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: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, vocational training

28.6.2005

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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

(2005/C 156/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid Number

Member State

Region

XT 9/04

United Kingdom

West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving an individual aid

Legal basis

GKN Hardy-Spicer, Erdington, Birmingham, and to the local supply chain

Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) as substantiated by Section 25 of
the Employment and Training Act 1998
Learning and Skills Act 2000
Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, Section 5 & 6

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 169 764

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 4.4.2004

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

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Motor vehicles supply chain

Yes

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:
Patrick Cross
Birmingham and Solihull LSC

Large individual aid grants

Address:
Chaplin Court, 80 Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TG

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 1 000 000.

Yes

Aid Number

Member State

Region

XT 13/04

United Kingdom

West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving an individual aid

LDV Training Pilot

Legal basis

Training: Employment Act 1973 Section 2(1) and 2 (2) as substantiated by
Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act 1998 and the Industrial Devel-
opment 1982, Section 11. LSC 2000 Act

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 600 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.4.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.9.2005

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

No

No

Yes

Yes

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— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
The Learning and Skills Council,
Birmingham and Solihull

Address:
Chaplin House
80 Hurst Street
Birmingham
B5 4TG

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 1 000 000.

Yes

Aid Number

Member State

Region

XT 15/04

United Kingdom

North East of England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving an individual aid

Melinar Productivity Training — Dupont SA (UK) Ltd

Legal basis

Regional Development Act 1998

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 394 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 30.3.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.3.2005

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

Yes

Yes

Yes

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— All manufacturing

Or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

Or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services/Chemicals

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
ONE NorthEast

Address:
Stella House
Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY

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 1 000 000.

Yes

Aid Number

Member State

Region

XT 16/04

United Kingdom

North East of England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving an individual aid

General Management — Dupont SA (UK) Ltd

Legal basis

Regional Development Act 1998

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 667 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 30.3.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.3.2005

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Yes

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Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

— 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/Chemicals

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
ONE NorthEast

Address:
Stella House
Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY

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
if the amount of aid granted to one
of aid,
enterprise for a single training project exceeds
EUR 1 000 000.

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 22/04

Belgium

Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Pauwels Trafo Belgium NV
Antwerpsesteenweg 167
2800 Mechelen

Legal basis

Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 2.4.2004

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,8 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

2.4.2004

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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

Construction of transformers

— All services

or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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

Large individual aid grants

Address:
Markiesstraat 1
1000 Brussels

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

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 43/04

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Automotive Academy

Legal basis

Section 5 of Science and Technology Act 1965

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 2,4 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Objective of aid

24.5.2004

Until 30.6.2007

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

No

no

Yes

Inc components

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Department of Trade & Industry

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation Yes

Address:
151 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SS