Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of  12 January 2001 , as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of  25 February 2004 , on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, vocational training

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
363/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to
training aid

(2006/C 32/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 7/05

United Kingdom

England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Employer Training Pilot Phase 2004-2006

Legal basis

Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) as substantiated by Section 25 of
the Employment and Training Act 1998 and the Industrial Development Act
1982, Section 11, Industrial Development Act, 1982, Section 7. Learning and
Skills Council Act 2000

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

Aid scheme

This programme will provide
some
GBP 136 000 000 (EUR 196 000 000) 1st January 2005
to 31st December 2006.

funding of

The estimated annual funding profile is as follows:

Jan — Dec 2005: GBP 100 million (EUR 144 million)

Jan — Dec 2006: GBP 36 million (EUR 52 million)

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Learning and Skills Council

Yes

No

Yes

Address:
Contact David Greer
Cheylesmore House
Quinton Road, Coventry, CV1 2WT
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 8/05

Italy

Chamber of Commerce,
(Emilia-Romagna region)

Industry, Craft and Agriculture of Reggio Emilia

Title of aid scheme

Contributions to training measures for farms in Reggio Emilia

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Legal basis

Determinazione d'urgenza del Presidente n. 3 del 27.1.2005

Annual expenditure planned

EUR 70 000

Maximum aid intensity

70 %

Date of implementation

4.2.2005 (Deadline for submission of applications: 15.3.2005)

Duration of scheme

31.12.2005

Objective of aid

The aid is intended to support general training plans for farms in the province
of Reggio Emilia in order to:

— improve the occupational skills of farmers and farm workers in preparation
for the qualitative reorientation of production, the application of production
practices compatible with the protection of the environment, enhancement
of the landscape, hygiene standards and animal welfare;

— provide farmers and farm workers with the necessary knowledge to run an

economically profitable business.

Economic sectors concerned

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Reggio Emilia

address:
Piazza della Vittoria
I-42100 Reggio Emilia

Aid No

XT 9/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Splotlands Credit Union

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982

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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

Commission Regulation 2000/906

Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 34 227

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.12.2005

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 December 2007

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Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
National Assembly for Wales

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Address:
C/o Welsh European Funding Office
Cwm Cynon Business Park
Mountain Ash CF45 4ER
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 10/05

Poland

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Training for employers with a training fund

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 10 listopada 2004 r. w
sprawie refundacji ze środków Funduszu Pracy kosztów szkoleń oraz wyna-
grodzeń i składek na ubezpieczenie społeczne od refundowanych wynagrodzeń
(Dz.U. nr 249 poz. 2496)

Ustawa z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o promocji zatrudnienia i
rynku pracy (Dz.U. nr 99 poz. 1001) art. 69.

instytucjach

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

PLN 10 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

24.11.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

— Coalmining

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name.
Heads of district authorities

Address:
Approx. 400 offices throughout Poland

Yes

Yes

No

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 30/05

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Estonian National Development Plan for the implementation of the EU Struc-
tural Funds — Single Programming Document 2004-06; Measure 1.2 Human
Resource Development Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises, Training
section

Legal basis

Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministri määrus nr. 50 (2005) 5.5.2005

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Estonia: EUR 0,32 million;
ERDF: EUR 0,96 million;
Total: EUR 1,28 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

15.5.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Address:
Liivalaia 13/15
EE-10118 Tallinn

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation Yes