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: 2006-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises, tourism

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25.2.2006

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 47/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 149/04

United Kingdom

North East England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Alnwick Garden Trust

Legal basis

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

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 1 908 313

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 13 October 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30 April 2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Government Office for the North East
European Programmes Secretariat

Yes

Yes

Address:
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4WH
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme

XS 6/05

Italy

Umbria

Aid to SMEs in the tourist accommodation business (hotels, self-catering units,
open-air facilities, historic buildings), related activities and the artistic and tradi-
tional craftwork sector

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Legal basis

Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 9086 del 21 ottobre 2004. Bando per la
presentazione di proposte per la promozione di progetti integrati da parte dei
seguenti soggetti: Pool di piccole e medie imprese, pool di piccole e medie
imprese ed enti pubblici per la realizzazione della filiera turismo — ambiente
— cultura nella regione Umbria

Annual expenditure planned

A maximum of EUR 2 million per year out of a maximum total budget of
EUR 7 million allocated to the scheme

Maximum aid intensity

— Small enterprises: 15 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible

Date of implementation

investments;

— Medium-sized enterprises: 7.5 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of

eligible investments;

— Small enterprises located in areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty:
10 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments plus
8 % net grant equivalent;

— Medium-sized enterprises located in areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the
Treaty: 6 % gross grant equivalent of the total cost of eligible investments
plus 8 % net grant equivalent

Publication of the notice inviting applications: Ordinary Supplement to the
Regional Official Gazette, General Series, No 46, 4.11.2004. Deadline for
submission of applications: 16.2.2005.

Aid will be granted only on presentation by the firms concerned of suitable
applications, which may be submitted from the day following publication of
the notice. Only investments made after presentation of the application for aid
will be eligible

Duration of scheme

Aid will be granted for investments by the firms concerned up to 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to existing or newly created SMEs in the tourist accommodation business
(hotels, self-catering units, open-air facilities, historic buildings), related activities
and the artistic and traditional craftwork sector. The investments concerned by
internal and external
this scheme relate to costs incurred in building work,
finishing, fittings and sporting/recreational equipment, hardware, machinery,
outdoor furniture, technical design and supervision of construction work

Economic sectors concerned

Firms in the tourism and artistic and traditional craftwork sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione dell'Umbria
Direzione Cultura, Turismo,
Turismo

Istruzione, Formazione e Lavoro — Servizio

Address:
Via Mario Angeloni 61
I-06100 Perugia
Tel. No: (39-75) 504 58 87
Fax: (39-75) 504 58 87
Email: sezione.aiuti@umbria2000.it