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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of  25 February 2004  as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-05-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, State aid, 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, as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for
research and development

Aid No

Member State

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

(2006/C 105/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 113/04

Italy

Beta S.r.l.

for its research and development project ‘Obiettivo Europa’ [‘Target Europe’]

Delibera CIPE n. 81 del 29 settembre 2002, relativa agli aiuti nazionali di adat-
tamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero peAr la campagna
2001/2002, che ha concesso la somma di 2,6 milioni di euro per attività di
assistenza tecnica, ricerca e divulgazione nel settore bieticolo, nei limiti delle
autorizzazioni comunitarie e sulla base delle direttive impartite dal Ministro
delle politiche agricole e forestali. Proposta di delibera CIPE, relativa agli aiuti
nazionali di adattamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero
per la campagna 2003/2004, per un importo di 2,6 milioni di euro

Overall
granted to the company:

amount of

individual

aid

EUR 5 200 000

Maximum aid intensity

60 % for ‘industrial research’, which may be increased by 10 percentage points
for meeting the conditions in Article 5a(4)(c)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No
364/2004

Date of implementation

1 October 2004

Duration of individual aid award

October 2007

Objective of aid

The project has two main strands: R&D and coordinated dissemination of infor-
mation, aimed at promoting the acquisition of new know-how in certain
priority areas recognised as the main factors holding back Italian sugar beet
production and at disseminating to those working in the sector the best techni-
ques already acquired or to be acquired as a result of the planned measures. In
the R&D field, the following topics, which are of importance to the Italian
sugar beet
irrigation,
industry, are to be covered: retrogradation, varieties,
nematodes, nitrogenous fertilizers, early sowing and control of technical means.

Economic sectors concerned

Research and development in the sugar beet sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Ministerio delle politiche agricole e forestali

Address:
Via XX Settembre 20
I-00186 Roma

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 136/04

Netherlands

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Knowledge Exploitation Subsidy Programme (SKE)

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies

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expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 10 million

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

20.10.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1.1.2010

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministry of Economic Affairs

Yes

Yes

Address:
Bezuidenhoutseweg 30
2500 EC The Hague
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Not applicable

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 9/05

Portugal

Madeira Autonomous Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

SIPPE-RAM (Scheme to promote small business projects in the Madeira Autono-
mous Region)

Legal basis

Decreto Legislativo Regional N 22/2004/M, de 12 de Agosto e a Portaria
N 203/2004, de 18 de Outubro

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5,7 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

19.10.2004

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

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

IDE-RAM — Instituto de Desenvolvimento Empresarial da Região Autónoma
da Madeira

Address:
Avenida Arriaga, n. 21-A
Edificio Golden, 3 Piso
P-9004 — 528 — Funchal

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Notes:

Other information:

Investment in the following areas of activity is eligible for support under the
SIPPE-RAM scheme:

— Industry;
— Construction;
— Distributive trades;
— Tourism;
— Other services, with special reference to services falling within Divisions 72
and 73 of the Portuguese Classification of Economic Activities (CAE), as
amended by Decree-Law No 197/2003 of 27 August 2003.

Following publication of the above legislation, the SIPPE-RAM scheme is now
governed by two different sets of rules:

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January 2001 (de minimis
aid), for all applications received by IDE-RAM prior to 13 August 2004;
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 (State aid to
small and medium-sized enterprises), for all applications received by IDE-
RAM after 18 October 2004.

No applications for aid under this scheme were received between 13 August
2004 and 18 October 2004 since all the necessary changes to the SIPPE-RAM
scheme had not yet been published.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 48/05

Netherlands

Province of South Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Comon Invent BV

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Legal basis

Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004

expenditure

or
Annual
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 144 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes, aid intensity is
60 %

Date of implementation

25.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

is,
The aim of the project
with the help of
industrial
research, to develop knowl-
edge of sensor
technology
that can be used to detect
leaks in gas pipes.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing

Chemical industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Province of South Holland

Address:
Postbus 90602
2509 LP The Hague
Netherlands

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 106/05

Ireland

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

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

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Act 1986 Sections 21 and 30

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

Aid scheme

Estimated annual overall amount: EUR 8 million.
2005/06 inclusive

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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 31.12.2006 or earlier depending on demand for funding. An annual
review will
the scheme into the
following year.

take place to justify the continuance of

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

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Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

No

Yes

No

All

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

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 to an individual enterprise which would
require prior notification to the Commission.

(1) The maximum aid intensity will conform to the aid intensities for new investment and job creation projects for SMEs set out in the

Regional Aid Map for Ireland.

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

Aid No

Member State

XS 130/05

Malta

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Innovative Start-Up Scheme

Legal basis

Business Promotion Act — Cap 325

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme:

Malta Enterprise Corporation Act — Cap 463

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,125 million

Loans guaranteed

EUR 1 million

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

1.5.2005.

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:
Malta Enterprise Corporation

Address:
Enterprise House
Industrial Estate
San Gwann
Malta SGN09

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

n/a

Aid No

Member State

XS 132/05

Lithuania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid for innovative projects by SMEs

Legal basis

2005 m. birželio 10 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas Nr. 4-237

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

or
aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 2 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Yes

16.6.2005 (2005m. birželio 16 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas
atspausdintas Valstybės žiniose (Žin., 2005, Nr. 75-2731))

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

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:
Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

Address:
Gedimino pr. 38/2
LT-01104 Vilnius

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes