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: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, 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 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 67/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 5/04

Germany

Saxony

Title of aid scheme or name of
individual
company
award

receiving

an

Guideline of the Saxony State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture on
support under the agricultural investment promotion programme

Guideline No 21/2003 of 25 June 2003

Point 2.1.3 in conjunction with point 5.1

Legal basis

Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft
für die Förderung nach dem Agrarinvestitionsförderungsprogramm (AFP)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

EUR 0,5 million

or
aid

Maximum aid intensity

40 %

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2004

Objective of aid

In order to maintain a vigorous, multi-functional agricultural sector, investment
measures by agricultural holdings must be supported. By diversifying sources of
income in activities close to agriculture, the economic strength of the country-
side should be increased and holdings should be placed on a broader economic
basis

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft

Address:
Söbrigener Straße 3a
D-01326 Dresden

Other information

Text of guideline:
http://www.smul.sachsen.de/de/wu/aktuell/foerderung/ downloads/Ga2103.pdf

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 11/04

Germany

Lower Saxony (Visselhövede)

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Amendment of 18 December 2003 to the Directive of the City of Visselhövede
of 25 February 2003 on the joint financing of assistance to individual firms
under the Lower Saxony Objective 2 programme for the 2000-06 assistance
period

Legal basis

§ 108 der Niedersächsischen Landkreisordnung (NLO)
in der Fassung vom
22.08.1996 (Niedersächsisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt S. 365) i. V. mit
§ 65 der Niedersächsischen Gemeindeordnung (NGO)
in der Fassung vom
22.08.1996 (Niedersächsisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt S. 382)

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Individual aid

Annual
overall
EUR 0,3 million

amount

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2004 — extension

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Stadt Visselhövede

Yes

Yes

Address:
Marktplatz 2
D-27374 Visselhövede

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 total eligible costs are at least EUR 25

million and

— 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

EUR 15 million

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 13/04

United Kingdom

The Assisted Areas and the Enterprise Grant areas of England.

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Enterprise Grant Scheme

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982, Sections 7 and 8

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 11 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

19.1.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2006

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Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Department of Trade and Industry, Small Business Service

Address:
Berkeley House
Cross Lanes
Guildford GU1 1YA
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires
prior notification to the Commission of awards
of aid,

(a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25

million and

— 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

EUR 15 million

Not applic-
able

Aid Number

Member State

Region

XS 28/2004

Italy

Valle d'Aosta

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Consultancy aid to SMEs, pursuant to measure D3 of the regional operational
programme (ROP) for structural measures taken by the region of Valle d'Aosta
to meet Objective 3 in the period 2000-06

Legal basis

Deliberazione di giunta regionale n. 1063 del 25.3.2003

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 235 373,70

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

1.10.2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2004

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

— All manufacturing

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta — Dipartimento Industria, artigianato ed
energia dell'assessorato Attività produttive e politiche del lavoro.

Address:
Piazza della Repubblica, n. 15
I-Aosta

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 total eligible costs are at least EUR 25

million and

— 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

EUR 15 million

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 87/04

Italy

Campania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

‘Investment contract’ as part of Integrated Design.

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

POR Campania 2000-2006 approvato dalla Commissione Europea con deci-
sione C(2000) 2347 dell'8 agosto 2000 e s.m.i.

Complemento di Programmazione, misure 1.12, 4.2 e 4.5

Disciplinare del ‘Contratto di investimento’ nell'ambito della Progettazione inte-
grata approvato con Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale N. 578 del 16.4.2004.

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 42 million

or
aid

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

20.9.2004

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

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione Campania
Area Generale di Coordinamento n.12
‘Sviluppo Attività Settore Secondario’
Dirigente pro tempore Settore
‘Sviluppo e Promozione dell'Attività Industriali’, responsabile della misura 4.2 .

Address:
Centro Direzionale -Isola A6
I-Napoli
Telefono (081) 796 68 09
(081) 796 68 10
fax (081) 796 60 33
e-mail: asse4.mis4.2cdp@regione.campania.it

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 total eligible costs are at least EUR 25

million and

— 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

EUR 15 million