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   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 283/8

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Official Journal of the European Union

16.11.2005

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

(2005/C 283/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 12/04

United Kingdom

North West England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Elton Moss Bridge Boat Hire

Legal basis

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual
overall
amount

Loans guar-
anteed

Individual aid

Overall
amount

aid

GBP 75 422 over 2 years

Loans guar-
anteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

15.1.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.1.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Cheshire Rural Recovery Programme

Address:

Reaseheath College
The Phillip Leverhulme Centre
Reaseheath
Nantwich
UK-CW5 6DF

Large individual aid grants

the

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

prior

to

EUR 25 million and

— the gross aid intensity is at least

50 %,

— in

areas which

for
regional aid, the net aid intensity
is at least 50 %; or

qualify

(b) if the total gross aid amount is at

least EUR 15 million.

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Aid No

XS 16/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales & the Valleys

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Carmarthenshire County Council

Rural Services & Thematics Fund

Legal basis

Local Government Act 2000 — Part 2: Promotion of Wellbeing, subsection 4.

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Individual aid

GBP 1 464 000

Annual
overall
amount

Loans guar-
anteed

Overall
amount

aid

Loans guar-
anteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

2.2.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 30.4.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Sarah L Veck

Head of Economic Development

Address:

Economic Development Division
Carmarthenshire County Council
Business Resource Centre
Parc Amanwy
New Road
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
UK-SA18 3EP

Large individual aid grants

the

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

prior

to

EUR 25 million and

— the gross aid intensity is at least

50 %,

— in

areas which

for
regional aid, the net aid intensity
is at least 50 %; or

qualify

(b) if the total gross aid amount is at

least EUR 15 million.

Yes

Yes

Yes

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16.11.2005

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 38/04

Germany

Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs with a view to opening
up domestic and foreign markets for SMEs (Guidelines on market opening, 22
March 2004, published in the Brandenburg Government Gazette, No 13, 7
April 2004

Legal basis

— Operationelles Programm Brandenburg 2000-2006 unter Beachtung der
jeweils geltenden einschlägigen Bestimmungen aus den EU-Verordnungen
(insbesondere der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999 und der Verordnung
(EG) Nr. 1145/2003)

— §§ 23, 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Individual aid

EUR 2,3 million

Annual
overall
amount

Loans guar-
anteed

Overall
amount

aid

Loans guar-
anteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

Mit Inkrafttreten der Richtlinie vom 1.1.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid Until 31.12.2005

Objective of aid

— Opening up markets and promoting
services
products

and

sales
of
provided by SMEs

Yes

— Creating networks of enterprises to
neutralise the structural competitive
disadvantages of Brandenburg-based
enterprises

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)

Address:

Steinstr. 104-106
DE-14480 Potsdam

Large individual aid grants

Yes

the

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

prior

to

EUR 25 million and

— the gross aid intensity is at least

50 %,

— in

areas which

for
regional aid, the net aid intensity
is at least 50 %; or

qualify

(b) if the total gross aid amount is at

least EUR 15 million.

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 116/04

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Technology and energy — low-interest ISB to promote measures in the areas of
technology and energy

Legal basis

Richtlinie zur Vergabe von zinsgünstigen ISB-Darlehen zur Förderung von
Maßnahmen im Technologie- und Energiebereich

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Individual aid

EUR 20 million

Annual
overall
amount

Loans guar-
anteed

Overall
amount

aid

Loans guar-
anteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

15.10.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) GmbH

Address:

Holzhofstraße 4, DE-55116 Mainz

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of
Regulation

the

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 126/04

United Kingdom

North East England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Rivergreen Developments Plc

Legal basis

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11

Section 2 Local Government Act 2000

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

Aid scheme

Annual
overall
amount

Loans guar-
anteed

Individual aid

Overall
amount

aid

GBP 835 025

Loans guar-
anteed

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Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.9.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1.9.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Government Office for the North East

European Programmes Secretariat

Yes

Yes

Address:

Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
UK-NE1 4WH

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of
Regulation

the

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

XS 139/03

Spain

Autonomous Community of the Basque Country

Aid scheme for in-service training in enterprises (consulting services)

Acuerdo de 6.10.2003 del Patronato de HOBETUZ (Fundación Vasca para la
Formación Profesional Continua), por el que se aprueba la prórroga para el ejer-
cicio 2003 de la Convocatoria de Ayudas a la Formación Continua dirigida a
Empresas en el ámbito de C.A.P.V. publicada en el ejercicio 2002 (Boletín
Oficial del País Vasco de 9.10.2003)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR
0,2 million

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

9.10.2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2003

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

HOBETUZ, Fundación Vasca para la Formación Profesional Continua

Address:

Gran Vía, 35-6o
ES-48009 Bilbao

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Large individual aid grants

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

Yes

— 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.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 145/04

United Kingdom

West Wales and the Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

KEARNS AGENCY LTD

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982

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

Aid scheme

Annual
overall
amount

Loans guar-
anteed

Individual aid

Overall
amount

aid

GBP 181 160

Loans guar-
anteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

From 1.12.2004

Until 30.6.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Welsh European Funding Office

Address:

CWM Cynon Business Park
UK-Mountain Ash CF45 4ER

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of
Regulation

the

Yes