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

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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

Aid number: XS 30/2001

Member State: Italy

Region: Marche

(2006/C 47/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 122/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Marche

Title of aid scheme: Regional Law 9.5.2001 n. 5 — amend-
ments of the regional law 28.10.1991, n.33 — ‘Measures and
improvements of the touristic offers of the Region’

Legal basis: Legge regionale 9 maggio 2001 n. 5

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme:

EUR 250 000 for 2003

EUR 250 000 for 2004

EUR 250 000 for 2005

EUR 250 000 for 2006

Maximum aid intensity: 15 % gge for small enterprises and
7,5 % gge for medium-sized enterprises; in areas qualifying for
exemption under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, 8 % nge
+ 10 % gge for small enterprises and 8 % nge + 6 % gge for
medium-sized enterprises

Date of implementation: From 2001

Duration of scheme: Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 is to expire
on 31 December 2006; this scheme is to continue beyond that,
but the Region of Marche undertakes to amend it to ensure
that it complies with any new Community guidelines

Objective of aid: The scheme provides for both grants and
interest subsidies for investment in tourism, in accordance with
the definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: SMEs operating in tourism

Name and address of granting authority:

Regione Marche
Servizio Turismo ed Attività ricettive
Via G. da Fabriano
I-60100 Ancona
Tel. 071 80 61

Title of aid scheme: Single Programming Document Objective
2 2000-2006 — Measure 1.1 Aid to productive and environ-
mental investment by small and medium-sized industrial and
craft firms, Submeasure 1.1.1 Aid to productive investment by
small and medium-sized industrial firms, assistance b2 Law
598/94, Article 11 — Investment subsidies for technological
innova-
innovation, environmental protection, organisational
tion, commercial innovation and safety at work

Legal basis: Docup Ob. 2 2000-2006

Annual expenditure planned:

Ordinary aid:

EUR 788 835,00 for 2001

EUR 831 006,00 for 2002

EUR 989 370,60 for 2003

Total: EUR 2 609 211,60

Transitional aid:

EUR 268 149,60 for 2001

EUR 431 879,10 for 2002

EUR 402 292,20 for 2003

Total: EUR 1 102 320,90

Ordinary aid

EUR 3 028 405,00 for 2004

EUR 3 221 452,00 for 2005

EUR 1 600 855,00 for 2006

Transitional aid:

EUR 411 207,00 for 2004

EUR 32 622,00 for 2005

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Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Regulation (EC)
No 70/2001, the following rates of aid will be applied: 15 %
gge for small firms and 7,5 % gge for medium-sized firms; in
areas qualifying for exemption under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC
Treaty, 8 % nge + 10 % gge for small firms and 8 % nge + 6 %
gge for medium-sized firms

Date of implementation: In accordance with Commission
guidelines, aid will be granted for costs incurred by the final
recipient from the date of publication of the call for applica-
tions.

Only expenditure incurred after the date on which the aid
application was submitted is eligible

Duration of scheme: The scheme shall be implemented for
the same length of time as SPD Objective 2 2000-06

Objective of aid: The aid is intended for small and medium-
sized industrial firms in Objective 2 and phasing-out areas in
the Marche

Economic sectors concerned: Sections C, D, E and F of the
1991 Italian Statistical Office (ISTAT) classification of economic
activities, subject to the exclusions and limitations laid down by
the Community rules on state aid (including export aid and aid
to the motor manufacturing industry).

Activities involving the production, processing or marketing of
the goods listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty are excluded

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Marche
Servizio Industria e Artigianato
Via Tiziano, n. 44
I-60100 Ancona
Tel. 0718061

Other information: Amendment to the duration of aid XS
140/2003