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: 2004-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, 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

(2004/C 11/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 30/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Ceramic Industry on the Shop Floor

Legal basis: Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

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

2002/2003: GBP 217 503

2003/2004: GBP 1 314 164

2004/2005: GBP 1 688 273

Total:

GBP 3 219 940

Maximum aid intensity:

70 % where the training is for employees of SMEs and is
general (basic skills, literacy, numeracy, management skills).

35 % where the training is for employees of SMEs and is
related to specific skills in the ceramics industry.

50 % where the training is for employees of large companies
and is general
literacy, numeracy, management
skills).

(basic skills,

25 % where the training is for employees of large companies
and is related to specific skills in the ceramics industry.

An additional 5 % will be given in Article 87(3)(c) areas

engineering,

mechanical
language training,
business awareness, IT skills, life skills.

team leadership,

sales/installation

engineering,
technical management,

Wherever possible, existing provision would be used, leading to
NVQ and other recognised qualifications.

training: Where

Specific
training provided is principally
applicable to the employee's present or future position in the
assisted enterprise and provides qualifications that are not
transferable, the maximum aid intensities for specific training
will apply. This will include: aerographing and enamelling

Economic
(ceramics industry)

sector(s)

concerned: Other manufacturing

Name and address of the granting authority:

Tim Baldwin
Advantage West Midlands
3 Priestly Wharf
Holt Street
Birmingham B7 4BN
United Kingdom

Aid No: XT 85/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Weißer Rabe soziale Betriebe und Dienste
gemeinnützige GmbH (Elektronik-Recycling), Munich

Date of implementation: March 2003

Legal basis:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: To 31 March
2006

Objective of aid: To support training in industry-wide skills
shortages areas for employees of large companies and SMEs
(meeting the EC definition of a SME) in the ceramics industry
based in the West Midlands.

Bayerische Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)

VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999

EPPD zu Ziel 3

Ergänzendes Programmplanungsdokument Ziel 3

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

General training: It is applicable not only to an employee's
present or future position in the enterprise being assisted
because the provision of qualifications provides transferable
skills that
the
include: accountancy, adminis-
employee concerned.
electrical/electronic/
tration,

substantially improve the employability of

engineering,

electrical

control

It will

Total eligible costs: EUR 709 754

ESF: EUR 204 516

Maximum aid intensity: 80 %

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Date of implementation: October/November 2002

Legal basis:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Last payment
expected to be in June 2004. Project duration: 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2003

Objective of aid: This is a general training measure for unem-
ployed mentally ill and mentally handicapped persons with a
view to placement on the general labour market. The aim is to
provide skills in the recycling of electronics equipment. The
measure will help to provide transferable skills which will
significantly
the
participants. The measure is based on the framework plan
for general vocational skill acquisition measures for the handi-
capped and mentally ill in Bavarian integration firms/self-help
firms of 18 July 2001

placement

potential

improve

the

of

Economic sector(s) concerned: Other services

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regierung von Oberbayern
Integrationsamt
D-80534 München

Aid No: XT 89/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Bayerische Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)
VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999
EPPD zu Ziel 3
Ergänzendes Programmplanungsdokument Ziel 3

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

Total eligible costs: EUR 330 887,14
ESF: EUR 69 965,69

Maximum aid intensity: 30 %

Date of implementation: 10 October 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2003

Objective of aid: This is a general training measure for former
drug addicts with a view to placement on the general labour
market. They will be trained in catering, with the focus on key
skills. The level of skills and integration potential are enhanced
by work experience placements. The measure will help to
provide transferable skills which will significantly improve
the placement potential of the participants. The aid is for an
SME as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: Other services

Name and address of the granting authority:

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Profis gGmbH

Regierung von Oberbayern
Integrationsamt
D-80534 München