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: 2005-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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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

(2005/C 154/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 44/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Economic Sector(s) concerned: All Sectors save for those
not permitted under the SME block exemption Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and/or the de minimis block
exemption Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001.

Region: Wales — Article 87(3)(a) areas

Name and address of the granting authority:

Welsh Development Agency
QED Centre
Main Avenue
Treforest Centre
Pontypridd
Wales
CF37 5YR

Contact: Dr Alastair Davies

Other information: This scheme is funded by the European
Regional Development Fund

As a result of the use of energy efficient equipment installed
through the scheme it is estimated that carbon dioxide Emis-
sion over a 10 year period from the date of implementation of
the scheme will be reduced by approximately 286 000 tons.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Low Carbon Partnership

Legal basis: Welsh Development Agency Act 1975

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total
expenditure of GBP 3 499 200 over the 3 year duration of the
scheme. The scheme will operate under the SME and de minimis
block exemptions. The use of the SME block exemption will
depend on the requirements of the SMEs being assisted. The
funding given above refers to the total funding under both
block exemptions.

The estimated annual aid expenditure is approximately GBP
1 166 400 but actual expenditure will depend on demand.

Maximum aid intensity: Capital Investment — Maximum of
50 % of total eligible investment costs in Article 87(3)(a) areas.

Date of implementation: 7 March 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 3 years

Objective of aid: One principle aim of
reduce greenhouse gas emissions through support of
carbon technologies. This will be achieved in 2 stages:

the scheme is to
low

Aid No: XS 52/03

Member State: Germany

1.

identification of energy efficiency savings that can be made
in SMEs (funded through de minimis); and

Region: Brandenburg an der Havel

2. the installation of low carbon equipment for SMEs (funded
with de minimis or SME block exemption aid where applic-
able).

The only assistance to be provided under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 70/2001 is investment aid relating to the instal-
lation of low carbon equipment; all other assistance will be
given as de minimis aid.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual award: Interest subsidy

Legal basis: Haushaltsplan der Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel,
Gemeindeordnung für das Land Brandenburg, Verordnung (EG)
Nr. 70/2001 der Kommission

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: For the
2003 budget year EUR 35 000 is available.

It is anticipated that assistance under the scheme will be given
to up to 200 businesses in relation to costs associated with the
installation of low carbon equipment and around a further 800
SMEs will have undergone an initial and/or full energy audit.

A similar budget is planned for subsequent years.

The maximum interest subsidy for any one firm is EUR 7 500.

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Maximum aid intensity: EUR 7 500 or 35 % gge plus 15 %

Name and address of the granting authority:

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und
Technologie, Prinzregentenstraße 28, D-80538 Munich

Date of implementation: Following the entry into force of
the guideline by decision of the municipal council of 29 May
2002 and its publication in the official gazette of the city of
Brandenburg an der Havel on 10 June 2002, the municipal
council decided on 27 November 2002 to extend the guideline.
What is involved is an extension of the existing scheme. It is
asserted that no disbursement has yet been made.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Subject to the
available budget resources, until Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
expires on 31 December 2006.

Objective: To support investment by small enterprises aimed
at strengthening their business activity and at creating or safe-
guarding jobs.

Aid No: XS 80/03

Member State: Germany

Economic sector(s) concerned: All manufacturing and other
services.

Region: Lower Saxony (town of Oldenburg)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Stadtverwaltung Brandenburg an der Havel
Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung Friedrich-Franz-Straße 19
D-14770 Brandenburg an der Havel
Tel.: 00493381 38-20-01
Email: wirtschaftsfoederung@stadt-brandenburg.de
Contact:
Ms Brandt

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual award: Town of Oldenburg Rules
to
promote productive investment by individual SMEs.

(Richtlinie)

Legal basis: § 108 der Niedersächsischen Landreisordnung (NLO)
in der Fassung vom 22.8.1996 (Niedersächsisches Gesetz- und
Verordnungsblatt S. 365)
i.V. mit § 65 der Niedersächsischen
Gemeindeordnung (NGO) in der Fassung vom 22.8.1996 (Nieder-
sächsisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt S. 382)

expenditure planned under

Annual
scheme or
overall amount of individual aid granted to the compa-
ny: EUR 100 000

the

Aid No: XS 80/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Maximum aid intensity: Part of the town of Oldenburg lies
within the national regional aid map approved by the Commis-
sion.

The aid amounts

— in the case of small enterprises, to up to 15 %

— and in the case of medium-sized enterprises, to up to 7,5 %

Recipient: Technologie- und Wissenstransfer AG, Schachen-
meierstraße 35, 80636 München.

of eligible investment expenditure.

The rules on the cumulation of aid are complied with.

Legal basis: Zuwendungsbescheid vom 20.8.2002 i. V. m. Art.
44, 23 Bayerische Haushaltsordnung

Date of implementation: From 1.6.2003

Total amount of aid granted to the recipient: EUR 123 000

Duration of
1.6.2003 until 31.12.2006

scheme or

individual

aid award: From

Maximum aid intensity: 14,7 % (of investment costs).

Date of implementation: 20.8.2002

Payment of individual aid: Until 31.12.2004

Objective: Investment aid for an SME for knowledge and tech-
nology transfer.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Services

Objective: The aid is intended to promote the competitiveness
and adaptability of small and medium-sized enterprises in the
Objective 2 area of the town of Oldenburg, to encourage the
creation of new jobs and help safeguard existing ones, thus
bringing about structural improvements.

Rescue and restructuring aid for firms in difficulty (within the
meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing
and restructuring firms in difficulty: OJ C 288, 9.10.1999) is
not covered by the measure.

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Aid may be granted for the following types of investment
project:

— setting-up of an establishment

— expansion or extension of an establishment in Oldenburg, if
the number of
long-term jobs is increased by 15 % as
compared with the situation before the start of the invest-
ment;

— rationalisation, diversification or modernisation of an estab-
lishment if this serves to ensure the continued existence of
the business and the maintenance of most of the jobs;

— acquisition of an establishment threatened with closure or
which has already closed, provided that this is done on
market terms.

The aid takes the form of investment grants.

All depreciable fixed assets relating to physical and intangible
assets are eligible.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Eligibility extends to compa-
nies in the industrial, commercial, craft, construction, transport
and accommodation sectors and other service companies. Food
and agricultural undertakings and the leisure and entertainment
sector are excluded. Aid may not be granted to firms in sensi-
tive sectors.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Stadt Oldenburg
Markt 1
D-26122 Oldenburg

Other information:

Mr Jörg Triebe
Tel.: 0441-235-2625
email:triebe.j@stadt-oldenburg.de

2005 — GBP 240 000

2006 — GBP 156 000

2007 — GBP 12 000

All as direct grant payments to SMEs

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of identified eligible expendi-
ture, up to a total maximum ceiling of GBP 20 000; usual
operational ceiling of GBP 5 000. The county borough is in an
Objective 1 area. The intensity is, therefore, 35 % plus 15
percentage points for assisted areas under Article 87(3)(a).

Date of implementation: 11 August 2003

Duration of scheme: Until 31 March 2007. All grants are
expected to be made by 31 December 2006, with the residual
period being taken up by payment and monitoring activity.

Objective of aid: Investment aid to encourage growth and
development, with the focus on small enterprises. The aim is to
improve the competitiveness and job-creating capacity of SMEs
within the county borough by aiding investment in equipment
and premises designed to promote growth. The aid is also
aimed at improving environmental efficiency and increasing
the use of ICT.

Economic sectors concerned: All sectors excepting those
excluded under Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Name and address of Granting Authority:

FAO Sheila Potter, Head of Regeneration Services

Conwy County Borough Council, Bodlondeb, Bangor Rd,
CONWY, LL32 8DU, Wales

Other information: This scheme is part funded by the Euro-
pean Regional Development Fund, through the West Wales &
the Valleys Objective 1 programme.

Aid No: XS 98/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: County Borough of Conwy, Wales

Title of aid scheme: Conwy Business Development Grant

Legal Basis: Local Government Act 2000

Aid No: XS 113/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Lombardy

Title of aid scheme:

Annual Expenditure:

2003 — GBP 72 000

2004 — GBP 216 000

Priority 1:
system in Lombardy’

‘Improving the competitiveness of the economic

Measure 1.10: ‘Support for internationalisation of firms’

Submeasure A: ‘Aid for partnership at international level’

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Legal basis: Docup obiettivo 2 2000-2006 Lombardia

Aid No: XS 143/03

Approvato con decisione C(2878) del 10.12.2001

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme:

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Phasing out
EUR 3 639,5

Phasing out
EUR 40 109,00

Phasing out
EUR 33 134,00

Phasing out
EUR 22 670,00

Phasing out
EUR 15 307,00

2001 Objective 2

EUR 296 111,5

2002 Objective 2

EUR 347 638,00

2003 Objective 2

EUR 353 917,00

2004 Objective 2

EUR 331 497,00

2005 Objective 2

EUR 336 874,50

2006 Objective 2

EUR 342 258,00

Maximum aid intensity:

Small firms: 15 %

Medium-sized firms: 7,5 %

Plus 10 % in areas qualifying for exemption under Article 87(3)
(c) of the EC Treaty.

Total assistance must not exceed 30 % of costs.

Date of implementation: 28 August 2002

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: The aid is intended to help firms to operate
in international markets by developing their ability to establish
agreements for cooperation on production, marketing and tech-
nology.

The aid scheme does not apply to export-related activities, i.e.
aid directly linked to the quantities exported, to the establish-
ment and operation of a distribution network or to other
current expenditure linked to the export activity, and aid
contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods.

The measures envisaged under the scheme are defined in
accordance with Articles 2 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/
2001.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of granting authority:

Regione Lombardia
Struttura interventi per la promozione estera
DG Industria PMI Cooperazione e turismo
Via Taramelli 20 — Milano

Title of aid scheme: Objective 2 single programming docu-
ment (SPD) 2000-2006, Measure 4.4 ‘Aid to businesses for
environmental protection’

Legal basis:

DGR n. 3025 del 9.11.2001 concernente
programmazione

il

complemento di

DGR n. 368 del 14.2.2003 di approvazione del bando pubblico per
la concessione degli aiuti

DGR n. 1860 del 13.6.2003 di approvazione graduatoria delle ditte
ammesse a finanziamento

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme: The
budget for the 2003 financial year provides for appropriations
of EUR 2 057 782 under Objective 2 and EUR 927 370 as
transitional support.

Maximum aid intensity: 15 % of eligible expenditure for
small businesses and 7,5 % of eligible expenditure for medium-
sized businesses

Date of implementation: Date of publication of the notice in
the Veneto Official Gazette No 28 of 14 March 2003.

Duration of scheme: The entire planning period specified in
SPD 2000-2006 and ending on 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: To support businesses introducing reprodu-
cible and/or innovative techniques that will serve as preventa-
tive measures to reduce environmental impact, in particular by:

— improving on environmental protection limits

set by

current regulations;

— using waste as a resource;

— obtaining environmental certification;

— reclaiming and regenerating polluted areas, in line with the

‘polluter pays’ principle.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of granting authority:

Direzione regionale per la Tutela dell'ambiente

Calle Priuli — Cannaregio n. 99 — 30121 Venezia