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

(2004/C 43/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 35/02

Member State: Spain

Region: Balearic Isles

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Industria 2002

Legal basis: Decreto 29/1997, de 18 de febrero; Decreto 70/1998, de 17 de julio; Decreto 17/2001, de 2 de febrero; Orden del Consejero de Economía, Comercio e Industria, n° 4327, de 24 de enero de 2002

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3267914

Maximum aid intensity: 30 % for all the areas covered by this Regulation

Date of implementation: 6 March 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2003

Objective of aid: Aid to SMEs to carry out investment in:

- the modernisation of production facilities,

- transfers to industrial land,

- micro-enterprises,

- job creation.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All industrial sectors except coalmining

Name and address of the granting authority: Consellería de Economía, Comercio e Industria - Govern de les Illes Balears San Felip, 10 Palma de Mallorca

Aid No: XS 65/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Aid for productive investment by SMEs - Zenit

Legal basis: Decreto Giunta regionale n. 1252 del 5 marzo 2003 "Piano regionale dello sviluppo economico 2001-2005 - Misura 1.1 - Approvazione bando per presentazione domande"

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 5000000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted towards interest payments, equal in present values to interest relief of between 1,5 and 2,5 percentage points, calculated on the basis of an amortisation plan with six-monthly instalments for a loan lasting not more than seven years and amounting to not more than 75 % of the investment cost.

The aid intensity for the individual firm may not exceed 15 % gross grant equivalent (small firms) and 7,5 % gross grant equivalent (medium-sized firms) of the total investment cost. Where the areas covered by the scheme qualify for exemption under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, the aid ceiling is 18 % gge for small firms and 14 % gge for medium-sized firms

Date of implementation: April 2003, date on which the Commission received the factsheet

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2003 to 2005

Objective of aid: Facilitating access to credit for and granting aid to SMEs investing in tangible and intangible assets

Economic sector(s) concerned: ISTAT Codes 1991

- Section C: Mining and quarrying

- Section D: Manufacturing

- Section F: Construction

- Division K 72: Computer and related activities.

Firms engaged in the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty and firms in the shipbuilding industry are excluded.

Beneficiary firms must be financially and economically sound

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Toscana Via di Novoli 26 I - 50127 Firenze