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

7.6.2006

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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 132/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 114/05

Spain

Basque Country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid for research to analyse and identify needs (diagnostics)

Orden de 26 de abril de 2005, de la Consejera de Educación, Universidades e
Investigación, por la que se convocan ayudas económicas para la realización de
Estudios de Análisis y Detección de Necesidades (Diagnósticos) que se desa-
rrollen por parte de las empresas de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco en
el ejercicio 2005 (Boletín Oficial del País Vasco de 29/04/2005)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,2 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

Since 29.4.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 10.5.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Hobetuz
Fundación Vasca para la Formación Profesional Continua

Address:
Gran Vía 35 — 6o
E-48009 Bilbao

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 119/04

Netherlands

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Product Technology Application Centre

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 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

1.11.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2009

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

— All manufacturing

Or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Ministerie van Economische Zaken

Address:
Bezuidenhoutseweg 30
Postbus 20101
2500 EC Den Haag
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 123/05

United Kingdom

Scotland (including the Highlands and Islands of Scotland)

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Scottish Enterprise Business Advisory Service Scheme for SMEs

Legal basis

Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 100 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 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

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Scottish Enterprise

Address:
150 Broomielaw
Atlantic Quay
Glasgow G2 8LU
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 128/05

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

LAS Waste Ltd

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/99
The Structural Funds
(no/906/2000)
The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation 2000

(National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 780 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 16.6.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

NB As noted above, the grant was committed prior to 31 December 2006.
Payments against this commitment will, potentially (in line with N+2), continue
until 30 June 2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

— Other services (Waste segregation and materials recy-

Yes

cling)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
National Assembly for Wales

Address:
C/o Welsh European Funding Office
Cwm Cynon Business Park
Mountain Ash CF45 4ER
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 134/05

Poland

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid to consultancy services for companies

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Legal basis

Art. 31 ustawy z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o Narodowym Planie Rozwoju
(Dz.U. nr 116, poz. 1206).
i Pracy z dnia 17 grudnia 2004 r. w
Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki
sprawie udzielania pomocy na wspieranie inwestycji i doradztwa w przedsię-
biorstwach (Dz.U. z 2004 r., nr 267, poz. 2652). Rozporządzenie weszło w
życie 17 grudnia 2004 r.

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall
amount

expenditure

Forecast
scheme is as follows:
2005: EUR 376 630:

under

the

— EUR 282 473 from the

ERDF,

— EUR 94 157
state budget.

from the

2006: EUR 376 631:

— EUR 282 473 from the

ERDF,

— EUR 94 158
state budget.

from the

Total expenditure until the end of the
scheme
(31 December 2006) is estimated at
EUR 753 261.

scheme will be

The
within the framework of:
Measure 3.4 — Microenterprises

implemented

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

17.12.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Up to 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to consultancy services for SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs with the exception of
companies operating in the synthetic fibres, shipping, ship-
building, iron and steel or coalmining sectors

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Marshall of the Province/Authorised representative of the competent imple-
menting body in the light of the project's location

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Address:
16 marshall's offices/ implementing bodies throughout Poland

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 135/05

Poland

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Investment aid to companies

Legal basis

Art. 31 ustawy z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o Narodowym Planie Rozwoju
(Dz.U. nr 116, poz. 1206).
Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki
i Pracy z dnia 17 grudnia 2004 r. w
sprawie udzielania pomocy na wspieranie inwestycji i doradztwa w przedsię-
biorstwach (Dz.U. z 2004 r., nr 267, poz. 2652). Rozporządzenie weszło w
życie 17 grudnia 2004 r.

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall
amount

expenditure

Forecast
scheme is as follows:
2005: EUR 37 286 475:

under

the

— EUR 27 964 856 from the

ERDF,

— EUR 9 321 619 from the

state budget.

2006: EUR 37 286 475:

— EUR 27 964 856 from the

ERDF,

— EUR 9 321 619 from the

state budget.

Total expenditure until the end of the
scheme
(31 December 2006) is estimated at
EUR 74 572 950.

scheme will be

The
within the framework of:
Measure 3.4 — Microenterprises

implemented

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

17.12.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Up to 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Investment aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs With the exception of
companies operating in the synthetic fibres, shipping, ship-
building, iron and steel or coalmining sectors

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Marshall of the Province/Authorised representative of the competent imple-
menting body in the light of the project's location

Address:
16 marshall's offices/ implementing bodies throughout Poland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 141/05

Member State

Region

Belgium

Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guarantee scheme for SMEs

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Legal basis

Het decreet van 6 februari 2004 betreffende een waarborgregeling voor kleine
en middelgrote ondernemingen

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

EUR 150 million

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

1.7.2005

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Flemish Region
Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen
NV Waarborgbeheer

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

Address:
Hooikaai 55
B-1000 Brussels

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation
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

Yes

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