Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of  12 January 2001  on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, vocational training

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to training aid

(2006/C 104/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 49/04

Italy

Whole country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Vocational training measures

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Articoli 87 e 88 del Trattato della Comunità Europea; Regolamento (CE) n.
68/2001 della Commissione del 12 gennaio 2001 relativo all'applicazione degli
articoli 87 e 88 del Trattato CE agli aiuti destinati alla formazione e Regola-
mento (CE) n. 363/2004 della Commissione del 25 febbraio 2004 di modifica
del precedente Regolamento; Regolamento (CE) n. 69/2001 della Commissione
del 12 gennaio 2001 relativo all'applicazione degli articoli 87 e 88 del Trattato
CE agli aiuti d'importanza minore (‘de minimis’); Articolo 118 della legge n.
388/2000; Articolo 48 della legge n. 289/2002; Decreto del Ministro del
lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali di concerto con il Ministro dell'Economia e delle
Finanze del 23 aprile 2003; Decreto Ministeriale n. 148 del 24 giugno 2003;
Decreto Ministeriale n. 351 del 25 novembre 2003. decreto del Min. del Lavoro
e delle Politiche Sociali del 20.5.2005 (G. Uff. n. 170 del 23.7.2005)

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount
2002

EUR 95 983 514,70
million

Annual overall amount
2003

EUR 77 278 500,00
million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

The resources have been allocated among the Multisectoral Funds set up under
Article 118 of Law 388/2000, as amended, and Ministerial Decrees Nos 148 of
24 June 2003 and 351 of 25 November 2003, as appropriate. However, the
resources have not yet been paid out by the Funds to the final beneficiaries,
and the date of implementation of the aid scheme will vary in line with the
different dates on which the individual Funds begin their operations. The
funding will be used in compliance with the relevant provisions of Regulations
(EC) Nos 68/2001 and 69/2001, as provided for by Ministerial Decrees Nos
148/2003, 351/2003 and 170/2005.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

The total duration of the scheme is 36 months from the date of actual disburse-
ment of the resources allocated by Ministerial Decrees Nos 148/2003 and
351/2003. The dates of disbursement by the Funds vary according to when the
funding orders were issued.

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali
Contact person: Dott. ssa Aviana Bulgarelli, Direttore Generale dell'Ufficio
Orientamento e Formazione Professionale dei Lavoratori
Tel. No: (06) 36 75 49 31
Fax: (06) 3 222 358

Address:
Via Fornovo n. 8
I-00192 Roma

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XT 76/04

Member State

Slovak Republic

Region

1. The regions eligible to be granted state aid under Objective 1 (Promoting
the development and structural adjustment of regions whose development is
lagging behind) are regions in which the per capita gross domestic product
at purchasing power parity averaged over the preceding 3 years is less than
75 % of the average for the European Union. Since 1 March 2002 the
regions with EC Treaty Article 87(3)(a) status are Western Slovakia (the terri-
tory of the Trnava, Nitra and Trenčín districts), Central Slovakia (the terri-
tory of the Žilina and Banská Bystrica districts) and Eastern Slovakia (the
territory of the Košice and Prešov districts) .

2. The regions eligible to be granted state aid under Objective 3 (Supporting
the adaptation and modernisation of policies and systems of education,
training and employment) are regions not covered by Objective 1. In accord-
ance with Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, these are regions in which the
per capita gross domestic product at purchasing power parity averaged over
the preceding 3 years is over 75 % of the average for the European Union.
Since 1 March 2002 Article 87(3)(c) status is enjoyed by the region demar-
cated by the territory of the Bratislava district.

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid scheme for education

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

je nariadenie Komisie (ES)
Právnym základom pre poskytovanie pomoci
č. 68/2001 z 12.
januára 2001 o uplatňovaní článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy
o založení ES o štátnej pomoci na vzdelávanie (Ú. v. ES L 10, 13.1.2001)
v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 363/2004 z 25. februára 2004 (Ú. v. EÚ
L 63, 28.2.2004), ktorým sa dopĺňa nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 68/2001
januára 2001 a zákon NR SR č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci
z 12.
v znení neskorších predpisov.

Poskytovanie pomoci sa riadi aj ustanoveniami nariadenia Komisie (EK) č. 70/
2001 z 12. januára 2001 o aplikácii článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na
štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom (Ú. v. ES L 10, 13.1.2001)
a nariadenie (ES) Európskeho parlamentu a Rady č. 1784/1999 z 12. júla 1999
o Európskom sociálnom fonde.

Schéma sa riadi aj zákonom č. 453/2003 Z. z. o orgánoch štátnej správy
v oblasti sociálnych vecí, rodiny a služieb zamestnanosti a o zmene a doplnení
niektorých zákonov a zákonom č. 5/2004 Z. z. o službách zamestnanosti
a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej
len „zákon o službách zamestnanosti“).

or
aid

expenditure
Annual
(comprising
planned
ESF and state budget
resources)

EUR 4,7 million

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Maximum aid intensity

conformity with
the

In
Article 4(2)-(7) of
Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

19.8.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Yes

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for
training aid

Yes, with the exception of the coal sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and the Family
Address:
Špitálska 4-6
SK-816 43 Bratislava

Name:
Central Office for Labour, Social Affairs and the Family
Address:
Župné námestie 5-6
SK-812 67 Bratislava

Large individual aid grants

In
conformity with
Article 5 of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 14/05

Lithuania

Lithuania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

State aid for training based on measure 2.2 of the single programming docu-
ment for Lithuania for 2004-06 ‘Promotion of competences and ability of the
labour force to adapt to change’ pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training
aid, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February
2004

iš

2001 m. sausio 12 d. Europos Komisijos reglamentas Nr. 68/2001/EB „Dėl
Europos Bendrijos steigimo sutarties 87 ir 88 straipsnių taikymo dėl pagalbos
mokymui“ (OJ L 10, 2001 01 13, p. 20)
2004 m. vasario 25 d. Europos Komisijos reglamentas Nr. 363/2004/EB,
dalies pakeičiantis reglamentą Nr. 68/2001/EB (OL L 63, 2004 02 28, p. 20)
2004 m. liepos 16 d. LR švietimo ir mokslo ministro įsakymas Nr. ISAK-1190
„Dėl valstybės pagalbos mokymams pagal Lietuvos 2004—2006 m. bendrojo
programavimo dokumento 2.2 priemonę“ Darbo jėgos kompetencijos
ir
gebėjimų prisitaikyti prie pokyčių ugdymas „teikimo tvarkos aprašo patvirti-
nimo“ (toliau — Tvarkos aprašas) (Žin., 2004, Nr. 119-4422; Nr. 124-4496)
LR Vyriausybės 2004 m. rugpjūčio 2 d. nutarimas Nr. 935 „Dėl Lietuvos
2004—2006 metų bendrojo programavimo dokumento patvirtinimo“ (Žin.,
2004 Nr. 123-4486)
Laikinojo priežiūros komiteto Lietuvos 2004—2006 metų bendrojo programa-
vimo dokumento įgyvendinimo priežiūrai 2004 m. vasario 5 d. patvirtintas
Lietuvos 2004—2006 m. bendrojo programavimo dokumento priedas

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 3 475 440 (LTL 12
million)

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

7.3.2005 (date on which the contracts were signed for 24 projects granted aid)

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

31.12.2006 (as provided in point 32 of the scheme) — after that date only the
payments to applicants awarded aid will be made.

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija

Address:
A.Vivulskio g. 11,
LT-03610 Vilnius

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 18/05

France

France

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Scheme for the rational use of energy operated by the Environment and Energy
Management Agency (ADEME): scheduled operations for heat and energy
management in buildings (N 493/2001)

Legal basis

Délibération modifiée du Conseil d'administration de l'ADEME du 26 avril
2001

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 50 000

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 26 April 2001

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30 June 2008
The French authorities undertake to adjust the scheme and the individual
measures taken under it in line with the rules that apply after the review of
Regulation No 68/2001.

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
ADEME

Address:
2 Square La Fayette
BP 406
F-49004 Angers Cedex 01

Large individual aid grants

No

Yes

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

XT 24/05

Lithuania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid to social undertakings

Legal basis

Lietuvos Respublikos socialinių įmonių įstatymas, (2004 m. birželio 1 d. Nr.
IX-2251, Žin. 96-3519)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,018 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

There is no limit attached to the Social Undertakings Act, but the intensity of
the state aid is set up to the expiry of the exemption regulation,
i.e. 31
December 2006, followed by a six month transition period.

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Limited to specific sectors

– Agriculture

– Fisheries and aquaculture

– All manufacturing

Steel

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Lietuvos darbo birža prie Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Address:
Geležinio vilko g. 3A
LT-2600 Vilnius

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

(1)

Jeigu pajamos iš veiklos, kuri Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimu įtraukta į Neremtinos veiklos rūšių sąrašą (Žin.2004, 174-
6399), sudaro ne daugiau kaip 20 procentų visų įmonės gaunamų pajamų.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 26/05

United Kingdom

Merseyside

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Centre for Leadership Development

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Legal basis

Education Reform Act 1988

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 1,87 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.8.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007
[if grant is committed prior to 31 December 2006 — payments against
this commitment will potentially continue until 30 June 2007]

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Government Office for the North West

Yes

Yes

Yes

Address:
Cunard Building
Pier Head
Water Street
Liverpool L3 1QB
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 28/05

Ireland

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Building International Competitiveness of SMEs Through Productivity Improve-
ment (Training)

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Act 1986 Sections 28.

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

Aid scheme

Individual aid

Estimated
overall amount

annual

EUR 3 million 2005/2006
inclusive

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes (1)

Date of implementation

1.6.2005.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31/12/06 or earlier depending on demand for funding. An annual review
will take place to justify the continuance of the scheme into the following year.

Objective of aid

General training

Specific Training

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

All manufacturing

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

All

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name
Enterprise Ireland (2)

Address:
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Ireland
(353-1) 8 08 24 19

Large individual aid grants

The fund excludes awards of aid which would require prior notification to the
Commission.

(1) The maximum aid intensity will conform to the aid intensities for specific training and general training projects for SMEs set out in

the Training Aid Guidelines.

(2) Shannon Development will manage this fund in the Midwest region on behalf of Enterprise Ireland.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 42/05

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

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

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 3,2 million (1)

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,1 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) 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

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour
Abtlg. für Internat. Technologie- und Innovationsangelegenheiten

Address:
Stubenring 1
A-1010 Vienna

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

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

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 53/05

Italy

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Training aid

Legal basis

Legge n. 236 del 19 luglio 1993, articolo 9;

decreto del Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali n. 243/V/2004 del 22
settembre 2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

EUR 1 556 716.55

Annual overall amount
The ministerial order
referred to, No 243/V/
04, assigns a sum of
EUR 1 556 716,55 to
the autonomous region
of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
out of
financial
the
resources available for
the
autonomous
regions and provinces
in Italy

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 5 September 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30 March 2007

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

The aid covers both general and specific training
as described in the following documents:

— Decreto del Presidente della Giunta Regionale
n. 0125/Pres. dd. 20.4.2001 pubblicato sul
serie
Bollettino Ufficiale
speciale, n. 9 del 18.6.2001;

della Regione,

— estratto dell'allegato A al citato DPGR 0125/
PRES/01 — Regolamento recante ‘Norme per l'at-
tuazione del Programma Operativo Regionale
dell''Obiettivo 3’: art. 21: ‘Formazione specifica
e Formazione generale ’

Specific training

See ‘general training’ above, and the documenta-
tion cited there.

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Direzione Centrale Lavoro, Forma-
zione, Università e Ricerca (già Direzione Regionale della Formazione Professio-
nale )

Large individual aid grants

Address:
Via S. Francesco n.37,
I-34100 Trieste
E-mail: formazione.prof@regione.fvg.it

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation.
The measure excludes awards of aid, or requires
prior notification to the Commission of awards of
aid, if the amount of aid granted to one enterprise
for a single training project exceeds EUR 1
million

Yes

Remarks

See aid schemes XT 52/02 and XT 42/04