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: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Portugal, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, 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 16/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 21/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Law 236/93, Article 9. Executive Decree
(Decreto Dirigenziale) of the Ministry of Labour and Social
Policy of 21 December 2001 on the financing of company,
regional or sectoral training plans. Resources

The

announcement

Legal basis: DGR n. 1726 del 28.6.2002 e DGR n. 354 del
14.2.2003.
under DGR
1726/2002 stipulated that projects must be submitted in ac-
cordance with the de minimis rules as laid down in Commission
Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the ap-
plication of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis
aid (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 30).

approved

Only those sectors not covered by the de minimis arrangements
(laid down in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No
69/2001, as well as transport, agriculture, fisheries and aqua-
culture) were covered by the arrangements laid down in
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 (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 30).

Applicants had to state clearly when submitting projects, which
would otherwise have been rejected, which of the cases listed
in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January
2001 covered the project and the relevant percentages of part-
financing to be applied. Projects that differed from the defi-
nitions in Article 4 would not have been regarded as eligible
on the grounds of inadequate part-financing

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
individual aid granted to the company:
amount of
EUR 9 370 593,98,
contribution
(also includes the contribution under the arrangements laid
down in Regulation (EC) No 69/2001)

private-sector

excluding

Maximum aid intensity:
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001.

In accordance with Article 4 of

2001 covered the project and the relevant percentages of part-
financing to be applied. Projects that differed from the defi-
nitions in Article 4 were not regarded as eligible on the
grounds of inadequate part-financing.

The maximum public-sector financing percentages laid down
by DGR 1726/2002 are as follows:

Large enterprises

SMEs

Maximum public financing

(a) not in a priority area
(b) in Article 87(3)(c)
priority area

(c) not in a priority area
(d) in Article 87(3)(c)
priority area

Specific
training

General
training

25 %

50 %

30 %

35 %

55 %

70 %

40 %

75 %

NB. The percentages referred to above are increased by 10 percentage points for
training for disadvantaged workers (as defined in Regulation (EC) No 68/
2001)

Each training project must relate to only one of the categories
referred to above in paragraphs (a) to (d).

Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 68/2001, the various types of
measure provided for are subdivided as follows:

1. Specific training. Training involving tuition directly and
principally applicable to the employee's present or future
position in the assisted firm but providing qualifications
which are not or only to a limited extent transferable to
other firms or fields of work.

2. General training. General training involves training which is
not applicable only or principally to the employee's present
or future position in the assisted firm but which provides
qualifications that are largely transferable to other firms or
fields of work and thereby substantially improve the
employability of
the employee. Training is considered
general if, for example:

Applicants clearly stated when submitting projects, which
would otherwise have been rejected, which of the cases listed
in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January

— it is jointly organised by different independent enter-
prises or if employees of other enterprises may avail
themselves of the training;

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— it is recognised, certified or validated by public autho-
rities or bodies or by other bodies or institutions on
which a Member
the Community has
State or
conferred the necessary powers.

All projects must relate to only one of
the categories of
training referred to above in points 1 and 2; the characteristics
of the training module selected should also be clearly shown

Date of implementation: 14 February 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 March
2004

Objective of aid: The aid is intended for continuing training
projects put
forward by firms on the basis of contractual
agreements. The training projects concern workers employed
by firms subject to the contribution laid down in Law No
160/1975, as amended by Article 25 of Framework Law No
845/1978 on vocational training and subsequent amendments

Economic sector(s) concerned: Sectors not covered by the de
minimis arrangements laid down in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of
Regulation (EC) No 69/2001, as well as transport, agriculture,
fisheries and aquaculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Regione del Veneto
Giunta regionale
Dorsoduro 3901
I-30100 Venezia

Aid No: XT 32/03

Member State: Portugal

Region: Portugal (Mainland)

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Vocational training (Operational programme
for agriculture and rural development — CSF III)

Legal basis: Portaria n.o 547/2003, publicada no Diário da
República, II série, de 14.5.2003

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
EUR 1 000 000

Maximum aid intensity:

Specific training:

Large enterprises — 25 % + bonuses (Article 4 of Regulation
(EC) No 68/2001)

SMEs — 35 % + bonuses (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
68/2001)

General training:

Large enterprises — 50 % + bonuses (Article 4 of Regulation
(EC) No 68/2001)

SMEs — 70 % + bonuses (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
68/2001)

Date of implementation: May 2003 — Publication of above
scheme in Official Gazette

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Period covered
by CSF III

Objective of aid: To improve the skills and qualifications of
those working in agriculture

sector(s)

Economic
rural
development. Framework laid down in Council Regulation
(EC) No 1257/99 of 17 May 1999

concerned: Agriculture

and

Name and address of granting authority:

Gestor do PO Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural
Praça do Comércio
PT-1149-010 Lisboa

Other information: Aid granted to profit-making under-
takings
in their capacity as beneficiary undertakings; aid
exceeding EUR 100 000 over a three-year period