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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, aid to undertakings, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 11/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.1.2004

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 1 468 064,81 (2001)

EUR 1 578 681,89 (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 busi-
nesses 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 no 4483 de 17.4.2003)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
EUR 1 717 170

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 coop-
eration 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