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: 2005-06-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, vocational training

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Official Journal of the European Union

22.6.2005

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

(2005/C 151/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 26/04

Belgium

Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

VDL JONCKHEERE BUS & Coach NV
Schoolstraat 50
8800 ROESELARE

Legal basis

Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 2.4.2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,09 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

2.4.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2004

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Yes

No

Limited to specific sectors

Ad hoc case

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Construction
buses

of

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Administratie Economie
Afdeling Economisch Ondersteuningsbeleid

Address:
Markiesstraat 1
1000 Brussel

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation
The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior
notification to the Commission of awards of aid, if the
amount of aid granted to one enterprise for a single
training project exceeds EUR 1 million.

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 30/04

Belgium

Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Corus Aluminium NV
A. Stockletlaan 87
2570 Duffel

Legal basis

Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 2.4.2004

expenditure

or
Annual
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,2 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

2.4.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2004

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Yes

Yes

No

Ad hoc case

Other manufacturing

Aluminium plate

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Administratie Economie
Afdeling Economisch Ondersteuningsbeleid

Address:
Markiesstraat 1
1000 Brussels

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation
The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior
notification to the Commission of awards of aid, if the
amount of aid granted to one enterprise for a single
training project exceeds EUR 1 million.

Yes

Aid No

Member State

XT 35/04

Italy

Region

Throughout national territory

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for the training of workers

Legal basis

Regolamento (CE) n. 1260/1999 del Consiglio del 21.6.99 recante disposizioni
generali sui Fondi strutturali;

Regolamento (CE) n. 1784/1999 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio del
12.7.99 relativo al Fondo sociale europeo;

Regolamento (CE) n. 1159/2000 relativo alle azioni informative e pubblicitarie
a cura degli Stati membri sugli interventi dei Fondi strutturali;

Regolamento (CE) n. 438/2001 della Commissione del 2 marzo 2001 recante
modalità di applicazione del Regolamento (CE) n. 1260/1999 del Consiglio per
quanto riguarda i sistemi di gestione e di controllo dei contributi concessi
nell'ambito dei Fondi strutturali e le modifiche apportate dal Regolamento (CE)
n. 2355/2002;

Regolamento (CE) n. 448/2004 della Commissione del 10 marzo 2004 che
modifica il Regolamento (CE) n. 1685/2000 recante disposizioni di applica-
zione del Regolamento (CE) n. 1260/1999 del Consiglio per quanto riguarda
l'ammissibilità delle spese concernenti
le operazioni cofinanziate dai Fondi
strutturali e che revoca il Regolamento (CE) n. 1145/2003;

Comunicazione della Commissione europea n. C(2000) 853 del 14.4.2000 che
stabilisce gli orientamenti dell'Iniziativa Comunitaria EQUAL, relativa alla coop-
erazione transnazionale per promuovere nuove pratiche di lotta alle discrimina-
zioni e alle disuguaglianze di ogni tipo in relazione al mercato del lavoro;

Comunicazione della Commissione europea n. C(2003) 840 del 30.12.2003
che definisce gli orientamenti per la seconda fase dell'Iniziativa Comunitaria
EQUAL, relativa alla cooperazione transnazionale per promuovere nuovi mezzi
di
lotta contro tutte le forme di discriminazioni e di disparità connesse al
mercato del lavoro;

Decisione della Commissione C(2001) 43 del 26.03.01 recante approvazione
del programma di iniziativa comunitaria per la lotta contro le discriminazioni e
le disuguaglianze in relazione al mercato del lavoro (EQUAL) in Italia;

Documento Unico di Programmazione, approvato dal Comitato di Sorveglianza
nella riunione del 12 marzo 2004 ed inviato alla Commissione europea per
l'approvazione definitiva;

Deliberazione n. 67 del 22 giugno 2000 del CIPE (‘Definizione delle aliquote di
cofinanziamento pubblico nazionale per i programmi di iniziativa comunitaria
EQUAL, INTERREG III, LEADER + e URBAN II, relativi al periodo 2000-2006’).

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 3,5 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Date of implementation

10.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific Training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
MINISTERO DEL LAVORO E DELLE POLITICHE SOCIALI — UFFICIO
CENTRALE FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DEI LAVORATORI — DIV. IV

Address:
VIA FORNOVO, 8
00192 ROME

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

No

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 36/04

Poland

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Training aid scheme involving various tax breaks

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Art. 48 § 1 pkt 1 i 2 i art. 67 § 1 ustawy z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. Ordynacja
podatkowa (Dz. U. Nr 137, poz. 926 z późn. zm.)
Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 21 kwietnia 2004 r. w sprawie szcze-
gółowych warunków udzielania pomocy na szkolenia w zakresie niektórych
ulg podatkowych (Dz. U. Nr 95, poz. 955),

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 10,39 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Date of implementation

1.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Tax-collection bodies:

1. the head of the tax office, the head of the customs office, the head of the
local authority, the mayor, the head of the district authority or the head of
the voivodship — as the body of first instance,

2. the head of the tax chamber and the head of the customs chamber — as:

(a) the body repealing decisions issued by the head of the tax office or the

head of the customs office respectively,

(b) the body of first instance, on the basis of separate provisions,
(c) the body repealing decisions issued by this body of first instance,

3. the local government appeals board — as the body repealing decisions
issued by the head of the local authority, the mayor, the head of the district
authority or the head of the voivodship.

4. the Minister for Public Finances is a tax collection body — as:

(a) the body of first instance in cases involving the declaration of invalidity
of a decision, renewal of proceedings, amendments to or repeal of a
decision or a declaration that it has expired — in its official capacity.

(b) the body repealing decisions issued in the cases referred to at a.

Address:
Whole country

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 41/04

Germany

Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Torhauswerkstatt GmbH

Legal basis

BayHO, VO (EG) Nr. 1260/1999, VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999, EPPD zu Ziel 3,
Programmergänzung zu Ziel 3

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 118 163

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

15.6.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2004

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

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Economic sector concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Maritime transport

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Bayerisches Landesamt für Versorgung und Familienförderung

Address:
Hegelstraße 4, 95447 Bayreuth

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 45/04

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

‘The Estonian national development plan introducing the EU structural funds'
single programming document for the years 2004-06’; Measure 1.2 ‘Develop-
ment of enterprises' human resources to increase economic competitiveness’,
Section ‘Training’

Legal basis

Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministri määrus 15.6.2004.a nr 154

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual
amount

overall

Estonia: EUR 0,32 million;
ERDF: EUR 0,96 million;
Total: EUR 1,28 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.7.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

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Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

Yes

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Address:
Roosikrantsi 11, EE-10119 Tallinn, Eesti Vabariik

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 53/04

United Kingdom

North East of England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

The Welding Institute Ltd (TWI) — Joining Forces North East Training 4

Legal basis

Section 11(1) of the Industrial Act 1982

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of indi-
vidual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 67 257

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Date of implementation

From 01 January 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2004

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Government Office for the North East
European Programmes Secretariat

Address:
Wellbar House
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4TD

(As of 9 August 2004, the following address applies:
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4WH)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 54/04

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Estonian National Development Plan for the Implementation of the EU Struc-
tural Funds — Single Programming Document 2004-2006, Measure 1.3 ‘Inclu-
sive Labour Market’

Legal basis

Sotsiaalministri määrus nr 89 (7.7.2004) RAK meetme 1.3 ‘Võrdsed võimalused
tööturul’ tingimused ja toetuse seire läbiviimise eeskiri

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 8 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

19.7.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Tööturuamet

Address:
Luha 16
10129 Tallinn
Estonia

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 82/04

France

Aquitaine

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

Law to promote the training of company employees

Règlement (CE) no 68/2001 du 12 janvier 2001 de la Commission européenne
sur les aides à la formation
Règlement d'intervention sur la formation des salariés du Conseil régional
d'Aquitaine du 26 mars 2001, actualisé le 24 mars 2003

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Individual aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,65 million

Loans guaranteed

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Objective of aid

26.3.2001

Until 31.12.2006

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Monsieur le Préfet de région

Adresse:
4B, Esplanade Charles de Gaulle
33077 Bordeaux Cedex

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes