Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of  12 December 2002  on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

(2006/C 19/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XE 8/04

Greece

Karditsa, Trikala

Programme of integrated intervention in the Prefectures of Karditsa and Trikala
to provide subsidies for firms to recruit unemployed people (new jobs), 2004

Άρθρο 29 του Ν. 1262/82 «Για την παροχή κινήτρων ενίσχυσης της οικονοµικής
και περιφερειακής ανάπτυξης της χώρας και τροποποίηση συναφών διατάξεων» όπως
συµπληρώθηκε µε το άρθρο 8 παρ. 1 του Ν. 1545/85 «Εθνικό Σύστηµα Προστασίας
από την ανεργία και άλλες διατάξεις» που τροποποιήθηκε µε το άρθρο 6 του Ν.
1836/89 «Προώθηση της απασχόλησης και της επαγγελµατικής κατάρτισης και
άλλες διατάξεις» και το άρθρο 6 του Ν. 2434/96 «Μέτρα πολιτικής για την απα-
σχόληση και την επαγγελµατική κατάρτιση και άλλες διατάξεις». Κοινή Απόφαση των
Υπουργών Οικονοµίας & Οικονοµικών και Απασχόλησης & Κοινωνικής Προστασίας
(33390/29.12.2003). Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2204/2002 της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτρο-
πής

Annual expenditure planned

Annual overall amount

EUR 4 million for 2004
EUR 4 million for 2005
EUR 2 million for 2006
Total amount: EUR 10 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

February 2004

Duration of scheme

Until June 2006

Objective of aid

Article 4: Creation of employment

Article 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged
and disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Article
workers

6:

Employment

of

disabled

No

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

employment aid

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name:
Hellenic Republic
Ministry of Employment and Social Protection
Organisation for Employment of the Workforce (OAED)
General Directorate for the Workforce
Directorate for Employment

Address:
Ethn. Antistaseos 8, GR-16610 Alimos
Enquiries: E. Harhalou
Tel. 210-9989135-136, www.oaed.gr

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Other information

The cost of the programme is entirely covered by the state budget

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

The measure excludes awards of aid or
requires prior notification to the Commis-
sion of awards of aid in conformity with
Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors which are the subject of special rules in regulations and directives

governing all state aid within the sector.