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: 2005-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Commission, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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23.12.2005

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 327/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XS 7/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

North East of England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Cramlington Land Partnership

Legal basis

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

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 297 260

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

5.2.2004

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
authority

and

address

of

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 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

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 10/05

Austria

Whole of Austria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

‘Creative economy impulse programme’ innovation scheme

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Beschluss des Stiftungsrates der Nationalstiftung für Forschung, Technologie
und Entwicklung vom 24.6.2004

Vereinbarung zwischen der Nationalstiftung für Forschung, Technologie und
Entwicklung und der Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH vom 18.10.2004

Richtlinien zum Innovationsprogramm „Impulsprogramm Kreativwirtschaft“
vom 18.10.2004

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,2 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,4 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

18.10.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2005 (expiry of the guidelines, although payments may still be
made after that date depending on the duration of the individual project)

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:
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft m.b.H. im Auftrag der Nationalstiftung
für Forschung, Technologie und Entwicklung

Address:
Ungargasse 37, A-1030 Vienna; office@awsg.at

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 21/04

Spain

Catalonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid to family firms in drawing up succession plans

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Resolución TIC/1223/2003, de 22 de abril, por la que se abre la convocatoria
de ayudas a empresas familiares para la realización de planes de sucesión
(DOGC 3877 de 06/05/03) modificada por la Resolución TRI/141/2004, de 15
de enero, por la que se modifica la Resolución TIC/1223/2003, de 22 de abril
(DOGC 4070 de 13.2.2004)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,4 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

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Date of implementation

7.5.2003

Duration of the scheme or award of
individual aid

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Sr. Don Agustí Segarra i Blasco
Director del Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial (CIDEM)
Departamento de Trabajo e Industria

Address:
Passeig de Gràcia, 129
E-08008 Barcelona

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 21/05

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Savari Research Trust

Legal basis

(1) Industrial Development Act 1982

Regulation 1260/99
Regulation 2000/906
Structural Funds (National Assembly For Wales) Designation 2000

(2) Welsh Development Act 1975

Revenue Guidelines
Programme October 2003

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 458 801

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

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 December 2007

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Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services (R&D)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
(1) National Assembly For Wales
(2) Welsh Developmemt Agency

Yes

Yes

Yes

Address:
(1) C/O Welsh European Funding Office

Cwm Cynon Business Park, Mountain Ash CF45 4ER, United Kingdom

(2) North Wales Division

Unit 7, Ffordd Richard Davies, St. Asaph Business Park, St Asaph, North
Wales LL17 OL, United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 23/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Merseyside

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Motor Waste

Legal basis

The National Lottery Act 1993

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 0,3 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 22.12.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006 — The grant was committed prior to 31 December 2006.
Payments against this commitment will potentially continue until 22 December
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:
Big Lottery Fund [CRED Programme]

Yes

Yes

Address:
1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE, United Kingdom
[Administer by RSWT, The Kiln, Waterside, Mather Road, Newark, Nottingham-
shire, NG24 1WT]

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 43/04

United Kingdom

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Accelerate Wales — Clusters

Legal basis

Welsh Development Agency Act 1975, as amended

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 878 592

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

From .1.6.2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.5.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Motor vehicles

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Welsh Development Agency

Address:
Principality House,
The Friary,
Cardiff CF10 3FE
United Kingdom

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes