Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of  5 December 2002  on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, employment aid

29.4.2006

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 103/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 4/05

Germany

Saxony

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Directive of the Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour on the
promotion of projects part-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF rules for
2005),

and specifically ‘Skills and work for long-term unemployed over the age of 25
(QAL-25)’

Legal basis

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1784/1999

Operationelles Programm zur Strukturfondsförderung des Freistaates Sachsen
2000 — 2006

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

EUR 5 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

1.6.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Yes

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Sächsische Aufbaubank-Förderbank

Address:
Pirnaische Straße 9
D-01069 Dresden

Other information

The scheme is part-financed by the European Social Fund.

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 9/05

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Programme to support the renewal or technical upgrading of the physical
working environment so as to facilitate the employment of disabled persons

Legal basis

Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti, Program schválen usnesením vlády
č. 341 ze dne 23. 3. 2005

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

or
aid

EUR 3 672 million (Czech National Bank
rate 29.915)

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.4.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

No

No

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí ČR

Address:
Na Poříčním právu 1
CZ-Praha 2 128 01

Other information

If co-financed by Community funds, please add:

The aid scheme is co-financed under (reference)

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.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 10/05

Germany

Saxony-Anhalt

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guidelines on awarding grants for the employment of innovation assistants in
Saxony-Anhalt (promoting innovation assistants)

Legal basis

Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Beschäftigung von Inno-
vationsassistenten im Land Sachsen-Anhalt (Innovationsassistentenförderung)

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Annual expenditure planned or over-
fall amount of individual aid granted
to the company

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

4.4.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors concerned

All EU economic sectors (1)
may be granted except for the following:

in which employment aid

Yes

— agriculture, forestry and fisheries
— mining, quarrying for sand, gravel, clay or stone and

similar branches of primary production;

— energy and water supply, except for power stations
and water supply facilities which predominantly serve
a company's own needs;

— construction industry
— retail trade, except for mailorder sales;
— transport and warehousing;
— hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums or similar establish-

ments.

— transport sector
— manufacturing, processing and marketing of agri-
cultural prodicts listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt

Address:
Domplatz 12
D-39104 Magdeburg

Other information

The scheme is part-financed with resources from the Joint Task on the
Improvement of regional economic structures (GA).

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.

Aid No

XE 11/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Midlands

Title of aid scheme

West Midlands Objective 2 Employer Incentive Scheme

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Legal basis

Learning and Skills Act 2000

Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) substantiated by Section 25 of
the Employment and Training Act 1998

Section 5 and 6 Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1993

Further and Higher Education Act 1992

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 5 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 11.4.2005

Duration of scheme

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid Yes

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Government Office West Midlands

Address:
5 St Phillips Place
Birmingham B3 2PW
United Kingdom

Other information

If the scheme is co-financed by Community funds, please add the following
sentence:

The aid scheme is co-financed under (reference)

WM Objective 2 Programme 2000 — 2006 for England and Wales ERDF and
ESF. EC Regulations 1260/99, 1783/99 and 1784/99

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.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 18/05

Hungary

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

The ‘Successful Hungary’ Enterprise Development Loan Programme — Job
Creation Investment Sub-Programme

Legal basis

A Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Rt. Igazgatóságának 79/2005. számú határozata

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

EUR 40 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.7.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12. 2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors concerned

— Any sector eligible for employment assistance (1)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Részvénytársaság

Yes

No

No

Yes

Address:
Nádor utca 31.
H-1051 Budapest
http://www.mfb.hu

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.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 21/05

Germany

Free State of Saxony

Title of aid scheme

Employment of unemployed persons in additional long-term jobs

Legal basis

für
Projektbereich C der Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums
Wirtschaft und Arbeit über die Förderung von aus dem ESF finanzierten
Maßnahmen

§§ 23, 44 der Sächsischen Haushaltsordnung

Operationelles Programm zur Strukturfondsförderung des Freistaates Sachsen
2000 — 2006

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1784/1999

Annual expenditure planned

Annual overall amount

EUR 10,5 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

10.6.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

31.12.2006

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Objective of aid

Article 4: creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5:
workers

recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled

Yes

Article 6: employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank

Address:
Pirnaische Straße 9
D-01069 Dresden

Other information

The scheme is part-financed by the European Social Fund.

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.