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: 2006-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: 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

(2006/C 132/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 85/02

Italy

Lazio

Submeasure IV.3.3 — Practical services for internationalisation; Objective 2
Single Programming Document 2000-2006, Lazio

DOCUP Obiettivo 2 2000-2006 Lazio e Complemento di Programmazione
Obiettivo 2 Lazio

Misura IV.3 — Internazionalizzazione

Sottomisura IV.3.3 — Servizi reali per l'internazionalizzazione

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

1 294 098

1 572 390

1 600 786

1 499 367

1 523 709

1 548 049

373 725

415 920

343 585

235 085

158 733

1 667 823

1 988 310

1 944 371

1 734 452

1 682 442

0

1 548 049

9 038 399

1 527 048

10 565 447

Maximum aid intensity

The maximum grant may not exceed 50 % gge of the eligible investment

Date of implementation

The aid may be granted after publication of the public notice in the Lazio
Region Official Gazette (Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lazio, BURL)

Duration of scheme

31 December 2006

Objective of aid

Financing of specialist consultancy services, market research and feasibility
studies

Economic sector(s) concerned

The sectors concerned are set out in Annex A to Measure IV.1 — Aid to SMEs,
programming supplement

Name
authority

and

address

of

granting

Agenzia sviluppo Lazio SpA
Via Bellini, 22
I-00198 Roma

Aid No

XS 97/02

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

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Title of aid scheme or name of
Company receiving an individual aid

Yorkshire Forward SME Assistance Programme

(Amended — 1.2.2003)

Legal Basis

Regional Development Agency Act 1998. Section 4 Purposes of the RDAs:
(a) to further the economic development and the regeneration of its area,
(b) to promote business efficiency, investment and competitiveness in its area
and (c) to promote employment in its area

Annual expenditure planned under
scheme or overall amount of indivi-
dual aid granted to the company

GBP 34 000 000 in financial year 2002/03

GBP 58 000 000 in financial year 2003/04

GBP 58 000 000 in financial year 2004/05

Total expenditure: GBP 150 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

All aid granted will fall within

(i) the ceilings stipulated in Article 4, points 2 and 3 of the SME Block Exemp-
tion for investment aid according to the assisted areas map for Yorkshire
and the Humber. Individual aid will not exceed GBP 5 000 000 per reci-
pient.

or

(ii) the 50 % ceiling for consultancy aid.

Individual aid will not exceed

GBP 5 000 000 per recipient

Date of implementation

1 September 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 March 2005

Objective of aid

Yorkshire has an economic strategy to remedy its comparative disadvantage
relative to most other EU regions in terms of economic performance and
competitiveness.

For SMEs, the strategy seeks to develop targeted programmes that address fail-
ures in:

— successful company start-up; supply chain development; SME networking

within Yorkshire and levels of participation in international business;

— transfer of technology and knowledge, innovation, R & D levels.

Yorkshire Forwards will deliver this to SMEs through establishing funds to
finance:

— investment aid

— Proof of Prototype Fund; Intellectual Property Fund; Bid Bond Fund; E-
Commerce Fund; Environmental Fund, Cluster Development Fund.

— consultancy support

— Consultancy Business Grants Fund to support consultancy in: entrepre-
neurial activity; high-growth business incubation; product and process
development; business
internationalisation; E-business development;
environmental sustainability

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors (including services), without prejudice to special rules in the regula-
tions and directives concerning state aid to certain sectors under the EC Treaty

Name
authority

and

address

of

granting

Johanna Tuck, Finance Directorate, Yorkshire Forward, Victoria House
2 Victoria Place
Leeds LS11 5AE
United Kingdom
0113 394 9600

Other Information

The various elements of this programme will be delivered either directly by
Yorkshire Forward or under competitively tendered contract

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Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme

XS 175/05

Germany

Lower Saxony

Guidelines on the granting of aid to promote the provision of individual
consultancy services to SMEs and of business start-up advice in Lower Saxony
(Consultancy Guideline 2005)

Legal basis

Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,76 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.9.2005

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Sector(s) concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen GmbH

Address:
Günther-Wagner-Allee 12-14
D-30177 Hannover

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior
notification to the Commission of awards of aid,

(a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million

and

— the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %,
— in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid

intensity is at least 50 %; or

(b) if the total gross aid amount is at

least EUR 15

million

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 197/05

Germany

Lower Saxony, district of Diepholz

Title of aid scheme

Extension of the aid scheme ‘Strengthening the local economy by promoting
productive investment by SMEs in Diepholz’ (Extension XS3/01)

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Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

§ 108 der Niedersächsischen Landkreisordnung (NLO)
in der Fassung vom
22.8.1996 (Niedersächsisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt S. 365) i. V. mit §
in der Fassung vom
65 der Niedersächsischen Gemeindeordnung (NGO)
22.8.1996 (Niedersächsisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt S. 382)

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 800 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.1.2006

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Sector(s) concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Landkreis Diepholz — Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung

Yes

Yes

Address:
Postfach 1340
D-49343 Diepholz

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior
notification to the Commission of awards of aid,

(a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million

and

— the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %,
— in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid

intensity is at least 50 %; or

(b) if the total gross aid amount is at

least EUR 15

million