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: 2005-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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20.12.2005

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 323/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 22/05

United Kingdom

North East England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Taylor Patterson Associates Ltd

Legal basis

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

Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11
Section 2 Local Government Act 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 460 777

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 15 December 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30 December 2006 — (The grant was committed prior to 31 December
2006 — Payments against this commitment will potentially continue until 1
October 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:
Government Office for the North East
European Programmes Secretariat

Yes

Yes

Address:
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4WH
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid Number

Member State

Region

XS 31/04

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

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

Regional economic promotion programme for NRW
(Aid No N 438/D/2000)

Legal basis

1. Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe

‘Verbesserung der

regionalen

Wirtschaftsstruktur’

2. Gesetz über die Feststellung des Haushaltsplans des Landes Nordrhein-West-

falen für das Haushaltsjahr 2004/2005 (Haushaltsgesetz 2004/2005)

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Max. EUR 20 million

or
aid

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

1.4.2004

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
NRW Bank (im Auftrag des Landes NRW)

Yes

Yes

Address:
Heerdter Lohweg 35
D-40549 Düsseldorf

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires
prior notification to the Commission of awards
of aid,

(a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR

25 million and

— 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 53/04

United Kingdom

North East of England

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

Anvil Homes Limited

Legal basis

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

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998
Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11
Section 2 Local Government Act 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 135 051

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 9 August 2004

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20.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 22 April 2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SME

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SME

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Government Office for the North East
European Programmes Secretariat

Yes

Yes

Address:
Wellbar House
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4TD
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

N/A

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires
prior notification to the Commission of awards
of aid,

(a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR

25 000 000 and

— 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

15 000 000

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 62/04

Germany

Saxony-Anhalt

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guidelines of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt on the granting of funds to promote
the protection and exploitation of innovations (patent promotion)

Legal basis

Mittelstandsförderungsgesetz vom 27.
Juni 2001 (GVBl. LSA S. 230) und
Verwaltungsvorschriften zu § 44 der Landeshaushaltsordnung (VV-LHO, RdErl.
des MF vom 1. Februar 2001, MBl. LSA S. 241)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,94 million

or
aid

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

22.6.2004

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

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt

Address:
Domplatz 12
D-39104 Magdeburg

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires
prior notification to the Commission of awards
of aid,

(a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR

25 million and

— 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

XS 121/03

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Industrial improvement grants

Legal basis

Local Government Act 2000

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 0,250 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.12.2003

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 30.11.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Simon Dobbs

Yes

Yes

Address:
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Business Resource Centre
Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate
Tredegar NP22 3AA, United Kingdom

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20.12.2005

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires
prior notification to the Commission of awards
of aid,

(a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR

25 million and

— 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.