Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, competitiveness, continuing vocational training, exchange of information, labour flexibility, updating of skills, vocational training

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to training aid

(2002/C 314/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 12/01

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: ESF Obj. 3 operational programme, measure
DI, development of continuing training,
labour market flexi-
bility and business competitiveness in the public and private
sectors, with priority being granted to SMEs

Legal basis: DGR n. 4011 del 31 dicembre 2001

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The
measure will cover the period 2002 to 2003 and involve a
total amount of EUR 36 300 000, excluding private funding

Maximum aid intensity:
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

In accordance with Article 4 of

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Aid for firms operating in the region in sectors
exposed to international competition in connection with initial
training, retraining and refresher training for their employees,
with particular reference to vulnerable groups

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale dell'Emilia-Roma-
gna n. 254 del 6 marzo 2001

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
EUR 20 180 897,64 (ITL 39 075 666 667) per year in the
period
to
EUR 121 085 358,82 (ITL 234 454 000 000) in the form of
reimbursement of eligible expenditure actually incurred in
respect of training programmes and supported by documentary
evidence

amounting

2006,

2001

total

to

in

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Article 4(2) to (6)
of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001, the maximum admissible aid
intensities (as %) are:

Date of implementation: 31 December 2001

Large enterprises

Specific training

General training

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2003

Objective of aid: To promote continuing training, both
general and specific, to accompany the changes in the world
of work brought about by developments in working methods,
the introduction of computerised production systems,
the
globalisation of markets and the need for greater operational
flexibility. The measures develop the qualitative and quanti-
tative approach to human resources in the local economic
context

Economic sector(s) concerned: All production sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto — Segreteria regionale alla Formazione e
Lavoro
Via Allegri, 29
I-30173 Mestre (Venezia)

Aid No: XT 14/01

Member State: Italy

Region: Emilia-Romagna

Non-assisted areas

Assisted areas under
Article 87(3)(c)

25

30

50

55

SMEs

Specific training

General training

Non-assisted areas

Assisted areas under
Article 87(3)(c)

35

40

70

75

The above intensities are increased by 10 percentage points if
the training is given to disadvantaged workers, as defined in
Article 2(g) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001.

Where the aid is granted in the maritime transport sector, it
may reach an intensity of 100 %, regardless of whether the
training,
concerns
training project
provided that the following conditions are met:

specific

general

or

— the trainee may not be an active member of the crew but

must be supernumerary on board, and

— the training must be carried out on board ships on

Community registers

Date of implementation: 6 March 2001

Duration of
December 2006

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

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Objective of aid: The aid scheme covers general and specific
training. General training within the meaning of Article 2(e) of
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 involves training which is not
applicable only or principally to the employee's present or
future position in the assisted firm but which provides qualifi-
cations that are largely transferable to other firms or fields of
work and thereby substantially improve the employability of
the employee.

For the purposes of implementing this aid scheme,
training means:

‘general’

— inter-enterprise training,

i.e. training organised jointly by
different
independent enterprises (under the Community
rules defining SMEs) or in which employees of different
enterprises may take part,

— training

certified

recognised,

the
competent authorities (Regional Authority Decision No
1475 of 1 August 1997 ‘Implementation guidelines for
vocational
training and guidance — 1997 to 1999’,
Chapter II)

validated

and

by

Economic sector(s) concerned:

— farming,

— fisheries and aquaculture,

— coal mining,

— shipyards,

— synthetic fibres,

— motor vehicle industry,

— other manufacturing industries,

— all services.

NB: Firstly, the aid scheme applies to all sectors except the steel
industry. Secondly, it does not apply to aid for the training
or retraining for workers of firms ‘in crisis’ according to
the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and
restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 288, 9.10.1999), as
part of rescuing and restructuring measures. Such aid will
be assessed in the light of the above guidelines. Thirdly, the
aid scheme does not apply if the amount of aid granted to
one enterprise for a single training project exceeds EUR 1
million,
in which case the individual aid grant must be
notified to the Commission for its approval

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Emilia-Romagna
Viale Aldo Moro 52
I- 40127 Bologna

Aid No: XT 18/01

Member State: Italy

Region: Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Notice published by the region of Liguria
concerning measures to promote training at business, sectoral
and local/regional level and to develop continuing training

Legal basis: Articolo 9, comma 5,
legge 19 luglio 1993 n.
236; articolo 66 legge 17.5.1999 n. 144; articolo 118, comma
12, legge 23.12.2000 n. 388; Circolare ministero del Lavoro e
della previdenza sociale n. 92/2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
EUR 2 595 369,80 (ITL 5 025 336 000)

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum intensity provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 68/2001.

However, the maximum intensity for all firms, even where the
training is for disadvantaged workers, may not exceed 80 %

Date of implementation: 27 April 2001, date of publication
of the public notice

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

Objective of aid: General and specific training, as defined in
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Liguria — Servizio politiche attive del lavoro
Via Fieschi 15
I-16121 Genova
tel. 010/548 51
fax 010/548 59 32

Other information: Aid to each project may not exceed
EUR 516 457 or ITL 1 billion

Aid No: XT 26/01

Member State: Austria

Region: The entire country, with the exception of Burgenland

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: To promote employee training under
the
European Social Fund (Objective 3, measure 4)

Legal basis: § 34 Arbeitsmarktservicegesetz (AMSG). Einheitli-
ches Programmplanungsdokument Ziel 3 2000—2006. Ergän-
zung zur Programmplanung Ziel 3

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
Approximately EUR 10 million

Maximum aid intensity: SMEs: national and ESF resources:
66,6 %. Large enterprises: national and ESF resources: 66,6 %.

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Under this scheme, only de-minimis aid can be granted in
respect of staff costs

Economic sector(s) concerned: All economic sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Date of implementation: 1 June 2001

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: In principle,
the scheme is to run for the entire programming period (2000
to 2006), with adaptations being made on an annual basis in
the light of quality assurance checks.

Objective of aid: Aid is available only for training projects
that transfer skills to other enterprises or areas of work (general
measures). Examples among many include training in modern
information technologies,
languages, accountancy and law,
sales techniques and communication

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich
Treustraße 35-43
A-1200 Wien

Contact persons:
Brigitte Hellerschmid (AMS Österreich — Bundesgeschäftsstelle)
Tel. 01/331 78/625
Fax 01/331 78/161

Wolfgang Ries (AMS Österreich — Bundesgeschäftsstelle)
Tel. 01/331 78/623
Fax 01/331 78/161

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 314/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.11.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 581/02

Title: Aid programme of the Federal Government (Bund) and
the Länder for on-the-spot payments to holdings in the agri-
culture, foresty and fishery sector that are affected by the flood
2002

Objective: The subsidy is a on-the-spot payment for damages
due to foods of up to a total of 50 %. As damage is considered
in particular: the loss, destruction and damage of economic
goods,
like operating buildings, machines, plants, surfaces,
cattle, operational funds as well as evacuation costs

Legal basis: Bundeshaushaltsordnung; Aufbauhilfefondsgesetz,
Verwaltungsvereinbarung zwischen Bund und Ländern über die
Beteiligung des Bundes an Soforthilfen zugunsten der von den
Hochwasserschäden 2002 betroffenen land- und forstwirt-
schaftlichen Betriebe vom 29. August 2002, geändert durch
die Verwaltungsvereinbarung vom 12. September 2002

Budget: EUR 20 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 2002 op to 2003

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids