EN Official Journal of the European Union C 110/67

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)

2011/C 110/04

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32233 (11/X) Member State Poland Member State reference number PL Name of the Region (NUTS) Poland Article 107(3)(a) Granting authority Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju ul. Nowogrodzka 47a 00-695 Warszawa www.ncbir.gov.pl Title of the aid measure Warunki i tryb udzielania pomocy publicznej i pomocy de minimis za pośrednictwem Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Art. 33 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 30 kwietnia 2010 r. o Narodowym Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (Dz.U. Nr 96, poz. 616) Rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego z dnia 28 października 2010 r. w sprawie warunków i trybu udzielania pomocy publicznej i pomocy de minimis za pośrednictwem Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (Dz.U. Nr 215, poz.1411). Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.12.2010—30.6.2014 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 — 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 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 60 % 20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) 75 % — Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) 100 % — Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) 6 030 750 PLZ — Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) 804 100 PLZ — Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) 50 PLZ — Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) 100 % — Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) 80 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ncbir.pl/www/images/o_centrum/status_prawny_aktualny/20101028_pomoc_publ._ncbir_dz.u._nr_215_poz.1411.pdf

http://www.bip.nauka.gov.pl/_gAllery/12/23/12237/20101028_Pomoc_publ._NCBiR_Dz.U._Nr_215_poz.1411.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32538 (X/11) Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) UNITED KINGDOM Mixed Granting authority UK Department of Business Innovation & Skills 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET United Kingdom www.bis.gov.uk Title of the aid measure Regional Growth Fund National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Industrial Development Act 1982 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.4.2011—31.3.2014 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 0,00 (in millions) For guarantees GBP 0,00 (in millions) Aid Instrument (Article 5) Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured), Direct grant, Repayable advances, Interest subsidy 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 (Art.15) 20 % — Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Art. 16) 15 % — Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art.20) 15 % — Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) 20 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) 45 % 20 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50 % — Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27) 50 % — Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) 100 % — Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) 50 % 20 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 25 % 20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) 75 % — Specific training (Art. 38(1)) 25 % 20 % General training (Art. 38(2)) 60 % 20 % Scheme 30 % 20 % Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14) 35 % — Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) 50 % — Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) 75 % — Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) 100 % —

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/regional-economic-development/regional-growth-fund

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32587 (X/11) Member State Spain Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) CANTABRIA Article 107(3)(c) Granting authority GOBIERNO DE CANTABRIA C/ Peñaherbosa, 29. 39003 SANTANDER http://www.gobcantabria.es Title of the aid measure SUBVENCIONES A LA INVERSIÓN INDUSTRIAL 2011 National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) ORDEN IND/17/2010, DE 9 DE DICIEMBRE, POR LA QUE SE ESTABLECEN LAS BASES REGULADORAS Y SE APRUEBA LA CONVOCATORIA DE SUBVENCIONES A LA INVERSIÓN INDUSTRIAL PAR EL AÑO 2011. PUBLICADA EN EL BOLETIN OFICIAL DE CANTABRIA NÚMERO 243 DE 21 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2010. Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 12.3.2011—12.9.2011 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 — 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 % Scheme 15 % 0 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://boc.cantabria.es/boces/verAnuncioAction.do?idAnuBlob=193800

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32620 (X/11) Member State United Kingdom Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) UNITED KINGDOM Mixed Granting authority Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2TL www.ahdb.org.uk Title of the aid measure AHDB R&D scheme National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 1.4.2011—31.12.2016 Economic sector(s) concerned Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities Type of beneficiary SME, large enterprise Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme GBP 0,00 (in millions) For guarantees GBP 0,00 (in millions) Aid Instrument (Article 5) Other. Please specify. — Provision of services at preferential terms 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) 100 % 0 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/contents/enacted

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/576/made

http://www.ahdb.org.uk/about/documents/X-2011AHDBRDscheme_000.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32624 (X/11) Member State Spain Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) — Granting authority Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa Plaza Gipuzkoa s/n 20004 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN www.gipuzkoa.net Title of the aid measure Apoyo a la competitividad de las empresas mediante la innovación y el desarrollo empresarial en el actual contexto de crisis económica y financiera National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Boletín Oficial de Gipuzkoa no 25 de 8 de frebrero de 2011 Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 8.2.2011—31.12.2011 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 — 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 % Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) 50 % 0 % Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) 25 % 20 % Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) 60 % 0 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

https://ssl4.gipuzkoa.net/castell/bog/2011/02/08/c1101264.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid SA.32628 (X/11) Member State Latvia Member State reference number — Name of the Region (NUTS) Latvia Article 107(3)(a) Granting authority Latvijas Republikas Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija Peldu iela 25, Rīga, Latvija LV-1494 www.vidm.gov.lv Title of the aid measure Atklāts konkurss “Zema enerģijas patēriņa ēkas” National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Ministru kabineta 2010.gada 28.decembra noteikumi Nr.1185 “Klimata pārmaiņu finanšu instrumenta finansēto projektu atklāta konkursa “Zema enerģijas patēriņa ēkas” nolikums” Type of measure Scheme Amendment of an existing aid measure — Duration 13.1.2011—1.11.2012 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 — 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 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26) 50 % — Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) 45 % 20 % Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) 45 % 20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=224137