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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of  25 February 2004  as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-31
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 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises, as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for
research and development

(2005/C 336/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 72/2004

Spain

Catalonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for requesting agreed prior assessments or reasoned reports in relation to
tax credits for R&D and TI projects

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Orden TRI/235/2004, de 21 de junio, por la que se aprueban las bases para el
otorgamiento de ayudas para la solicitud de acuerdos previos de valoración o
de informes motivados en relación con la deducción fiscal de proyectos de
R+D+IT y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2004.
(DOGC 4174 de
14/07/04)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,3m

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

15.7.2004

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:
Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial

Address:
Passeig de Gràcia, 129, 6a planta
E-08008 Barcelona

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 82/04

Italy

Piedmont

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Assistance in favour of industrial-research projects and pre-competitive devel-
opment

Legal basis

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n 63 — 13094 del 19 luglio 2004 attua-
tiva ed integrativa a livello regionale del regime d'aiuto previsto dall'art. 11
della Legge 598/84 e s.m.i già approvato dalla Commissione con Decisione
C(2002)691cor. del 05.3.02

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 100m

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

13.10.2004

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione Piemonte — Assessorato all'Industria, Lavoro e Bilancio — Direzione
Industria.

Address:
Regione Piemonte
Direzione Industria
Via Pisano, 6 — I-10152 Torino
Tel. (011) 432 14 61 — Fax (011) 432 34 83
e-mail: direzione16@regione.piemonte.it

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 85/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Welsh Highland Railway 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

£3 728 735

(reconstructed line
costs within the
meaning of Section
13 of Regulation
70/2001)

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

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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 30 June 2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Other services (Tourism: Infrastructure)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Welsh European Funding Office

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

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 90/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales and the Valleys Objective 1 Area

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Broadlands Industrial Park 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 229,375

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.11.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.3.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Welsh European Funding Office

Yes

Yes

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

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 92/04

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Recreating Pride In Cardigan

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 640 000

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 1.9.2004

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 August 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, United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 135/04

Poland

All 16 provinces

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Financial assistance granted to businesses in the form of non-repayable financial
aid for consultancy 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 1 c, d, e Rozporządzenia Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 17
sierpnia 2004 w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsię-
biorczości pomocy finansowej niezwiązanej z programami operacyjnymi

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,43 million

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

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
PL-00-834 Warsaw

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 150/04

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid to boost the competitiveness of SMEs

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,6m

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,03m

This is the amount
calculated on the
basis of
the esti-
mated number of
beneficiaries

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

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:
Ministry of Industry and Trade

Address:
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 151/04

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for design consultancy services

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,32m

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,005m

This is the amount
calculated on the
basis of
the esti-
mated number of
beneficiaries

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Loans guaranteed

Date of implementation

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:
Ministry of Industry and Trade

Address:
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Prague 1

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 152/04

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for training and consultancy services

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 1m

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,002m

This is the amount
calculated on the
basis of
the esti-
mated number of
beneficiaries

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

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:
Ministry of Industry and Trade

Address:
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Prague 1

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

XS 153/04

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Subsidised loan

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 7,09m

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,81m

This is the amount
calculated on the
basis of
the esti-
mated number of
beneficiaries

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

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:
Ministry for Industry and Trade

Address:
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Prague 1

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 155/04

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guarantees for bank loans, capital contribution and design of a public bidding
procedure

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme Guarantees

Annual overall amount

EUR 24,3m

or
aid

Individual aid — cost of subsi-
dised guarantee

Loans
(volume)

guaranteed

EUR 92,3m

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,04m

This is the amount
calculated on the
basis of
the esti-
mated number of
beneficiaries

Loans guaranteed

EUR 0,14m

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

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:
Ministry for Industry and Trade

Address:
Na Františku 32,
CZ-110 15 Prague 1

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes