Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of  12 January 2001 , as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of  25 February 2004 , 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: 2005-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State
aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2005/C 316/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 8/04

Austria

Municipality of Kapfenberg, NUTS III region eastern Upper Styria

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Inner-city support of the municipality of Kapfenberg

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Innenstadtförderungsrichtlinie gemäß Beilage (Innenstadtförderung der Stadt
Kapfenberg)

Beihilfenrelevant nach KMU-Freistellung sind die Punkte:

3.3. Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung und Attraktivierung von Geschäftslokalen

und Außenanlagen

3.6. Planungs- und Beratungsleistungen

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,8 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.8.2004 for points 3.3 and 3.6 of the aid scheme

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Stadtgemeinde Kapfenberg

Address:
Koloman-Wallisch-Platz 1
A-8605 Kapfenberg

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 84/04

United Kingdom

West Wales and the Valleys Objective 1 Area

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Amgen Cymru (Cynon Valley Waste Disposal Co. Ltd) — Bryn Pica Recycling
Center

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Act 1982

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 510 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 26.8.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.8.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services (recycling)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Welsh European Funding Office

Address:
Cwm Cynon Business Park
Mountain Ash, CF45 4ER

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 88/04

Germany

Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guidelines of the Brandenburg Ministry for Economic Affairs of 31 March
2004 to encourage the efficient use of energy and to foster the utilization of
renewable sources of energy

Legal basis

§§ 44, 23 der Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) sowie die hierzu ergangenen
Verwaltungsvorschriften in der jeweils gültigen Fassung

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

approx. EUR
2 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

Entry into force of the guidelines on 6 May 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2006 (final date for the granting of aid)

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:
Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)

Address:
Steinstraße 104 — 106
D-14480 Potsdam

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 91/04

United Kingdom

West Wales and the Valleys Objective 1 Area

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Court Vale Developments 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 guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 198 050

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.1.2005

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Welsh European Funding Office

Address:
Cwm Cynon Business Park
Mountain Ash CF45 4ER

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 95/04

Germany

n.a

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Support for innovation in SMEs through better access to current data in the
areas of science, technology and the economy

Legal basis

§ 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,6—
1 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.3.2005

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

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour
Referat VI B 4

Address:
Scharnhorststraße 34 — 37
D-10115 Berlin

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 96/04

Germany

n.a

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Support for medium-sized application projects as part of the Ministry for
Economic Affairs and Labour initiative: FIT for knowledge-based competition

Legal basis

§ 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,75—
1,25 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles (2)-(6) and 5 of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.3.2005

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour
Referat VI B 4

Address:
Scharnhorststraße 34 — 37
D-10115 Berlin

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 98/04

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Welsh Application Service Provider (WASP): Phase 11

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 GBP 544 407

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.8.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

NB: As noted above, the Grant was committed prior to 31 December 2006.
Payments against this commitment will, potentially (in line with N+2), continue
until 31 July 2007

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

Yes

Yes

Address:
Cwm Cynon Business Park
Mountain Ash CF45 4ER

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 101/04

United Kingdom

England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Business Development Credits

Legal basis

Appropriation Act 2004

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 2 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 3 000 per
SME

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From October 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
United Kingdom Trade & Investment

Yes

Yes

Address:
Antonia Yeolanda Lopes
International Trade Development Group, Regional Directorate/TDU
7th Floor, Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

XS 129/04

Poland

Region

All 16 provinces

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Non-repayable financial aid granted by the regional funding body for consul-
tancy services designed to bring companies into line with Polish standards or
EU legislation in the occupational health and safety field

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Art. 6 ustawy z dnia 9 listopada 2000 r. o utworzeniu Polskiej Agencji
Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości.

§ 24 ustęp 3 punkt 4 Rozporządzenia Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 17
sierpnia 2004 r. w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsię-
biorczości pomocy finansowej niezwiązanej z programami operacyjnymi

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,55 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

28.8.2004 — the day on which the Decree entered into force

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.7.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regional funding bodies (*)

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(*) Regional funding bodies granting aid:

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 131/04

Poland

13 provinces (Dolnośląskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Łódzkie,
Małopolskie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Świętokrzyskie,
Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Zachodniopomorskie)

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Non-repayable financial aid awarded by the regional funding body for the
purchase of consultancy services

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Art. 6 ustawy z dnia 9 listopada 2000 r. o utworzeniu Polskiej Agencji
Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości.

§ 24 ustęp 3 punkt 1, 2, 3 Rozporządzenia Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia
17 sierpnia 2004 r. w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przed-
siębiorczości pomocy finansowej niezwiązanej z programami operacyjnymi

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 9,57 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

28.8.2004 — the day on which the Decree entered into force

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.11.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regionalne Instytucje Finansujące (*)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

(*) Regional funding Bodies

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 132/04

Poland

All 16 provinces

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Financial assistance awarded to businesses in the form of non-repayable finan-
cial aid for investment purposes

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Art. 6 ustawy z dnia 9 listopada 2000 r. o utworzeniu Polskiej Agencji
Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości.

§ 5 punkt 2 Rozporządzenia Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 17 sierpnia
2004 r. w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości
pomocy finansowej niezwiązanej z programami operacyjnymi

Aid scheme

or
aid

Individual aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 10,67 million

Loans guaranteed

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

28.8.2004 — the day on which the Decree entered into force

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.11.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development

Yes

Yes

Address:
Ul. Pańska 81/83
00-834 Warsaw

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes