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: 2006-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, 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 142/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XS 12/05

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Hamburg

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Hamburg R&D Promotion Directive

Legal basis

§ 9 des Gesetzes über die Förderung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen
und der in der Wirtschaft tätigen freien Berufen

Annual
overall amount of
granted to the company

expenditure planned or
individual aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,8 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

3.1.2005

Duration of the scheme or indivi-
dual 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 the granting
authority

Name:
Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Yes

Yes

Address:
Alter Steinweg 4
D-20459 Hamburg

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 19/05

Italy

Tuscany

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Tuscany Region SPD Objective 2 2000-06 — Measure 1.1 — Action 1.1.1 ‘Assis-
tance in the form of repayable aid for small and medium-sized industrial firms’

Legal basis

Delibera G.R. n. 955 del 27.9.2004
Decreto n. 7324 del 10.12.2004

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Annual
overall amount of
granted to the company

expenditure planned or
individual aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 55 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

1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— Other manufacturing

Other services

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Tuscany region

Address:
Via di Novoli, 26
I-50127 Firenze

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 160/05

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Directives of the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture
(BMVEL) on the use of special federal funds at the Landwirtschaftliche Renten-
bank, Point 2.1 Precompetitive development projects and Point 2.2 Introduction
to market and practical use

Legal basis

§ 2 Abs. 1 des Gesetzes über das Zweckvermögen des Bundes bei der Land-
wirtschaftlichen Rentenbank vom 12. August 2005 (BGBl. I, S. 2363)

Annual
overall amount of
granted to the company

expenditure planned or
individual aid

Precompetitive
opment projects

devel-

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million

Introduction to market
and practical use

Annual overall amount

EUR 2,5 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

(a) 15 % for

small
medium-sized ones

companies; 7,5 % for

(b) Precompetitive development projects: max.

35 %

Feasibility studies: max. 75 %

Date of implementation

From the day following publication of
the above Directives in the Federal
Gazette. Publication in the Federal Gazette has been initiated; it will take place at
the earliest 10 working days after communication of the aid number by the
Commission

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Duration of the scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Yes

Aid to SMEs
Aid to SMEs for the precompetitive development
and introduction to market and practical use of
innovations by promoting investments (Articles
2(j) and 4 Regulation (EC) No 70/2001), precom-
petitive development projects
and feasibility
studies (Articles 5a and 5b Regulation (EC) No
70/2001)

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs under Regu-
lation (EC) No 70/2001

Yes

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Address:
Hochstr. 2
D-60313 Frankfurt am Main

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 195/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Business Process Excellence

Legal basis

Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 as amended

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
individual
the
company

granted

aid

to

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 0,25 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

From 1.11.2005

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 the granting
authority

Name:
Welsh Development Agency

Yes

Yes

Address:
Plas Glyndwr
Kingsway
Cardiff CF10 3AH
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 196/05

Spain

Murcia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional innovation programme

Legal basis

Ley 6/86, de 24 de mayo; y bases reguladoras y convocatoria publicada en el
Boletín Oficial de la Región de Murcia, no 248 de 27 de octubre de 2005

expenditure planned or
Annual
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 750 000

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

28.10.2005

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

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Instituto de Fomento de la Región de Murcia

Address:
Juan A. Gutierrez Avda de la Fama, 3
E-30003 Murcia

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 200/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales and the Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

SA Partners Ltd.

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
the
individual
company

granted

aid

to

Industrial Development Act 1982
Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999
The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (no./906/
2000)
The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales)
Designation 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 189 559

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

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Date of implementation

From: 1 November 2005

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until: 31 December 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 31 March 2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
National Assembly for Wales

Yes

Yes

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 203/05

Spain

Asturias

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for implementing innovation projects

Legal basis

Resolución del Presidente del Instituto de Desarrollo Económico del Principado de
Asturias, por la que se establecen ayudas a empresas en el marco del programa
INNOVA EMPRESAS

Annual
expenditure planned or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 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

20.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Instituto de Desarrollo Económico del Principado de Asturias

Address:
Parque Tecnológico de Asturias
Llanera, Principado de Asturias, España

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 204/05

United Kingdom

North East of England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Sonhoe Development Company Ltd

Legal basis

Regional Development Act 1999

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
the
individual
company

granted

aid

to

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 2 500 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.3.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
Fergus Mitchell

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Address:
ONE NorthEast
Stella House
Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 8NY
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 207/05

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Neath Town Centre Regeneration Scheme

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
individual
the
company

granted

aid

to

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999
The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (no.906/
2000)
Local Government Act 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 749 215

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

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Date of implementation

From 6 December 2005

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31 December 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

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
National Assembly for Wales

Yes

Yes

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 210/05

United Kingdom

West Wales and the Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Brawdy Business Park Ltd.

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999
The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (no./906/
2000)
The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales)
Designation 2000

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of
individual
the
company

granted

aid

to

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 189 280

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From: 4 February 2004

Duration of scheme or individual
aid award

Until: 31 March 2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services (Development of business
units/office accommodation)

Name and address of the granting
authority

Name:
National Assembly for Wales

Yes

Yes

Yes

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