Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Poland, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid

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29.10.2005

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2005/C 270/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 5/04

Spain

Extremadura

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Promotion of stable employment in the Autonomous Region of Extremadura

Legal basis

Decreto 18/2004, de 9 de marzo, publicado en el Diario Oficial de Extremadura
no 31 de 16 de marzo de 2004

Annual
overall amount of
granted to the company

expenditure planned or
individual aid

Maximum aid intensity

Annual overall amount

EUR 9 million

Loans guaranteed

In conformity with Arti-
cles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of
the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

17.3.2004

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged
and disabled workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (1) eligible for
employment aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Junta de Extremadura
Consejería de Economía y Trabajo

Address:
Paseo de Roma s/n.
C.P. 06.800.
Mérida (Badajoz)

Other information

The aid scheme is part-financed by the European Social Fund, with 70% of the
funds being provided through Operational Programme 2000-2006 under
Measures 43.3 ‘Sustaining the consolidation of existing employment’, 42.6
‘Helping the unemployed enter the job market’ and 42.7 ‘Fighting long-term
unemployment through job market entry schemes’. The calculation of funds must
exclude the part financed exclusively by the Autonomous Community.

Aid subject to prior notification to
the Commission

Yes

excludes
The measure
awards of aid or requires
prior notification to the
Commission of awards of
aid in conformity with
Article 9 of
the Regu-
lation.

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

State aid within the sector.

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 10/04

Poland

Whole country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Employment aid programme concerning various tax breaks

Legal basis

Annual
overall amount of
granted to the company

expenditure planned or
individual aid

Maximum aid intensity

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 zatrudnienie w zakresie niektórych
ulg podatkowych (Dz.U. nr 95, poz. 956)

Annual overall amount

EUR 51,9 million

Loans guaranteed

In conformity with Arti-
cles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of
the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged
and disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers No

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (1) eligible for
employment aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting
authority

Aid subject to prior notification to
the Commission

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 in section a.

Address:
Whole country

conformity

In
Article 9 of
lation

with
the Regu-

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 13/04

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

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

Legal basis

Sotsiaalministri määrus nr 89 (07.07.2004) RAK meetme 1.3 ‘Võrdsed võima-
lused tööturul’ tingimused ja toetuse seire läbiviimise eeskiri

Annual
overall amount of
granted to the company

expenditure planned or
individual aid

Maximum aid intensity

Annual overall amount

EUR 4 million

Loans guaranteed

In conformity with Arti-
cles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of
the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

19.7.2004

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged
and disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (1) eligible for
employment aid

All manufacturing (1)

All services (1)

Other

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Tööturuamet

Address:
Luha 16
EE-101029 Tallinn

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other information

The scheme will be co-financed by the European Social Fund.

Aid subject to prior notification to
the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of
Regulation

the

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.