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: 2005-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, regional aid, small and medium-sized enterprises, tourism

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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 321/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 15/03

Greece

All regions (13) entire country

Aid number

Member state

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving an individual aid

State aid scheme to small and medium-sized enterprises in the regional opera-
tional programmes for the CSF 2000-2006

‘Improve the competitiveness –innovation to small and medium-sized enter-
prises in tourism’

Legal basis

Άρθρο 35 του Νόµου 3016/2002 (ΦΕΚ 110 Α, 17.5.2002)

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

The scheme is to be organized in rounds, one beginning in February 2003 and
the others later during the lifetime of the Regional Operational Programmmes
(2000-2006). Public expenditure is estimated at 150 000 000 EUR

Maximum aid intensity

State aid scheme to sme's for the regional operational programmes 2000-2006
(maximum aid intensities are in conformity with the approved ‘regional aid
map’ and ‘SME Regulation (EC) No 70/2001’ and expressed in NGE, the above
ceiling of regional investment aid will not be exceeded by more than 15 % as
all areas are covered by Article 87(3)(a) and according to Article 4.3.b. of ‘SME
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001’).

Maximum aid intensities:

— Region of Attiki, Prefecture of Thessalonica: 35 %
— Region of Central Macedonia (with the exception of the Pref. Of Thessalo-
nica), Region of Thessalia, Region of Dytiki Ellada, Region of Sterea Ellada,
Island of Kriti: 40 %

— Region of South Aegean, Region of North Aegean, Islands of all Regions
with the exception of Kriti
Island, Region of Peloponnisos, Region of
Ipeiros, Region of Dytiki Macedonia, Region of Anatoliki Makedonia Thraki
and province of Trizoinia in the Region of Attiki: 45 %

Notes:

1. To the islands of all regions maximum aid ceiling is amounted to 45 %
2. This schema applies to SME's in the Regional Operational Programs for the

CSF 2000-2006 in manufacturing, only for investments relating to:

— modernization of tourist enterprises
— modernization of administrative procedures
— quality assurance
— development of innovation
— the setting up of a new investment in case of common actions

Date of implementation

Aid may be granted under the scheme from February 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

31 December 2006 under the provision of any extension of the period for
granting eligible expenses by the EU

Objective of aid

The aim is to provide State aid scheme to small and very small tourist enter-
prises SME's, as defined in the Commission Recommendation of 3 April 1996,
in the Regional Operational Programs of the CSF 2000-2006, through support
for good quality projects, which provide sustainable new investments as well as
safeguarding retaining jobs and or creating sustainable new jobs

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Economic Sector(s) concerned

Tourist services (NACE 55.1, 55.2, 60.23, 63.3, 63.4, 74.84, 92.61, 93.04)
— Hotel Services
— Camping
— Furnished Rooms to let
— Furnished apartments to let
— Other tourist services (60.23, 63.3, 63.4)
— Services of special tourist facilities (74.84, 92.61, 93.04)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministry of Economy and Finance and Regional Authorities (13)
Νikis Str. 5-7, GR-10180 Αthens

Other information

The amount of
200 000 EUR and on average it
100 000 EUR per investment

the aid per investment

is estimated that will not exceed
it will not exceed

is estimated that