Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of  12 December 2002  on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Poland, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 71/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 3/04

Spain

Cantabria

Title of aid scheme

Promoting the formation of agricultural cooperatives in Cantabria

Legal basis

Artículo 6o.1.A de la Orden 55/2003, de 11 de diciembre, por la que se
regulan y convocan ayudas para el fomento del asociacionismo agrario en
Cantabria (BOC del 22 de diciembre)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

EUR 0, 05 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation:

1.1.2004

Duration of scheme:

2004-2007

Objective of aid

Economic sectors

Art. 4: Creation of employ-
ment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disad-
vantaged and disabled workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled
workers

— All Community sectors (1)
eligible for employment aid

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

No

No

No

No

No

— Other

(all

agricultural

Yes

sectors)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Consejería de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca.
Dirección General de Agricultura

Address:
C/Gutiérrez Solana, s/n.
E-39011 Santander

Other information

The other aid governed by the said scheme has been approved by the European
Commission under Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (aid No N 619/2002)

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

Yes

The measure excludes awards
of aid or requires prior notifi-
cation to the Commission of
awards of aid in conformity
with Article 9 of
the Regu-
lation.

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors which are the subject of special rules in regulations and directives

governing all state aid within the sector.

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 19/04

Germany

Bavaria

Title of aid scheme

Promotion of new jobs by means of recruitment grants:

promotion by means of recruitment grants of the recruitment and in-house
training of under-qualified unemployed people in new jobs subject to obligatory
social insurance

The aid is in line with the single programming document for Objective 2
Bavaria 2000-2006 — priority 2, competitive companies, jobs for the future;
measure 4, support for the modernisation, competitiveness and promotion of
internally generated potential; individual measure (e), promotion of new jobs by
means of recruitment grants to the employer — and with the supplementary
programme for Objective 2 Bavaria 2000-2006 (programme adjustment)

Legal basis

BayVwVfG

BayHO (insb. Art. 23 und 44)

EPPD zu Ziel 2 Bayern 2000-2006 und Programmergänzung zu Ziel 2
(Schwerpunkt 2, Maßnahme 4, Einzelmaßnahme e)

Annual expenditure planned

Annual overall amount

EUR 600 000

Maximum aid intensity

Loans guaranteed

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 27 September 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employ-
ment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disad-
vantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6: Employment of disabled
workers

Economic sectors concerned

Community

All
eligible for employment aid

sectors (1)

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Bayerisches Landesamt für Versorgung und Familienförderung

Address:
Hegelstraße 2
D-95447 Bayreuth

Other information

The scheme is partially financed with ESF funds.

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of
the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.

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Aid No

Member State

XE 7/05

Poland

Region

Nuts Level 3 sub-region 1 (3.02.01.06)

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Exemption of companies from property tax within the horizontal aid frame-
work.

Legal basis

Uchwała Rady Miasta Jeleniej Góry w sprawie zwolnienia przedsiębiorców z
podatku od nieruchomości w ramach pomocy horyzontalnej.

Art. 7 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokal-
nych (jednolity tekst: Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84 ze zmianami)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,20 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

23.11.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employ-
ment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disad-
vantaged and disabled workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled
workers

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1)
eligible for employment aid

Yes

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Prezydent Miasta Jeleniej Góry

Address:
Plac Ratuszowy 58
PL-58-500 Jelenia Góra

Other information

If the aid programme is co-financed by Community funds, please insert the
following sentence:
The aid programme is not co-financed by Community funds.

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of
the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 14/05

Spain

Extremadura

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Programme for promoting employment-generating activity: Emerging social
economy

Legal basis

Capítulo V del Decreto 136/2005, de 7 de junio publicado en el Diario Oficial
de Extremadura no 66, de 9 de junio de 2005

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,2 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

EUR 1,2 million

Maximum aid intensity

In
conformity with Arti-
cles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the
Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

11.7.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007 (31.12.2006 plus the six-month transitional period)

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employ-
ment

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Art. 5: Recruitment of disad-
vantaged and disabled workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled
workers

— All Community sectors (1)
eligible for employment aid

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Oher: agriculture

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Dirección General de Empleo — Consejería de Economía y Trabajo de la Junta
de Extremadura

Address:
Paseo de Roma s/n.
E-06800 Mérida
Persona de contacto: José Ramón Sánchez González (Jefe de Servicio de Auto-
empleo y Economía Social)
Teléfono: 0034-924004569
E-mail: jrsanchez@eco.juntaex.es

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

Yes

The measure excludes awards
of aid or requires prior notifi-
cation to the Commission of
awards of aid in conformity
with Article 9 of
the Regu-
lation.

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.

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Aid No

XE 16/05

Member State

Poland

Region

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for job creation for persons with an agricultural background and persons
threatened by restructuring processes.

Legal basis

Art. 31 ustawy z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o Narodowym Planie Rozwoju
(Dz.U. nr 116, poz. 1206).

Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki
i Pracy z dnia 17 grudnia 2004 r. w
sprawie udzielania pomocy na wspieranie inwestycji w zakresie zatrudnienia
(Dz.U. z 2004 r., nr 267, poz. 2653). Rozporządzenie weszło w życie 17
grudnia 2004 r.

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Forecast expenditure under the scheme is as
follows:

— in 2005: EUR 28 600 000:

— 21 075 000 from the ESF,
— 7 525 000 from the State budget.

— in 2006: EUR 28 600 000:

— 21 075 000 from the ESF,
— 7 525 000 from the State budget.

Total expenditure until the end of the scheme
(31 December 2006)
is estimated at EUR
57 200 000 approx.

The scheme will be implemented within the
framework of:

— Measure 2.3 — Vocational conversion for
persons with an agricultural background
— Measure 2.4 — Vocational conversion of
persons
restructuring
processes under the Integrated Regional
Operational Programme

threatened

by

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

17.12.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

No

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

No

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Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid No

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

No

No

Yes

industries undergoing
Only companies outside
restructuring,
the following
sectors: mining of lignite and coal, iron and steel (2) and
shipbuilding, are eligible for aid

forming part of

i.e. not

the

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Marszałek Województwa/Dyrektor Wojewódzkiego Urzędu Pracy właściwego
ze względu na miejsce realizacji projektu/

Other information

Address:
16 Urzędów Marszałkowskich/Wojewódzkich Urzędów Pracy w całym kraju

The aid scheme is co-financed with funds from the European Social Fund as
part of Measure 2.3 — Vocational conversion for persons with an agricultural
background and Measure 2.4 — Vocational conversion of persons threatened
by
Integrated Regional Operational
the
Programme

restructuring processes under

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.

(2) As per the document entitled ‘Restructuring and Development of the Iron and Steel Industry in Poland to 2006,’ adopted by the
Cabinet on 10 January 2003 with amendments accepted on 25 March 2003, the Iron and Steeling Restructuring Act of 24 January
2001 (Government Gazette 2001/111,
item 1325, 2004/12,
item 102) and the Notice of the Minister for the Economy, Labour and Social Policy of 23 February 2004 on the register of steel-
works and subsidiaries (Monitor Polski No 12, item 195).

item 844, 2003/139,

item 1196, 2003/56,

item 495, 2003/90,