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: 2005-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, vocational training

C 161/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2005

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 161/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 24/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Autonomous Province of Bolzano

Title of aid scheme: In-service continuing training measures
for employees within the meaning of Act No 236/93 and
successive ministerial circulars

Legal basis: Il regime di aiuto si basa sul Bando Provinciale con
oggetto: ‘Apertura dei termini per la presentazione delle domande di
contributo per azioni di formazione continua aziendale rivolta a lavor-
atori dipendenti ai sensi della L. 236/93 ed alle successive Circolari
Ministeriali’ autorizzato con Delibera della G.P. n. 5166 del 30/12/
2002.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme:

EUR 784 241,00.

Average annual expenditure cannot be forecast, because the
notice provides that projects can be submitted every month
until
the available funding is exhausted, but no later than
31 December 2006.

Maximum aid intensity:

Large enterprises

Specific training: 25 %

General training: 50 %

SMEs

Specific training: 35 %

General training: 70 %

The above rates of intensity are increased by

five percentage points where the measures are aimed at firms
in areas which qualify for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of
the Treaty;

Regulation (EC) No 68/2001. The assessment board will check
whether each project submitted meets the definitions of general
or specific training, and whether the intensity of
the aid
applied for is correct. If the aid intensity applied for does not
comply, the board will revise the estimates and the total expen-
diture stated in the application accordingly.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors.

Name and address of granting authority:

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano:
Ripartizione 21 — Formazione Professionale in Lingua Italiana
Via Santa Geltrude, 3
39100 Bolzano

Direttrice di Ripartizione:

Dott.ssa Barbara Repetto Visentini;
Ripartizione 20 — Formazione Professionale in Lingua Tedesca
e Ladina
Via Dante, 3
39100 Bolzano

Direttore di Ripartizione: Dr. Peter Duregger.

Other information: The notice announcing the scheme was
published in the official gazette of the region, BUR No 4,
supplemento 1, 28.1.2003; it allows recipient firms to choose
between aid scheme status under Regulation (EC) No 68/2001,
and de minimis status under Regulation (EC) No 69/2001.

Aid No: XT 26/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Objective 1 Area.

Title of aid scheme: Objective 1 Programme for Cornwall and
the Isles of Scilly 2000 — 2006

ten percentage points where the training is given to disadvan-
taged workers within the meaning of Article 2(g) of Regulation
(EC) No 68/2001.

Legal basis:

— Learning and Skills Act 2000

Date of implementation: 28 January 2003

Duration of scheme: Until the available funds are exhausted.

Objective of aid: The aid is intended for general and special
training. The provincial notice, authorised by order of
the
Provincial Executive No 5166 of 30 December 2002, gives
in line with
precise definitions of the two kinds of training,

— Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) substantiated
by Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act 1998

— Section 5 & 6, Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

— Section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1993

— Further and Higher Education Act 1992

1.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 161/9

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme:

Total ESF Expenditure

(Measures 1.7; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5 and 5.4)

GBP 20,16 milion

Annual expenditure

2003

2004

2005

2006

GBP 5,33 million

GBP 4,72 million

GBP 5,09 million

GBP 5,02 million

Maximum aid intensity:
35 % to large enterprises for specific training

45 % to SMEs for specific training

60 % to large enterprises for general training

80 % to SMEs for general training

(increased intensities apply as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
are an Article 87(3)(a) assisted area).

Where aid is provided to a disadvantaged worker as defined in
Article 2(g) the aid intensity can be increased by 10 %

No one undertaking shall receive aid exceeding EUR 1 000 000

Date of implementation: 22 April 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 30 June 2007

Objective of the aid: The ESF element of the Objective 1
programme is a broad based training and development
programme which aims to improve the employability of unem-
ployed people including disadvantaged workers, to promote
lifelong learning for those in and out of employment,
to
improve the skills base and adaptability of the employed labour
force and reduce the level of disadvantage faced by women in
the labour market. Training aid covered by this exemption

covers those measures in the programme that provide aid to
employees and enterprises.

General Training

The majority of training supported through Objective 1 is
general in nature. It is applicable not only to an employees'
present or future position in the enterprise being assisted
because the provision of qualifications provides transferable
skills that
the
employee concerned. Where training leads to the award of
National Vocational qualifications and Key Skills Qualifications
training will be considered to be general in nature.

substantially improve the employability of

Specific Training

Where training provided through Objective 1 is principally
applicable to the employee's present or future position in the
assisted enterprise and provides qualifications that are not
transferable, the maximum aid intensities for specific training
will apply.

Economic sectors concerned: All sectors.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department for Work and Pensions
ESF Division
Moorfoot
Sheffield S1 4PQ
0114 267 7306

Other information:

Objective 1 Contact:
Janet Woolley
Government Office for the South West
Mast House
24 Sutton Road
Plymouth PL4 0HJ
01725 65022