Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Ministerstvo výstavby a regionálneho rozvoja Slovenskej republiky Prievozská 2/B 825 25 Bratislava 26 SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA http://www.build.gov.sk Title of the aid measure Schéma podpory inovácií prostredníctvom priemyselného výskumu, experimentálneho vývoja a transferu technológií pre mikro, malé a stredné podniky 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. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov — Zákon č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja a o doplnení zákona č. 575/2001 Z. z. o organizácii činnosti vlády a organizácii ústrednej štátnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 20.1.2009-31.12.2013 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 1,47 million 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 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23) 45 % — Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 45 % — Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 10 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.justice.gov.sk/h.aspx?pg=r2&htm=http://www.justice.gov.sk/ovest/ov9/01/012/ov012A.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 190/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Wales Article 87(3)(a) Article 87(3)(c) Non-assisted areas Granting authority Welsh Assembly Government Plas Glyndwr Kingsway Cardiff CF10 3AH UNITED KINGDOM http://new.wales.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Welsh Property Development Scheme National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) The Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (section 1) http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=55&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=515803 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (section 126) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/Ukpga_19960053_en_1 The Government of Wales Act (section 80) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_1 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2009-31.12.2013 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 GBP 2,25 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances Reference to the Commission decision — If co-financed by Community funds European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — GBP 7,50 million Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 30 % 20 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 20 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/report/090130stateaidproperty developmentscheme.pdf?lang=en