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 11/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 64/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Regional Forestry Fund. Aid to forestry firms

Legal basis: LL.RR. 13.9.78 n. 52 - 9.9.99 n. 46

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1468064,81 (2001)

EUR 1578681,89 (2002) in loans authorised

Maximum aid intensity: On the present terms the maximum aid intensity is about 10 % gross grant equivalent

Date of implementation: The scheme is currently in force. It is governed by the obligations imposed by Regulation (EC) No 69/2001. It began when it was approved by an order of the regional executive as a scheme exempted by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 from the obligation to notify

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: To promote the development of craft businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises that make use of forests and work and market forestry products

Economic sector(s) concerned: Forestry and wood

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Veneto - Direzione foreste ed economia montana Via Torino, 110 I - 30172 Mestre (VE)

Aid No: XS 87/03

Member State: Spain

Region: Autonomous Community of Valencia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Plan to attract foreign firms

Legal basis: Orden de 11 de abril de 2003, de la Conselleria de Industria, Comercio y Energía, sobre concesión de ayudas en el marco del Plan de Implantación de Empresas en el Exterior (DOGV n° 4483 de 17.4.2003)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1717170

Maximum aid intensity: (a) Services supplied by outside consultants: up to 50 % max. of the cost of implementing the approved budget.

(b) Costs associated with initial attendance at business cooperation events, fairs and seminars: up to 50 % max. of the eligible costs.

(c) Tangible and intangible investment associated with the project: up to 15 % max. of the eligible costs in the case of a small enterprise, and 7,5 % in the case of a medium-sized enterprise, as laid down by Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of 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

Date of implementation: 27 June 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2006

Objective of aid: Internationalisation of SMEs in the Valencia region

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Remarks:

Will not apply to measures in the agricultural and fishery products manufacturing, processing and marketing sectors, or to aid for export-related activities, especially aid directly linked to the quantities exported, aid for the establishment and operation of a distribution network or aid for other current expenditure associated with exporting.

In the transport sector (not rail vehicles), means of transport and transport equipment are not included under eligible costs

Name and address of the granting authority: Generalitat Valenciana

Conselleria de Industria, Comercio y Energía through IVEX, SA