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: 2003-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, continuing education, control of State aid

19.12.2003

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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

Aid No: XT 72/02

Member State: Italy

(2003/C 309/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Maximum aid intensity:

SMEs

Region: The aid is granted by the central government.

— Specific training: 35 %

The measures are applied in the areas eligible for exemption
under Article 87(3)(a) and (c) of the EC Treaty, Objective 2
support
areas, Objective 1 and Objective 2 transitional
(phasing-out) areas and disadvantaged areas referred to in the
Decree of the Minister of Labour and Social Security of 14
March 1995, published in Italian Official Gazette No 138 of
15 June 1995, as amended

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual
to entrepreneurship and self
employment

Incentives

aid:

Training aid

1. Measures

to promote new entrepreneurship in the

production of goods and services for businesses;

2. Measures to promote new entrepreneurship in the services

sector;

— General training: 70 %

In both cases the intensity is increased by:

— 5 percentage points for enterprises in areas which qualify
for regional aid pursuant to Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty;

— 10 percentage points for enterprises in areas which qualify
for regional aid pursuant to Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty.

The above maximum 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

Date of implementation: The aid available under this scheme
may be granted as from the date of entry into force of the
Regulation laying down the rules for the grant of incentives to
promote entrepreneurship

3. Measures to promote social cooperatives

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will end on 31 December 2006

Legal basis:

1. Decreto legislativo n. 185 del 21.4.2000 adottato in attua-
zione della delega conferita dall'articolo 45, comma 1, della
legge 17 maggio 1999, n. 144 (limitatamente al Titolo I,
con esclusione dell'intero Capo III e delle disposizioni dei
Capi I e IV relative ai progetti nel settore agricolo);

Objective of aid: The aim of the scheme is to grant aid for
general and specific training as defined in Article 2 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 68/2001, subject to the maximum intensities
indicated above, to achieve the following priority objectives:

(a) promoting entrepreneurial
among new entrepreneurs;

training and professionalism

2. Regolamento di attuazione recante i criteri e le modalità di
concessione delle agevolazioni previste dal Titolo I del de-
creto legislativo.

(b) promoting entrepreneurial

training and professionalism

among women entrepreneurs;

Il regime di aiuti conterrà l'esplicito riferimento al Regolamento
(CE) n. 68/2001 della Commissione e tutti gli aiuti accordabili
nell'ambito dello stesso soddisfano le condizioni previste dal
regolamento medesimo

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
EUR 4 000 000

(c) promoting entrepreneurship and professionalism among

disadvantaged workers

Economic sector(s) concerned: All economic sectors covered
by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001, with the
exception of
fibres, motor
vehicles and activities relating to the production, processing
or marketing of the products listed in Annex I to the Treaty

shipbuilding,

synthetic

steel,

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Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze
Via XX Settembre, 97
I-00187 Roma

The Italian Government will furthermore keep the records on
the aid scheme for 10 years from the date on which the last
individual aid is granted under the scheme.

Other information: Detailed records of the aid granted under
this scheme will be kept by the Italian Government for 10
years from the date on which the aid is granted.

Lastly, the Italian Government will forward to the Commission
an annual report on the application of Regulation (EC) No
form annexed to that
68/2001 using the periodic report
instrument

Values of thresholds under the directives on public procurement applicable from 1 January 2004

(2003/C 309/07)

1.
The values of the thresholds applicable as of 1 January 2004 for public supplies contracts pursuant
to Council Directive 93/36/EEC (1) and to the Agreement on Government Procurement (hereinafter referred
to as the GPA), as concluded by the Council on behalf of the Community (Decision 94/800/EC (2) of 22
December 1994), are as follows:

EUR 200 000

EUR 750 000

EUR 154 014

EUR 236 945

(SDR 130 000)

(SDR 200 000)

Danish krone (DKK)

1 486 378

5 573 918

1 144 617

1 760 949

Swedish krona (SEK)

1 845 382

6 920 184

1 421 076

2 186 270

Pound sterling (GBP)

129 462

485 481

99 695

153 376

2.
The values of the thresholds applicable as of 1 January 2004 for works contracts pursuant to Council
Directive 93/37/EEC (3) and to the GPA, as concluded by the Council on behalf of the Community
(Decision 94/800/EC), are as follows:

EUR 1 000 000

EUR 5 000 000

EUR 5 923 624

(SDR 5 000 000)

Danish krone (DKK)

7 431 891

37 159 453

44 023 723

Swedish krona (SEK)

9 226 912

46 134 562

54 656 757

Pound sterling (GBP)

647 308

3 236 542

3 834 411

(1) OJ L 199, 9.8.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 199, 9.8.1993, p. 54.