Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of  12 January 2001 , as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of  25 February 2004 , 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: 2006-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, aid system, control of State aid, exchange of information, 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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State
aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 167/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 26/05

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

The Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982

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 241 032

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 6.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

NB As noted above, the Grant was committed prior to 31 January 2006.
Payments against this commitment will, potentially (in line with N+2), continue
until 1 September 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

Other manufacturing (indoor & outdoor furni-
ture)

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Welsh European Funding Office

Address:

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 83/05

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid programme for small- and medium-sized enterprises in the waste
management sector

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Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

1) Keskkonnaministri 22. märtsi 2005. a määrus nr 18 “Eesti riikliku arengu-
kava Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondide kasutuselevõtuks — ühtne programm-
dokument aastateks 2004 — 2006” 4. prioriteedi “Infrastruktuur ja kohalik
areng” meetme 4.2 “Keskkonna-infrastruktuuri arendamine” raames toetuse
andmise tingimused (RTL, 29.3.2005, 35, 493)

2) “Keskkonnaprojektide finantseerimise kord” (Kinnitatud SA Keskkonnainves-

teeringute Keskuse nõukogu poolt 2.3.2005.a)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Estonia: EUR 6,4 million

ERDF: EUR 6,4 million

TOTAL EUR 12,8 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

15.4.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

EV Keskkonnaministeerium

Address:

Narva mnt 7a
EE-10117 Tallinn

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 108/05

Cyprus

Objective 2 areas

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid plan for small and medium-sized enterprises for the promotion of alterna-
tive economic activities related to rural tourism

Legal Basis

Απόφαση του Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου µε αριθ. 59.841 και ηµεροµηνία 14
Απριλίου 2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5,1 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
Regulation

30 %
original

Yes:
of
investment

Date of implementation

7.5.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

Other services

Yes: Tourism

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Τµήµα Πολεοδοµίας και Οικήσεως

Address:
Λεωφόρος ∆ηµοσθένη Σεβέρη, 1454
CY-Λευκωσία,

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation:
the maximum amount of aid a beneficiary can
receive is EUR 0,3 million

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 124/05

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Support for research and development projects

Legal basis

“Eesti riikliku arengukava Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondide kasutuselevõtuks —
ühtne programmdokument aastateks 2004 — 2006” meetme nr 2.3 “Teadus- ja
arendustegevuse ning innovatsiooni edendamine” osa “Teadus- ja arendustege-
vuse projektide toetamine” tingimused Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministri
9. mai 2005. a määrus nr 51 (RTL, 26.5.2005, 56, 787)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

or
aid

The aid budget
for 2003-
2006 amounts to EEK 250
million (1)
(EUR 15,97
million), of which
ERDF: EUR 11,98 million

Estonia: EUR 3,99 million

The annual total amount is
around EEK 125 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

26.5.2005

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

All sectors

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

— All services

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Address:

Liivalaia 13/15
EE-Tallinn 10118

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1) Since the budget for the aid programme is not divided equally between the years, the overall budget is given here.

Aid number

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

XS 136/05

Greece

Whole country

Aid scheme.

Business plans for micro and small enterprises as defined by Commission
Recommendation 2003/361/EC

Legal basis

Ν. 2244/94 (άρθρο 7, παρ.dans 4) και Π.∆. 98/96.

Annual expenditure planned

The scheme was announced for the first time in October 2001 with public
expenditure of EUR 48,7 million, for the second time in November 2002 with
public expenditure of EUR 43,9 million, for the third time in January 2004
with public expenditure of EUR 44 million and for the fourth time in May 2005
with public expenditure of EUR 90,6 million during the lifetime of the Business
Programme for Competitiveness (2000-2006)

Maximum aid intensity

55 %, grant only

Date of implementation

Fourth announcement, May 2005

Duration of scheme

2005-2006

Objective of aid

Economic sectors concerned

The aim of the measure is to help micro and small enterprises in manufacturing
industry with no more than 50 employees to improve their competitiveness by
implementing an integrated two-year business plan providing for technological
and organisational modernisation

All sectors except:
— Agriculture
— Fishing
— Aquaculture
— Aid linked to quantities exported or to distribution networks
— Specific industries subject to restrictive guidelines (steel, shipbuilding, motor

manufacture, synthetic fibres etc.)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Ministry of development
General Secretariat for Industry
Directorate of Small and Medium-sized Industries
Director: K. Vlahoulis
Tel: + 30 210 6969270
Fax: + 30 210 6969240

Other information

The amount of aid to any one firm may never exceed EUR 550 000; on
average it will amount to EUR 250 000

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 142/05

Italy

Toscana

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional Law 36/95, as amended by Regional Law 101/98. Approval for new
notices for craft development programmes 2005-07

Legal basis

L. R. n. 36 del 4.4.1995 modificata alla L. R. n. 101 del 29.12.1998

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Delibera G. R. n. 552 del 3.6.2003

Delibera G. R. n. 559 del 23.5.2005

Decreto dirigenziale n. 3042 del 31.5.2005

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 7,5m

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

1.7.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Name and address of
authority

Other manufacturing

Other services

the granting

Name:

Regione Toscana

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

Member State

Region

XS 152/05

Italy

Campania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional guarantee fund to finance medium- and long-term investments by
SMEs in Campania

Legal basis

POR Campania 2000-2006 approvato dalla CE con decisione C(2000) 2347
dell'8.8.2000 e modificato con Decisione C(2004) 5188 del 15.12.2004

Complemento di Programmazione, ultima revisione, approvata l'1.10.2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Deliberazione di G.R. n. 1512 del 29.7.2004

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

EUR 45 600 000

or
aid

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

1.9.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

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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:

Regione Campania — Assessorato alle Attività Produttive — Area Generale di
Coordinamento Sviluppo Attività Settore Secondario AGC 12 — Settore
sviluppo e promozione delle attività industriali — fonti energetiche — Coordi-
natore AGC 12 dr. Giuseppe Gramanzini

Address:

I-Napoli
Centro Direzionale, Isola A6
tel. 081/7966809 — fax 081/7966033

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 157/05

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Tehnoloogia arenduskeskused

Legal basis

Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministri 25. augusti 2005 määrus nr 97 “Eesti
riikliku arengukava Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondide kasutuselevõtuks — ühtne
programmdokument aastateks 2004 — 2006” meetme nr 2.3 “Teadus- ja
arendustegevuse ning innovatsiooni edendamine” osa “Tehnoloogia arenduskes-
kused” tingimused (RTL, 6.9.2005, 94, 1424)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

or
aid

for 2005-
to EEK (1)
9,6
(EUR

The aid budget
2006 amounts
150 million
million), of which
ERDF: EUR 5,3 million

Estonia: EUR 4,3 million

The annual total amount is
around EEK 38 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Yes

September 2005

Until 31.12.2006

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

— All services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Address:

Liivalaia 13/15
EE-Tallinn 10118

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1) Since the budget for the aid programme is not divided equally between the years, the overall budget is given here.

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 178/05

Malta

N/A

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Reinvestment Tax Credit (Income Tax) Rules, 2005 — LN 334/2005

Legal basis

Legal Notice under the Income Tax Act (CAP. 123)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,9 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

Fiscal year 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2009 (1)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes — but limited to micro
enterprises

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Malta Enterprise Corporation

Address:

Enterprise House
Industrial Estate
MT-San Gwann, SGN09

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation N/A

(1)

In line with Rule 9 of Legal Notice 334/2005, Reinvestment Tax Credit (Income Tax) Rules 2005, this scheme will be adapted according
to the rules applicable after the review of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 179/05

Malta

N/A

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Tax Credits (Back Office Operations) Rules, 2005 — LN 331/2005

Legal basis

Legal Notice under the Income Tax Act (CAP. 123)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 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

Fiscal year 2005

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Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2008 (1)

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:

Malta Enterprise Corporation

Address:

Enterprise House
Industrial Estate
MT-San Gwann, SGN09

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1)

In line with Rule 19 of Legal Notice 331/2005, Tax Credits (Back Office Operations) Rules 2005, this scheme will be adapted according
to the rules applicable after the review of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 180/05

Malta

N/A

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Tax Credits (Electronic Business) Rules, 2005 — LN 333/2005

Legal basis

Legal Notice under the Income Tax Act (CAP. 123)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,9 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

Fiscal year 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2008 (1)

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:

Malta Enterprise Corporation

Address:

Enterprise House
Industrial Estate
MT-San Gwann, SGN09

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1)

In line with Rule 17 of Legal Notice 333/2005, Tax Credits (Electronic Business) Rules 2005, this scheme will be adapted according to
the rules applicable after the review of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 181/05

Malta

N/A

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Deductions and Tax Credits (Research and Development) Rules, 2005 — LN
330/2005

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Legal basis

Legal Notice under the Income Tax Act (CAP. 123)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,9 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

Fiscal year 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2008 (1)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Malta Enterprise Corporation

Address:

Enterprise House
Industrial Estate
MT-San Gwann, SGN09

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1)

In line with Rule 13 of Legal Notice 330/2005, Deductions and Tax Credits (Research and Development) Rules 2005, this scheme will be
adapted according to the rules applicable after the review of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 199/05

Republic of Poland

Northern Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Drogowych, Lidzbark Warmiński

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji
i prywatyzacji (Dz. U.
Nr 171/2002, poz. 1397, z późn.zm.) art. 52 ust. 3 i 4 w związku z art. 54
ust. 1; Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 16 października 1997 r. w
sprawie szczegółowych zasad ustalania należności za korzystanie z przedsię-
biorstwa,
części należności oraz
warunków oprocentowania nie spłaconej należności (Dz. U. 130/1997 poz.
855) § 8 ust. 1

sposobu zabezpieczenia nie

spłaconej

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,041589 million (1)

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

14.9.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.11.2010

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Minister for the Treasury

Address:

Krucza 36/Wspólna 6
PL-00-522 Warsaw

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1) amount of aid awarded to the firm expressed as gross grant equivalent

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 214/05

Hungary

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for the development of new cable television networks or for extending the
service area of cable television networks

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

A rádiózásról és televíziózásról szóló 1996. évi I. törvény 131. §-ának (3)
bekezdése és az Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület 2618/2005. (XII. 15.)
számú határozata

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 2,16 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

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Objective of aid

20.12.2005

30.9.2006

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület

Yes

Yes

Address:

H-1088 Budapest
Reviczky u. 5.

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes