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: 2006-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, energy industry, environmental protection, handicrafts, industrial research, management, small and medium-sized enterprises, textile industry

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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

(2006/C 19/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 36/05

Italy

Campania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

New aid scheme for craft firms

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 4.2 b)

Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale N. 786 del 10.4.2004

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 15 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

10.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to craft firms meeting the size criteria for
microenterprises and SMEs set out in Commis-
sion Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May
2003 concerning the definition of micro, small
and medium-sized enterprises

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione Campania Assessorato Attivita' Produttive
Area Generale di Coordinamento n.12
‘Sviluppo Attività Settore Secondario’
Dirigente del Settore Artigianato Dr.ssa Vittoria Capriglione
‘Sviluppo e Promozione Attività Artigiane e della Cooperazione’

Address:
Centro Direzionale -Isola A6- Napoli
Tel. No: (081) 796 67 24, (081) 796 67 25; Fax: (081) 796 67 18
Email: v.capriglione@regione.campania.it

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 50/05

Spain

Spain

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Programme to promote technical research for the textiles/clothing sector
(2005-2007)

Legal basis

Orden ITC/217/2005, de 4 de febrero de 2005 (BOE no 34 de 9 de febrero de
2005)

expenditure

or
Annual
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 22 million

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

10.2.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other industrial sectors (textiles/clothing)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio

Yes

Yes

Address:
Po de la Castellana, 160
E-28071 Madrid

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 63/05

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Management Information Systems Support for SME's

Legal basis

The Industrial Development (NI) Order 1982

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

Aid scheme

amount
Annual overall
(estimated approximately)

GBP 1 600 000

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

From 1.4.2005

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Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Invest Northern Ireland

Address:
44-58 May Street
Belfast
BT1 4NN
Northern Ireland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 67/05

Italy

Campania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises for projects involving electri-
city production from renewable sources and energy conservation

Legal basis

Programma Operativo Regionale 2000/2006 — Misura 1.12 azioni a) e c).

D.G.R.C n. 168 del 15.2.2005

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 35 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

15.2.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Area Generale di Coordinamento ‘Sviluppo Attivita' Settore Secondario’ —
Settore ‘Sviluppo e Promozione delle Attivita' Industriali — Fonti Energetiche’
— Dirigente: Dott. Giuseppe Gramanzini
Responsabile della Misura 1.12: Guerriero Vincenzo — Dirigente Servizio
Energia

Address:
Centro Direzionale Isola A/6 — I-80143 Napoli
Tel. No: 081/7966802 — 081/7966877
Fax No: 081/7966033 — 081/7966878
Email: v.guerriero@regione.campania.it

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 68/04

Netherlands

Province of Zeeland, municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

EU-Interreg IIIB, NWE ENO, under which the MAYA 2 project has been
approved (Marine and Yachting 2 in the Lower North Sea and the Irish Sea)

Aid recipient: Marina Port Zélande BV, being the subcontractor for the MAYA
2 partner, the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland

Legal basis

Interreg IIIB (NWE ENO): Grant Offer Letter C045 MAYAII in North West
Europe van 13 oktober 2003 en besluit/beschikking provincie Zeeland d.d
24 februari 2003 Statencommissie Algemeen Bestuur

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR297 500

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

September 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid Until 30.6.2006

Objective of aid

R&D aid for SMEs:

Yes

industrial

Aid for
research into anti-fouling
problems and into new environmentally friendly
and sustainable cleaning methods to combat
anti-fouling problems

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— All services

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

The Province of Zeeland is lead partner of the MAYA 2 project.
Marina Port Zélande receives the aid from the MAYA 2 partner, the munici-
pality of Schouwen-Duiveland

Address:
Gemeentehuis Schouwen-Duiveland
Laan van St. Hilaire 2
Zierikzee
(Postbus 5555, 4300 JA Zierikzee, Nederland)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 121/04

Germany

Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Bavarian lending programme for environmental protection

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Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Richtlinie für Darlehen an mittelständische Unternehmen der gewerblichen
Wirtschaft zur Förderung von Umweltschutz- und Energieeinsparungsmaß-
nahmen (gemeinsame Bekanntmachung der Bayerischen Staatsministerien für
Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz und für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur,
Verkehr und Technologie)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 3 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

Planned for 1.12.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

The loans are low-interest loans for investment designed to assist commercial
SMEs in making their own investments in environmental protection, especially
in combination with other operational
investments, thereby contributing to
significant improvements in the environmental situation. Measures related to
identifying and cleaning up past damage under Section III of the Directive are
not covered by the Exemption Regulation (de minimis requirement)

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

LfA Förderbank Bayern

Königinstraße 17
D-80539 Munich

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Note:

that

The Directive indicates
the exemption
under the current Community Regulations (EC)
Nos 69/2001, 70/2001 and 1/2004 expires on
30 June 2007. The scheme and any individual
measures implemented under it will be adapted
to take account of any amendments to Regu-
lation 70/2001 and the Commission will be
informed

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 154/04

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Consultancy aid (with QMS and EMS certification and EMAS validation), subsi-
dised loans for small businesses and interest-free loans for businesses starting
up in Prague

Legal basis

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

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Aid scheme Contri-
butions Loans

Annual overall amount

EUR 4,82 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Contributions

EUR 0,01 million

Subsidised loans

EUR 0,2 million

Interest-free loans

EUR 0,03 million

This is the amount calcu-
lated on the basis of
the
estimated number of benefi-
ciaries

Maximum aid intensity

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

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

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministry for Industry and Trade

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

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