Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of  12 January 2001 , as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of  25 February 2004 , 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: 2006-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, State aid, United Kingdom, 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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State
aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 30/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 13/05

United Kingdom

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Assembly Investment Grant

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982, Sections 7 and 8

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
individual
the
company

granted

aid

to

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 10 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

1.2.2005

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 the granting
authority

Name:
National Assembly for Wales

Yes

Yes

Address:
Trade and Invest Wales
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NQ
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 39/05

United Kingdom

North East England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Argon Cathedral Park Ltd

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
individual
the
company

granted

aid

to

Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11
Section 2 Local Government Act 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 2 590 729

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.7.2004

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 the granting
authority

Name:
Government Office for the North East
European Programmes Secretariat

Yes

Yes

Address:
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE 4WH
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

XS 44/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

North East England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

North East of England Business & Innovation Centre Ltd

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
individual
the
company

granted

aid

to

Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11
Section 2 Local Government Act 2000
Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 250 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.8.2001

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.3.2002

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Government Office for the North East
European Programmes Secretariat

Yes

Yes

Address:
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE 4WH
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 46/05

Austria

Austria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

proVision. Provision for nature and society — 1. Description

Forschungsorganisationsgesetz, Bundesgesetzblatt Nr. 341/1981 in der Fassung
von Bundesgesetzblatt Nr. 74/2004

Annual
overall amount of
granted to the company

expenditure planned or
individual aid

Aid scheme

Total
2006

amount

2004-

EUR 12,6 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

May 2005

Duration of the scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

2004-2006 (no money has been paid out yet)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services in research and development

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur

Address:
Minoritenplatz 5
A-1014 Wien

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes