EN Official Journal of the European Union C 270/11

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2005/C 270/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 43/03

Member State: Germany

Region: City of Bremen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual award: Regional scheme to promote training in the interests of Bremen's economy — aid for the establishment of undertakings

Legal basis: §§ 23, 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) der Freien Hansestadt Bremen (dort vorliegend)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid is granted within the limits of the available budgetary resources. Between now and 2006, EUR 250 000 a year has been earmarked for implementing the scheme

Maximum aid intensity: In the case of small undertakings within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 70/2001: a maximum of 65 %; in the case of other undertakings: a maximum of 50 %

Date of implementation: Once an application is made, aid is authorised before training begins. Training which has already begun does not qualify for assistance

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme entered into force on 1.10.2003 and ends on 31.12.2006

Objective: Strengthening of the labour force potential of the City of Bremen by training workers in the event of the establishment of undertakings and the re-location of regional businesses. Aid is granted to employees who, by receiving general, broad-based training, can acquire up-to-date skills in the areas of production, processing, information, communication, multimedia and environmental technologies, new working methods and organisational structures, knowledge of foreign languages and cultures, and quality assurance. Specific training measures are not assisted. The training of individual employees, e.g. with a view to obtaining a vocational qualification, is excluded

Economic sector(s) concerned: The scheme is aimed primarily at small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the Community definition in the craft industry, the distributive trades, manufacturing, the business-oriented professions, tourism and other service industries in Bremen

Name and address of the granting authority:

Bremerhavener Arbeit GmbH Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 6 DE-27570 Bremerhaven

Other information:

Senator für Arbeit, Frauen, Gesundheit, Jugend und Soziales Referat 24 — Frau Zaremba Bahnhofsplatz 29 DE-28195 Bremen

Aid No: XT 8/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Training in improving communication, understanding and integration within the supply chain

Legal basis:

— Agriculture Act 1949

— Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1970

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

2003/04: GBP 0,23 million

2004/05: GBP 0,24 million

2005/06: GBP 0,25 million

Total: GBP 0,724 million to train 890 participants

No individual recipient will receive more than EUR 1 million.

The average aid per beneficiary amounts to GBP 850

Maximum aid intensity: The actual aid intensity of the programme is 75 %. This matches the maximum allowable aid intensity of 75 %, based on

70 % for general training for small and medium-sized enterprises. All trainees come from SMEs as defined in Annex 1 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001. The training is general as the qualification is open to employees of different enterprises, is transferable to other sectors and improves the employability of the individual. Eligibility of trainees will be monitored when registering for the course.

5 % regional aid. Northern Ireland qualifies for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty

Date of implementation: April 2003

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award: 1.4.2003 to 31.3.2006

Objective of aid:

— To provide ‘general training’ to improve communication, understanding and integration between producers, processors and multiple retailers within a supply chain.

— To increase competences and skills in supply chain issues such as changing market and consumer requirements, needs of downstream companies within a supply chain, benefits of collaboration and understanding of business tools which enable the whole supply chain to better meet consumer needs.

— To encourage and enable participants to take informed decisions about the future of their businesses based on objective information, to adopt best practice, to effectively manage change and to access and interpret information.

— To ultimately improve the employability of the trainees.

— The programme will be targeted at farmers, members of the farm family and associated businesses, from small and medium-sized enterprises.

— The following number of training places will be provided: — 2003/04: 297 — 2004/05: 297 — 2005/04: 296

Total training places = 890

Economic sectors concerned: Agriculture, horticulture and related food businesses

Name and address of granting authority: Dr John Speers, Director of Environmental, Food and Central Services, Agri-Food Development Service, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Room 547, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Rd, Belfast BT4 3SB Northern Ireland