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: 2006-07-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, aid system, application of EU law, 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 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 175/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XS 31/2001

Member State

Region

Italy

Puglia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid to SMEs for ‘Increasing the competitiveness of firms’

Legal basis

Legge Regionale 4 gennaio 2001 n. 3/01 modificata dalla Legge Regionale n.
23/01

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Calendar year

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

or
aid

Amount in €m

12

12

12

12

12

12

Maximum aid intensity

The maximum aid intensity for Puglia according to the European regional aid
map (35% nge + 15% gge)

Date of implementation

12 September 2001 (date on which the aid schemes were notified to the
Commission)

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

Economic sectors concerned

The aid helps firms via capital grants to acquire the back-up services to
improve their ‘internationalisation’ and competitiveness. It is also intended for
the acquisition of back-up services connected with the environment and quality
and for the dissemination of new technology. The following types of costs are
eligible for aid:

— Market analysis;
— Business certification systems;
— Systems of checks and controls (Eco and Energy Audit);
— Creation of collective brands;
— Marketing actions;
— Promotional measures for ‘internationalisation’ of products

The aid is intended for SMEs operating in the craft sector, industry, tourism,
the distributive trades and services. The following economic activities are
excluded:

— Steel;
— Shipbuilding;
— Fisheries;
— Transport;
— Agriculture;
— Activities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products
listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty. (see Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 70/2000);

— Export-related activities (see Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001);
— Manufacture of man-made fibres

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Regione Puglia

Address:

Via G. Capruzzi, 212
I-Bari

Other information

This aid scheme does not apply to services that are continuous or connected
with the normal day-to-day operating expenditure of the firm. In any case the
three-year expenditure eligible for aid must not exceed EUR 100 000.

The aid will be granted via automatic procedure

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 16/05

Hungary

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Under the invitation to tender entitled Establishment of Mobile Communication
R&D and Innovation Centre, the following activities are eligible for aid: ‘aid for
the protection of intellectual property (registration of patents, models, trade
marks and designs) except in the case of large enterprises’

Legal basis

A Kutatási és Technológiai Innovációs Alapról szóló 2003. évi XC. törvény

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Annual expenditure on aid for the protection of intellectual property (regis-
tration for patents, models, trade marks and designs) is expected to amount to
HUF 16 million

Maximum aid intensity

For fundamental research 100%, for applied research 60% and for precompeti-
tive development 35%

Date of implementation

19.12.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

June 2006 (payment instalments until December 2008)

Objective of aid

Extension of the scope of R&D aid to include expenditure relating to intellectual
property protection (registration of patents, models, trade marks and designs)

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Nemzeti Kutatási és Technológiai Hivatal

Address:

Szervita tér 8
1052 Budapest

XS 61/04

Italy

Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Incentives for SMEs in respect of multiannual programmes for sales promotion
abroad

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
aid
receiving
company
Regional
Economic Development
Plan:

individual

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Legal basis

— L.R. 20.1.1992, n. 2, Capo VIII come sostituito dalla L.R. 5.12.2003, n. 18,

art. 5

— D.P.R. n. 055/Pres. del 5.3.2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount EUR 1,9 million

or
aid

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 8.4.2004

(the day following publication in Regional Gazette No 14 of 7.4.2004)

It should be pointed out that the measure has not yet been implemented and
that the planned assistance will not be granted before the publication in the
Regional Gazette in the form of lists under Article 8 of Presidential Decree No
55/2004. These
lists will be drawn up — presumably not before
September 2004 — on the basis of requests made to the competent offices not
later than 7.6.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

31.12.2004

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs in the industrial and industry services sector for the
implementation of pluriannual programmes of promotion abroad

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Regione Autonoma Friuli — Venezia Giulia
Direzione Centrale delle Attività Produttive
Servizio per la Promozione e l'Internazionalizzazione

Address:

Via Uccellis, 12/F
I-33100 Udine
Tel: (0432) 55 59 55
Fax: (0432) 55 59 52
e-mail: serv.prom.int@regione.fvg.it

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of
excludes awards of aid or
Commission of awards of aid,

the Regulation. The measure
requires prior notification to the

No

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

Note

From 1 January 2005 the regional authorities undertake to adapt the rules in
question to the new definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
given in Commission Recommendation No 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003

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Aid Number

Member State

Region

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

XS 158/05

United Kingdom

North East of England

Cells Analysis Ltd

Legal basis

The University of Durham and Newcastle Act (1963)

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

£ 10 936

ERDF Grant

1257/201/020LCY

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 22/ August/2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31/December/ 2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SME

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SME

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Government Office for the North East
European Programmes Secretariat

Yes

Yes

Address:

Citygate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4WH

Sponsor Contact

Professor Ken Snowdon
University of Newcastle (INEX)
Herschel Annex
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Large individual aid grants

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,

Yes

a) if

the

eligible
total
EUR 25 000 000 and

costs

are

at

least

— 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 15 000 000