EN Official Journal of the European Union C 21/4

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 21/03

Reference number of State Aid X 593/09 Member State Germany Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie Postfach 54 01 37 01311 Dresden DEUTSCHLAND http://www.smul.sachsen.de/lfulg Title of the aid measure Förderrichtlinie Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft — RL LuE/2007, Teil A National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. April 2001 (Sächs GVBl. S. 153), geändert durch Artikel 10 des Gesetzes vom 13. Dezember 2002 (Sächs GVBl. S. 333, 352), insbesondere §§ 23 und 44 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification XS 188/07 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 EUR 10,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds CC/2007DE06RPO019 — 7,50 EUR (in Mio.) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 30 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.revosax.sachsen.de/Details.do?sid=7381212966194

Reference number of State Aid X 594/09 Member State Austria Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Niederoesterreich Mixed Granting authority Amt der NÖ Landesregierung Landhausplatz 1 3109 St. Pölten ÖSTERREICH http://www.noel.gv.at Title of the aid measure Förderungsrichtlinien 2009 des NÖ Wasserwirtschaftsfonds — Gewässerökologie für Wettbewerbsteilnehmer National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) — NÖ Wasserwirtschaftsfondsgesetz 1300 in der jeweils gültigen Fassung — Beschluss des NÖ Wasserwirtschaftsfonds Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 19.5.2009-31.12.2013 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 3,00 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 % 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) 5 % 20 % Aid for environmental studies (Article 24) 5 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.noe.gv.at/bilder/d38/WA4_Foerderungsrichtlinien_NOEWWF_09_Oekologie_Wettbewerbsteilnehmer.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 605/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) United Kingdom Mixed Granting authority Department of Energy and Climate Change 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET UNITED KINGDOM http://www.decc.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Low Carbon Energy Demonstration: Offshore Wind Demonstration Call National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Science and Technology Act 1965 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 21.5.2009-31.3.2015 Economic sector(s) concerned Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 25,00 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 % Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 50 % 10 % Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 10 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/environment/etf/offshore-wind-demonstration-call/page49669.html

Reference number of State Aid X 606/09 Member State Spain Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Asturias Article 87(3)(a) Granting authority Consejería de Educación y Ciencia del Principado de Asturias Plaza de España, 5 33071 Oviedo Principado de Asturias ESPAÑA http://www.asturias.es Title of the aid measure Ayudas a empresas para la ejecución de proyectos de I+D+I en el Principado de Asturias National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Resolución de 25 de junio de 2009, de la Consejería de Educación y Ciencia, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las convocatorias públicas de ayudas a empresas para la ejecución de proyectos de I+D+I en el Principado de Asturias, financiadas dentro del marco del Programa Operativo FEDER del Principado de Asturias 2007-2013 (Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias no 155 de 6 de julio de 2009) Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 6.5.2009-31.12.2013 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 5,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Programa Operativo FEDER del Principado de Asturias 2007-2013 — 4,00 EUR (en millones) 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 % Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 50 % 20 % Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) 65 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.asturias.es/bopa/2009/07/06/2009-16444.pdf

Reference number of State Aid X 607/09 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Scotland Mixed Granting authority The Scottish Government, Scottish Local Authorities Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ UNITED KINGDOM http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/regeneration/town-centres/tcrf/stateaid Title of the aid measure Town Centre Regeneration Fund National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Section 126 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 Section 20, The Local Government Scotland Act 2003, section 20 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.6.2009-30.6.2010 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 30,00 million For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Risk capital, 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 30 % 20 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 20 % — 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 % Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20) 15 % — Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21) 60 % 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 % Aid in the form of risk capital (Article 28-29) GBP 50,00 — Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42) 100 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/built-environment/regeneration/town-centres/tcrf/stateaid