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: 2006-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

6.1.2006

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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

(2006/C 3/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid Number

XS 20/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

East Midlands

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

Creswell SME Units Development

Legal basis

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

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 160 410

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 9.2.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SME

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SME

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
East Midlands Development Agency

Yes

Yes

Address:
Apex Court, City Link, Nottingham, East Midlands, United Kingdom, NG2 4LA

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

eligible
total
25 000 000 EUR and

costs

are

at

least

— 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

15 000 000 EUR

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Aid Number

Member State

Region

XS 36/04

Germany

Brandenburg

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

Finance Ministry guidelines on promoting the business activities of SMEs under
the joint Federal Government/Länder scheme for improving regional economic
structures (Consultancy guidelines) of 22 March 2004, published in Branden-
burg Official Gazette No 13 of 7 April 2004

Legal basis

— Operationelles Programm Brandenburg 2000-2006 unter Beachtung der
jeweils geltenden einschlägigen Bestimmungen aus den EU — Verord-
nungen (insbesondere der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999 und Verord-
nung (EG) Nr. 1145/2003)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

— Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe

regionalen
Wirtschaftsstruktur“ in der jeweils geltenden Fassung und des auf dieser
Grundlage ergangenen Rahmenplanes

„Verbesserung der

— §§ 23, 24 der Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 4,6 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

1.1.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2004

Objective of aid

Aid solely for SMEs in manufacturing, enter-
prises directly serving industry and tourism
firms (advisory/training courses for specialist
personnel and management)

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)

Legal address:
Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg
Steinstraße 104-106
D-14480 Potsdam

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

eligible
total
EUR 25 000 000 and

costs

are

at

least

— 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

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Aid Number

Member State

Region

XS 40/04

United Kingdom

The North East of England

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

The South Tyneside Major Business Grant Fund

Legal basis

The Wellbeing Power of Section 2 of the Local Government Act 2000

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall

GBP 500 000

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

From 1.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.3.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SME

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SME

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Business Development Team
South Tyneside Council

Address:
Town Hall
South Shields
NE33 2RL, United Kingdom

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

eligible
total
25 000 000 EUR and

costs

are

at

least

— 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

15 000 000 EUR

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 47/04

Italy

Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Local development plan LAG ‘Prealpi e Dolomiti’

Action 1: Certification of business quality systems

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Legal basis

Programma operativo regionale LEADER + Regione Veneto approvato con Dec.
CE n. C(2001)3564 del 19.11.2001

Piano di sviluppo locale GAL ‘Prealpi e Dolomiti’

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 190 000

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

Starts on 17.2.2004 (Final date for applications: 16.2.2004)

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

— craft enterprises entered in the register
specified in Section 5 of Law No 443 of 8
August 1985 on the Framework Law on
craft enterprises, as subsequently amended
and consolidated;

— enterprises classified as small or medium-
sized for
the purposes of Commission
Recommendation 96/280/EC of 3 April
1996 concerning the definition of small and
medium-sized enterprises and duly entered
in the register specified in Law No 580 of
29 December 1993, in accordance with the
terms and procedures specified in Order No
581 of 7 December 1995 of the President
of the Republic.

Enterprises operating in the agricultural and
sector while also engaging in the
fisheries
production, processing and marketing of
the
products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty are
not eligible. Likewise, aid for exports or linked
to export activities and aid that is conditional
on the use of national rather than imported
products cannot be granted. Similarly, ship-
building, synthetic fibres, motor vehicle and
transport enterprises are ineligible for aid (other
than those included in the Istat — Ateco '91
codes at Nos 602, 6021, 6022, 6023, 6024,
6025, 631, 6311, 6312, 632 and 6321).

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Associazione GAL ‘Prealpi e Dolomiti’

Address:
Via dei Giardini, 17
I-32036 Sedico (BL)

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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

eligible
total
EUR 25 000 000 and

costs

are

at

least

— 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 57/04

Belgium

Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Consultancy cheques — aid measure to promote external consultancy services
for Flemish small and medium-sized companies

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 30 april 2004 betreffende de advies-
cheques.

(Dit besluit vervangt het besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 14 februari 2003
betreffende de adviescheques, ter kennisgegeven aan de Europese Commissie bij
brief van 2 april 2003 (ref. P11/533/1241) waarvan wij nooit de ontvangst-
bevestiging hebben gekregen)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 15 million for 2004
determined
(budget
annually)

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

7.6.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid Unlimited, subject to of Article 10 of Regulation 70/2001

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:
Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Afdeling Economisch Ondersteuningsbeleid
Cel adviescheques

Address:
Markiesstraat 1
B-1000 Brussels

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

eligible
total
EUR 25 000 000 and

costs

are

at

least

— 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 86/04

Italy

Campania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises, as part of Integrated Projects

Legal basis

POR Campania 2000-2006 approvato dalla Commissione Europea con deci-
sione C(2000) 2347 dell'8 agosto 2000 e s.m.i.

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Complemento di Programmazione, misura 4.5

Disciplinare degli aiuti alle piccole e medie imprese operanti nel settore del
turismo concessi in applicazione della Misura 4.5 del P.O.R. Campania 2000-
2006 nell'ambito dei Progetti
(aiuti esentati dalla notificazione in
conformità al reg. CE n. 70/01) approvato con Delibera di Giunta Regionale n.
710 del 14/5/2004

Integrati.

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 64 952 332

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

1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

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Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services(tourism)

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione Campania
Area Generale di Coordinamento 13
Settore 02
Responsabile della misura 4.5 del POR Campania 2000 — 2006

Indirizzo:
Centro Direzionale Isola C/5 — Napoli
Telefono: (081) 796 89 59
fax: (081) 796 85 11
e-mail: asse4.mis4.5.cdc@regione.campania.it

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

eligible
total
EUR 25 000 000 and

costs

are

at

least

— 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 115/03

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

Small business loans: new component of the already notified programme for
the financing of business start-ups and growth — joint scheme involving the
Federal Government, the Land of Baden-Württemberg, the DtA and L-Bank (OJ
C 340, 4.12.2001, p. 2), now entitled ‘Programme for the financing of business
start-ups and growth — joint scheme involving the Federal Government, the
Land of Baden-Württemberg, the KfW-Mittelstandsbank and L-Bank’

Note: the KfW is the legal successor to the DtA pursuant to the Law on the restruc-
turing of the Federal economic development banks (BGBl. I, p. 1657 et seq.)

Gesetz über die Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg vom 11.4.1972 (Gesetz-
blatt für Baden-Württemberg vom 14.4.1972, S. 129 ff.), zuletzt geändert
durch Gesetz vom 11.11.1998 (GBl. S. 581) i. V. m. Mittelstandsförderungsge-
setz Baden-Württemberg vom 19.12.2000 (GBl. S. 745); §§ 23, 44
Landeshaushaltsordnung Baden-Württemberg und § 49a Landesverwaltungsver-
fahrensgesetz

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

EUR 14 000 000

Approximate anticipated
annual overall amount

Interest rate subsidies

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

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Date of implementation

As from 2.1.2004 (subprogramme small business loans)

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Up to 30.6.2007 (programme as a whole)

Objective of aid

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Aid to SMEs

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name:
Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg
Förderbank

Yes

Yes

Address:
Postfach 10 29 43
D-70025 Stuttgart

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
EUR 25 000 000 and

costs are at

least

— 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