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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

2.8.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 188/13

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, as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for
research and development

(2005/C 188/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 64/04

Spain

La Rioja

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Ayuda a la elaboración de protocolos familiares

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Resolución de 1 de junio de 2004 del presidente de la Agencia de desarrollo
económico de La Rioja, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la
concesión de ayudas para la elaboracion de protocolos familiares de las
empresas, y su convocatoria para el año 2004. (B.O.R de 6 de julio de 2004)

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 33 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of
the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

6.7.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006, max. until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Agencia de desarrollo economico de La Rioja

Address:
C/. Muro de la Mata 13-14
E-26071 Logroño (La Rioja)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

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Aid No

Member State

XS 145/03

United Kingdom

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

WRAP (SME) Capital Support Scheme
WRAP (SME) Lease Guarantee Scheme

Legal basis

Section 153 Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Financial Assistance for
Environmental Purposes (No 2) Order 2000 (SI 2000:2211)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall
amount

GBP 765 000

GBP 1 300 000

GBP 5 700 000

GBP 4 200 000

GBP 11 965 000

2002

2003

2004

2005

Total

Loans guaranteed

Overall aid
amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6)
and Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

31.3.2003

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.3.2006

Objective of aid

Economic sectors

Aid to SMEs

Yes

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Recycling

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Waste & Resources Action Programme
Liz Goodwin

Address:
The Old Academy, 21 Horse Fair, Banbury
Oxon OX16 0AH

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Large individual aid grants

Yes

In conformity with Article 6 of the
Regulation
The measure excludes awards of
aid or requires prior notification to
the Commission of awards of aid,
(a) if the total eligible costs are at
least EUR 25 million and

— the gross aid intensity is at

least 50 %,

— in areas which qualify for
regional aid,
the net aid
intensity is at least 50 %;
or

(b) if the total gross aid amount is

at least EUR 15 million.