Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, job creation, worker with disabilities

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 227/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XE 19/05

Belgium

Flanders — the Flemish Region

Recognition and funding of integration enterprises

Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 15 juli 2005 betreffende de erkenning en finan-
ciering van de invoegbedrijven

Annual overall amount

EUR 4,8 m

Loans guaranteed

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name
of company receiving indivi-
dual aid

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned
indivi-
or overall amount of
dual
the
aid
company

granted

to

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes
Combination of Art. 4
— 7,5 % or 15 % with
Art. 5 — 50 %

Date of implementation

1.7.2005

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Art. 4 Creation of employment

Art. 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and
disabled workers

Yes

Yes

— under 50 and 12 months out of work, max

Art. 2f),viii

upper secondary education

— over 50 and 6 months out of work max

Art. 2f),vii

upper secondary education

— eligible for income support for 6 months

Art. 2f),ii-iii-v-vi-ix-x

max upper secondary education

— disabled and 6 months out of work

— young jobseekers between 16 and 18 years
of age following vocational training part-
time

Art. 2g),i

Art.2f),i

Art. 6 Employment of disabled workers

No

Economic sectors concerned

– All Community
employment aid

sectors (1)

eligible

for

Yes

– All manufacturing (1)

– All services (1)

– Other

Yes

Yes

and address of

Name
granting authority

the

Name:
Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Departement EWBL
Administratie Werkgelegenheid
Afdeling Tewerkstelling

Address:
Markiesstraat 1
B-1000 Brussels

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Other information

If co-financed by Community funds, please add:
‘The aid scheme is co-financed under (reference).’
Not applicable.

Aid subject to prior notifica-
tion to the Commission

The measure excludes the granting of aid or
must be notified to the Commission pursuant
to Article 9 of the Regulation

No

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.

Aid No

Member State

XE 5/06

Poland

Region

Miasto Gniezno

Title of aid scheme or name
of company receiving indivi-
dual aid

State aid scheme to promote job creation for companies employing more than ten
workers — Gniezno

Legal basis

Uchwała nr XL/404/2005 Rady Miasta Gniezna z dnia 2 września 2005 r.

Annual expenditure planned
indivi-
or overall amount of
dual
the
aid
company

granted

to

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,25m

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

18.10.2005

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Article 4 Creation of employment

Yes

Article 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and
disabled workers

Article 6 Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors concerned

- All Community
employment aid

sectors (1)

eligible

for

No

- All manufacturing (1)

- All services (1)

- Other

Yes

No

Yes

and address of

Name
granting authority

the

Name:
The granting authorities are Gniezno Town Council as the decision-making authority
and the Mayor of Gniezno as the tax authority.

Address:
Urząd Miejski w Gnieźnie, ul. Lecha 6
PL-62-200 Gniezno

Aid subject to prior notifica-
tion to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors which are the subject of special rules in regulations and directives

governing all state aid within the sector.

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Aid No

Member State:

Region

Title of aid scheme

XE 9/2006

Cyprus

All regions

Scheme for payment of social insurance both to employers and to employees with
disabilities.

Legal basis

Απόφαση του Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου µε αρ 62.534 και ηµεροµηνία 25.8.2003.

Annual expenditure planned

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,55 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes:
20 % of annual salary
of employee

Date of implementation

16.12.2005

Duration of scheme

Until 31.12.2006.

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged
and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6:
workers

Employment

of

disabled

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

- All Community sectors (1) eligible

Yes

for employment aid

and address of

Name
granting authority

the

Name:
Τµήµα Εργασίας του Υπουργείου Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων [Labour Depart-
ment of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance]

Address:
CY-Nicosia, 1480

Other information

Scheme to be 50 % co-financed by the EU's European Social Fund

Aid subject to prior notifica-
tion to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the
Regulation

No
(It is not expected
that
there will be
any cases that need
to be notified)

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors which are the subject of special rules in regulations and directives

governing all state aid within the sector.

Aid No

Member State:

Region

Title of aid scheme

XE 10/2006

Cyprus

All regions

Scheme to provide incentives for the recruitment of people with severe disabilities in
the private sector.

Legal basis

Απόφαση του Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου µε αρ. 62.534 και ηµεροµηνία 25.8.2005.

Annual expenditure planned

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,21 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes:
50 % of annual salary
of employee

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Date of implementation

16.12.2005

Duration of scheme

Until 31.12.2006.

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged
and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6:
workers

Employment

of

disabled

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

- All Community sectors (1) eligible

Yes

for employment aid

and address of

Name
granting authority

the

Name:
Τµήµα Εργασίας του Υπουργείου Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων [Labour Depart-
ment of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance]

Address:
CY-Nicosia, 1480

Other information

Scheme to be 50 % co-financed by the EU's European Social Fund

Aid subject to prior notifica-
tion to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the
Regulation

No
(It is not expected
that
there will be
any cases that need
to be notified)

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors which are the subject of special rules in regulations and directives

governing all state aid within the sector.