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: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Italy, Slovakia, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

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 103/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XS 5/05

Member State

Slovak Republic

Region

Bratislava autonomous region. Within the region only the territory of three
districts (Malacky, Pezinok and Senec) and the territory of five boroughs of the
Jarovce, Rusovce and
Slovak capital, Bratislava (Vajnory, Záhorská Bystrica,
Čunovo). According to the regional state aid map for the Slovak Republic, the
assisted area falls under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid scheme for the development of tourism under SPD 2 (state aid
scheme) — Appendix 1

Legal basis

Zákon NR SR č. 503/2001 Z. z. o podpore regionálneho rozvoja.

Jednotný programový dokument NUTS II Bratislava cieľ 2 na obdobie rokov
2004 – 2006.

Nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 70/2001 z 12. januára 2001 o použití článkov 87
a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom,
publikované v Úradnom vestníku Európskeho spoločenstva (Ú. v. ES L 10,
13.1.2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25. februára 2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount 2004

the amount not utilised in 2004 is

Note:
included in the amount for 2005

Annual overall amount 2005: EUR 7,05
million

Annual overall amount 2006: EUR 3,643
million

for 2004 — 2006: EUR 10,693

Total
million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Maximum aid intensity

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

Loans guaranteed

Yes

For investment projects: 30 % gross (which
represents 20 % net + 10 percentage points
gross as a bonus for SMEs) of total eligible
expenditure;

For first-time participation in a trade fair,
exhibition or trade mission and for advisory
and consulting services received: 50 % of
total eligible expenditure

Date of implementation

27.5.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

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Economic sectors concerned

steel manufacture,

for ore-
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs, except
mining, coal-mining,
shipbuilding,
manufacture of synthetic fibres, healthcare and transport,
and the scheme is inapplicable in accordance with Article
1(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
70/2001 of 12 January 2001.

Restricted to specific sector: Tourism

Other services

Advisory and consulting;

First-time participation in a trade fair, exhibition or trade
mission

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
The Ministry of Construction and Regional Development SR

Address:
Prievozská 2/B
SK-825 25 Bratislava 26

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 34/05

Italy

Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Measure 1.3, financial engineering services

Submeasure B), fund for participating loans

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Documento Unico di Programmazione per gli interventi strutturali comunitari a
titolo dell'Obiettivo 2 nella Regione Liguria approvato con decisione della
Commissione europea n. C(2004) 4369 del 5.11.2004, di modifica della deci-
sione C(2001) 2044 del 7.9.2001.

Complemento di Programmazione del DOCUP Obiettivo 2 Liguria (2000-2006)
approvato con deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1351 del 23.11.2004

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 2,681 mil-
lion

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

8 January 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30 November 2008 (in the event that the Regulation is amended after
31 December 2006, this measure will
likewise be amended if necessary in
order to bring it into line with the new rules)

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:
Ligurcapital S.p.A. (managing company acting on the instructions of the Region
of Liguria)

Address:
Via Peschiera 16
I-Genova

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 58/04

Italy

Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid to SMEs for access to services and tangible and intangible investments
concerning the exchange of technical and commercial information in enter-
prises and on international markets

Legal basis

DOCUP Ob. 2 (2000/2006): Misura 2.5.az.b).

Bando aree Ob. 2: DGR n. 989/2004 + DGR n. 1662/2004

Bando aree ST: DGR n. 990/2004 + DGR n. 1663/2004

Pubblicazione su BUR n. 58 dell'11 giugno 2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Total for Obj. 2 areas

EUR 2,366 million

for

Total
support areas

transitional

EUR 1,452 million

Individual aid

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

11.6.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione Veneto
Giunta regionale

Address:
Palazzo Balbi
Dorsoduro 3901
I–30123 Venezia

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

XS 121/05

Member State

Italy

Region

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regulation establishing criteria and mechanisms for measures to optimise
biotechnology research in freshwater aquaculture

Legal basis

legge 21 maggio 1998, n. 164 concernente misure in materia di pesca e di
acquacoltura.

legge regionale 20 agosto 2003, n. 14 «assestamento del bilancio 2003 e del
bilancio pluriennale per gli anni 2003-2005 ai sensi dell'articolo 18 della legge
regionale 16 aprile 1999, n. 7»

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,125 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 5a of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

30 July 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

– Fisheries and aquaculture

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Direzione centrale risorse agricole, naturali, forestali e montagna
Servizio pesca e acquacoltura

Address:
via Caccia, 17
I-33100 Udine
Email: dir.agrifor@regione.fvg.it

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Other information

Article 9a(2) of the Regulation provides that aid schemes implemented before
the date of entry into force of the Regulation and aid granted in the absence of
a Commission authorisation are to be compatible with the common market
within the meaning of Article 87(3) of the Treaty if they fulfil the conditions
laid down in the Regulation, except the requirement in Article 3(1) that express
reference be made to the Regulation

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 133/05

Austria

Austria and Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

CIR-CE = Co-operation in Innovation and Research with Central and Eastern
Europe

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Sonderrichtlinien CIR-CE = Co-operation in Innovation and Research with
Central and Eastern Europe, auf der Grundlage der ‘Allgemeinen Rahmenrichtli-
nien für die Gewährung von Förderungen aus Bundesmitteln’ (ARR 2004) des
Bundesministeriums für Finanzen, BGBl. II, 51/2004, vom 26. Jänner 2004.

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 3,2 million (1)

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,1 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

December 2005

Duration of the 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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Abtlg. für Internat. Technologie- und Innovationsangelegenheiten

Address:
Stubenring 1
A-1010 Vienna

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) Maximum annual volume for the whole aid scheme.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 144/05

Austria

Carinthia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Directive on Investments by dynamic firms

Legal basis

Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsgesetz 1993 idgF

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 2,5 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

28.7.2005

Duration of the 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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs Fonds

Address:
Heuplatz 2
A-9020 Klagenfurt

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 145/05

Italy

Campania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Promotion of youth enterprise: contributions towards self-employed enterprise

Legal basis

Legge regionale n. 15/2002 Art. 42

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale n. 2500 del 30.12.2004 — Burc n. 7 del
31.1.2005

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 6 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

16 June 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 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:
Regione Campania
Assessorato alle attività produttive
Area generale di coordinamento sviluppo attività settore secondario — settore
sviluppo e promozione delle attività industriali e fonti energetiche
Dott. Giuseppe Gramanzini

Address:
Centro Direzionale Isola A6
I-Napoli
Tel: (081) 796 68 09
fax: (081) 796 60 33
Age12@regione.campania.it

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 153/05

Italy

Tuscany

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional Economic Development Plan: measure A.1, support for innovation
and internationalisation of SMEs

Legal basis

Delibera C.R. n. 64 del 22.6.2004

Decreto n. 3577 del 20.6.2005

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 25 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1 September 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Regione Toscana

Address:
Via di Novoli, 26
I-50127 Firenze

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes