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: 2005-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

24.12.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 329/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 69/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: South-East Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: SME Financial Assistance
Scheme

Legal basis: Section 2 Local Government Act 2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the
company:

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

Entrepreneurship Grant

Technology Fund

37 500

75 000

50 000

50 000

100 000

100 000

12 500

25 000

150 000

300 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 25 % of investment costs in Article 87(3)(c) areas

Date of implementation: April 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: The project aims to stimulate, strengthen and diversify the economy of Cardiff by
encouraging the creation and safeguarding of jobs through the creation of new businesses and supporting
the expansion of indigenous businesses. The aid will be calculated on the basis of the costs of investment
in land, buildings, machinery and equipment and the transfer of technology.

The project proposes the provision of a financial assistance package to small and medium sized enterprises.
2 components of the project are notifiable under the ‘block approval’

— Entrepreneurship Grant — provision of up to GBP 5 000 to encourage new business growth

— Technology Fund — to support high growth SMEs

The project will be focused on the Objective 2 wards of Grangetown, Butetown, Splott, Adamsdown,
Riverside, Canton, Ely, Caerau, Rumney and Trowbridge. It is intended that the project will run for 3 years
from 2003

Economic sectors concerned: Without prejudice to special rules in the regulations and directives
concerning state aid in certain sectors

Name and address of granting authority:

Roy Edwards
Cardiff Council
County Hall
Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF10 4UW
United Kingdom

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Member States

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of indivi-
dual aid granted to the company

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

XS 109/03

United Kingdom; Ireland

The whole island of Ireland (32 counties)

InterTradeIreland Acumen Consultancy Programme

British/Irish Agreement Act 1999, Section 2.3 (Part 7 of
Annex 2 of the Act empowers InterTradeIreland to invest,
lend or grant aid for the purposes of its function)

Maximum cost per company

2003/04: GBP 3 000
2004/05: GBP 3 000
2005/06: GBP 3 000

Maximum total funded element

2003/04: (30 × GBP 3 000) GBP 90 000
2004/05: (45 × GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000
2005/06: (45 × GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000

Total
funded consultancy element
GBP 360 000, representing 50 % contribution.

for 3 years =

Funding provided to companies on a ‘one-off basis’ within
i.e. companies not eligible for repeat
a 52-week period,
funding in subsequent years

Up to a maximum of GBP 3 000 assistance per company
representing 50 % assistance

Proposed scheme to run for 3 years from November 2003

Individual companies will be eligible for assistance for a
maximum of 52 weeks

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

Until December 2006

Objective of aid

Economic sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

To provide consultancy expertise to assist SMEs to develop
and increase cross-border trade by developing research
expertise, market competence and experience

All sectors

InterTradeIreland
The Old Gasworks Business Park
Kilmorey Street
Newry
BT34 2DE
Tel. 028 30 834109