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: 2006-02-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Official Journal of the European Union

14.2.2006

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 37/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 32/04

Finland

Eastern and Northern Finland Objective 1 areas

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Finnvera Oyj Guarantee Provision Aid

Legal basis

Valtion erityisrahoitusyhtiöstä annettu laki (443/1998), valtion eritysrahoitusyh-
tiön luotto- ja takaustoiminnasta annettu laki (445/1998)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

EUR 20 million

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 September 2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid Until 21 December 2006.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Finnvera Oyj
Kenttäyksikkö

Address:
PL 1010
FIN-00101 Helsinki

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

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

XS 75/03

United Kingdom

County of Gwynedd, Wales

Gwynedd Investment by Design Scheme

Legal basis

Section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000

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

2003 — GBP 167,333

2004 — GBP 223,111

2005 — GBP 55,778

Maximum aid intensity

This funding will support a minimum of 75 SMEs which meet the definition of
Annex 1 of the SME Block exemption

The maximum aid intensity will be 50 %. The maximum grant will be GBP
20 000. The grant will be for investment costs (Article 87(3)(a) 35 % + 15 %)

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

16 May 2003

31 March 2005

Objective of aid

The objective of the aid is to increase the competitiveness and growth of retail
businesses in Gwynedd (an Article 87(3)(a) area) and to stimulate economic
regeneration within urban and rural town community centers by supporting
the costs of investment in land, buildings, machinery and equipment intended
to create or extend a business

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors excluding agriculture and food processing

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
James Goodman
Planning and Economic Development Department

Address:
Gwynedd Council
Council Offices
CAERNARFON
Gwynedd LL55 1SH
United Kingdom