EN Official Journal of the European Union C 127/39

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 127/08

Reference number of the State Aid X 182/10 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) UNITED KINGDOM Non-assisted areas Granting authority HM Revenue and Customs 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ www.hmrc.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Relief for biodiesel produced from waste cooking oil National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) The Biodiesel Duty (Biodiesel Produced From Waste Cooking Oil)(Relief) Regulations 2010 Statutory Instrument 2010/984 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100984_en_1 Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.4.2010—31.3.2012 Economic sector(s) concerned Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 10,00 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Fiscal measure 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 in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Art. 25) 10 000 000,00 GBP —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/briefs/excise-duty/brief1810.htm

Reference number of the State Aid X 183/10 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: 981558844 www.igape.es Title of the aid measure Ayudas del Igape a los proyectos de creación de pequeñas y medianas empresas o de realización de inversiones en pequeñas y medianas empresas jóvenes promovidas por nuevos emprendedores (Procedimiento IG107) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Resolución de 30 de marzo de 2010 se da publicidad al acuerdo del Consejo de Dirección del Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica que aprueba las bases reguladoras de las ayudas del IGAPE a los proyectos de creación de pequeñas y medianas empresas o de realización de inversiones en pequeñas y medianas empresas jóvenes promovidas por nuevos emprendedores, cofinanciadas por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, en el marco del Programa Operativo Feder Galicia 2007-2013, y se convocan Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 9.4.2010—31.12.2011 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 1,50 (in millions) For guarantees — Aid Instrument (Article 5) Grant Reference to the Commission Decision — If co-financed by Community funds Feder 2007-2013 — 2,10 EUR (in millions) Objectives Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency SME-bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme 40,00 % — Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14) 35,00 % — Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 40,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2010.nsf/FichaContenido/E44A?OpenDocument

Reference number of the State Aid X 184/10 Member State Denmark Member State reference number 08-034438 Name of the Region (NUTS) DANMARK Article 107(3)(c) Granting authority Ministeriet for Videnskab, Teknologi og Udvikling, Forskning- og Innovationsstyrelsen Bredgade 40, 1260 København K www.fi.dk Title of the aid measure Ny Videnkupon National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Bekendtgørelse af lov om Teknologi og Innovation nr. 835 af 13. august 2008 Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 6.4.2010—31.12.2012 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 DKK 30,00 (in millions) 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 % Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) 40,00 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.fi.dk/stoette/saadan-ansoeger-du/raadet-for-teknologi-og-innovation/videnkupon/retningslinjer-for-videnkuponer-til-smaa-og-mellemstore/?searchterm=ny%20videnkupon

Reference number of the State Aid X 185/10 Member State Germany Member State reference number DE — BMBF 114-04949-3/2(2009) Name of the Region (NUTS) DEUTSCHLAND, BERLIN, BRANDENBURG, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, SACHSEN, SACHSEN-ANHALT, THUERINGEN Article 107(3)(a), Article 107(3)(c), Mixed Granting authority Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Hannoversche Str. 28 — 30 D — 10115 Berlin www.bmbf.de Title of the aid measure Unternehmen Region — die BMBF-Innovationsinitiative für die Neuen Länder National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Bundeshaushaltsgesetz i.d. jährlichen F., z.Zt. 2009 v. 21.12.08 www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/bundeshaushalt2009/html Bundeshaushaltsplan i.d. jährlichen F., z.Zt. 2009 v. 21.12.08 www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/bundeshaushalt2009/html/ep00.html BHO mit VV v. 19.08.69, geänd. durch Art. 9 d.G.v. 13.12.07 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bho/gesamt.pdf VwVfG i.d.F.v. 23.01.03, geänd. durch Art.4 VIII d.G.v. 05.05.04 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/vwvfg/gesamt.pdf Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.1.2010—31.12.2015 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 110,00 (in millions) 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 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50,00 % — Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) 100,00 % — Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) 80,00 % 20 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 40,00 % 20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) 75,00 % — Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) 100,00 % — Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) 1 500 000,00 EUR — Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) 200 000,00 EUR — Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) 75 000,00 EUR — Specific training (Art. 38(1)) 25,00 % 20 % General training (Art. 38(2)) 60,00 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/Foerderrichtlinien_neu_nach_Lektorat(3).pdf

http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/6a_ip_3_FoerderRili_final.pdf

http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/ForMaT_3_neu(2).pdf

http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/ZIK2_FoeRiLi_final.pdf

http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/foerderrichtlinien_zik.pdf

http://www.unternehmen-region.de

Reference number of the State Aid X 187/10 Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number N/A Name of the Region (NUTS) NORTHERN IRELAND Article 107(3)(c) Granting authority Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Research Challenge Fund Team Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Room 359, Dundonald House Upper Newtownards Road BELFAST BT4 3SB http://www.dardni.gov.uk/ Title of the aid measure Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Research Challenge Fund (Northern Ireland) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 Section 7 (1)(a) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 Type of measure Scheme - Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.4.2010—31.3.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING Type of beneficiary SME large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 1.00 (in millions) 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 (Art. 31(2)(b)) 65,00 % 15 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 40,00 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/strategies-reports-accounts/dard-research-section/business_area_-_research_and_education_policy_branch_dard_research_challenge_fund/business_area_-_research_and_education_policy_branch_research_challenge_fund_application_pack.htm