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: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Poland, Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid

C 278/18

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Official Journal of the European Union

11.11.2005

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 278/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 11/04

Poland

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

Compensation for the higher costs of employing disabled persons.

Ustawa z dnia 27 sierpnia 1997 r. o rehabilitacji zawodowej i społecznej oraz
zatrudnieniu osób niepełnosprawnych (Dz.U. nr 123, poz. 776 ze zm.) — art.
25 ust. 2, 3 i 3a, art. 26a ust. 1-5 oraz art. 26d ust. 1 w związku z art. 15, 17,
19, i 20 ust. 1;

Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 18 maja 2004 r. w sprawie szczegóło-
wych warunków udzielania pomocy przedsiębiorcom zatrudniającym osoby
niepełnosprawne (Dz.U. nr 114, poz. 1194)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Annual overall amount

PLN 1 900 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

19.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and
disabled workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

No

No

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community
employment aid

sectors (1)

eligible

for

Yes

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

No

No

No

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Państwowy Fundusz Rehabilitacji Osób Niepełnosprawnych

Address:

Al. Jana Pawła II 13, Warsaw, tel. (48-22) 620 03 51 wew. 387

Name:

Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych

Address:

Ul. Czerniakowska 16, Warsaw

Other information

The aid programme is co-financed by (reference) the European Social Fund
within the framework of
the Human Resource Development Operating
Programme (2004-2006); Resources 1.4: Professional and social integration of
disabled persons; Project: subsidised remuneration for companies which employ
disabled persons with a view to compensating for the higher costs of employing
the disabled/lower productivity.

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation 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

XE 14/04

Member State

Slovak Republic

Region

1. The regions eligible to be granted state aid under Objective 1 (Promoting
the development and structural adjustment of regions whose development
is lagging behind) are regions in which the per capita gross domestic
product at purchasing power parity averaged over the preceding 3 years is
less than 75 % of the average for the European Union. Since 1 March 2002
the regions with EC Treaty Article 87(3)(a) status are Western Slovakia (the
territory of the Trnava, Nitra and Trenčín districts), Central Slovakia (the
territory of the Žilina and Banská Bystrica districts) and Eastern Slovakia
(the territory of the Košice and Prešov districts) .

2. The regions eligible to be granted state aid under Objective 3 (Supporting
the adaptation and modernisation of policies and systems of education,
training and employment) are regions not covered by Objective 1.
In
accordance with Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, these are regions in
which the per capita gross domestic product at purchasing power parity
averaged over the preceding 3 years is over 75 % of the average for the
European Union. Since 1 March 2002 Article 87(3)(c) status is enjoyed by
the region demarcated by the territory of the Bratislava district.

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid scheme to support employment

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Právnym rámcom poskytovania štátnej pomoci na zamestnanosť je nariadenie
Komisie (ES) č. 2204/2002 z 12. decembra 2002 o uplatňovaní článkov 87
a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES o štátnej pomoci na zamestnanosť a zákon NR SR
č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len
„zákon o štátnej pomoci“). Poskytovanie štátnej pomoci sa riadi aj ustanove-
niami nariadenia Komisie (EK) č. 70/2001 z 12.
januára 2001 o aplikácii
článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným
podnikom a Multisektorálneho rámca regionálnej pomoci pre veľké investičné
projekty, ako aj nariadenia (ES) Európskeho parlamentu a Rady č. 1784/1999
z 12.
a nariadenia Rady
1260/1999/ES ustanovujúceho všeobecné ustanovenia o štrukturálnych
fondoch, zákonom č. 453/2003 Z. z. o orgánoch štátnej správy v oblasti sociál-
nych vecí, rodiny a služieb zamestnanosti a o zmene a doplnení niektorých
zákonov, zákonom č. 599/2003 Z. z. o pomoci v hmotnej núdzi a o zmene
a doplnení niektorých zákonov schváleným NR SR dňa 11. novembra
2003 s účinnosťou od 1. januára 2004, zákonom č. 5/2004 Z. z. o službách
zamestnanosti a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších
predpisov (ďalej len „zákon o službách zamestnanosti“)

júla 1999 o Európskom sociálnom fonde

or
aid

Annual expenditure planned (comprising
ESF and state budget resources)

EUR 27,2 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

7.7.2004 — date of publication in the Obchodný vestník (Business Gazette)

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

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and the Family

Address:

Špitálska 4-6
SK-816 43 Bratislava

Name:

Central Office for Labour, Social Affairs and the Family

Address:

Župné námestie 5-6
SK-812 67 Bratislava

Other information

The State aid scheme is co-financed by the European Social Fund.

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

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.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 15/04

Poland

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Intervention centres

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 13 lipca 2004 r. w sprawie
szczegółowego sposobu i trybu organizowania prac interwencyjnych i robót
publicznych, jednorazowej refundacji kosztów z tytułu opłaconych składek na
ubezpieczenia społeczne

Rozporządzenie weszło w życie 16.7.2004 r. (Dz.U. nr 161 poz. 1683)

Ustawa o promocji zatrudnienia i instytucjach rynku pracy

Art. 60

Annual overall amount

EUR 56,6 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

16.7.2004

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

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community
employment aid

sectors (1)

eligible

for

Yes

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Starostowie

Address:

Approx. 400 agencies throughout Poland

Other information

The programme enables intervention work to be organised, inter alia as part of
the sectoral operation programme Human Resources Development (ESF)

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation 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

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 16/04

Germany

Lower Saxony

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Directive on grants for ‘Youthplus businesses’

Legal basis

§ 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

EUR 4,4 million planned

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.9.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Art. 4: creation of employment

Art. 5:
disabled workers

recruitment of disadvantaged and

Art. 6: employment of disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community
employment aid

sectors (1)

eligible

for

Yes

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Others

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen GmbH

Address:

Günther-Wagner-Allee 14
DE-30177 Hannover
Tel. (0511) 30 03 13 81
Email: edmund.rohde@nbank.de

Other information

Is the scheme part-funded by Community resources:

No

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation 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 21/04

Poland

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of company
receiving individual aid

Job creation for the unemployed and allocation of funds to enable unem-
ployed persons to start a business

Legal basis

Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 31 sierpnia 2004 r. w
sprawie warunków i trybu refundacji ze środków Funduszu Pracy kosztów
wyposażenia stanowiska pracy dla skierowanego bezrobotnego, przyzna-
wania bezrobotnemu środków na podjęcie działalności gospodarczej
i
refundowanie kosztów pomocy prawnej, konsultacji
i doradztwa oraz
wymiaru dopuszczalnej pomocy (Dz.U. nr 196, poz. 2018) — wydane na
instytucjach
podstawie art. 46 ust. 6 ustawy o promocji zatrudnienia i
rynku pracy. Rozporządzenie weszło w życie z dniem 8 września 2004 r.

Annual expenditure planned or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the
company

Annual overall amount:

2004 — EUR 20 million

2005 — EUR 40 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or
award

Objective of aid

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

Yes

8.9.2004

individual aid

Until 31.12.2006

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

Yes

employment aid

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

and address of

Name
authority

the

granting

Name:

Starostowie

Address:

Other information

Approx. 340 agencies throughout Poland

If the aid programme is co-financed by Community funds, please insert the
following sentence:

The aid programme is co-financed by [please indicate] — SPO RZL (EFS)

Aid subject to prior notification to the
Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regu-
lation

Yes

(1) With the exception of: the shipbuilding sector, the mining industry and transport; aid to export-related activities, if the aid is directly
linked to the quantities exported, to the establishment and operation of a distribution network or to other current expenditure linked
to the export activity; aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods.