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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, 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, as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004

(2006/C 239/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 5/06

Poland

Podregion 1 — jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski — 3.02.01.02

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid scheme for the development of SMEs subject to block exemptions —
Dzierżoniów

Legal basis

Uchwała nr XLIII/298/05 Rady Miejskiej Dzierżoniowa z dnia 27 czerwca
2005 r. Art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach
lokalnych (Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84, z poz. 84 z późn. zm.)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

or
aid

EUR 0,125 million
(PLN 0,5 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

7.11.2005

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
authority

the granting

Urząd Miasta

Rynek 1
PL-58-200 Dzierżoniów

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 19/06

Germany

Rheinland-Pfalz

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Granting of low-interest loans under the SME assistance scheme

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Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

§ 19 des Landesgesetzes über die Förderung der kleinen und mittleren Unter-
nehmen sowie der in der freien Wirtschaft tätigen freien Berufe (Mittelstandsför-
derungsgesetz) vom 3.2.1978 (GVBl. S. 103), geändert durch Artikel 2 Nr. 3
des Gesetzes vom 14.5.1982 (GVBl. S. 129), des § 44 der Landeshaushaltsord-
nung für Rheinland-Pfalz vom 20.12.1971 (GVBl. 1972, S. 2), zuletzt geändert
durch Artikel 51 des Gesetzes vom 6.2.2001 (GVBl. S. 29), § 4 Abs. 1 des
Treuhandvertrages vom 21./22./23. Dezember 1993 zwischen dem Ministerium
für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau und der Investitions- und
Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) GmbH, Richtlinie des Ministeriums für
Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau zur Vergabe zinsverbilligter
Darlehen an die mittelständische Wirtschaft

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount
Interest rate subsidies

EUR 4,4 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

1.3.2006

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

31.12.2006

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

Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) GmbH (Förderbank)

Holzhofstraße 4
D-55116 Mainz

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

The guideline
referred to above
excludes aid measures that go beyond the terms
of Article 6 of the Regulation

(Richtlinie)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 53/06

Italy

Regione Sardegna

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Support for technological innovation, environmental protection, organisational
innovation, commercial innovation and workplace safety

Legal basis

Legge 27 ottobre 1994, n. 598, art. 11 lett. b) 2a parte

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Direttive di attuazione approvate con Decreto dell'Assessore dell'Industria della
Regione Sardegna n. 76 del 23 marzo 2006

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 8 619 000

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

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Date of implementation

1.4.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

All manufacturing

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna — Assessorato dell'Industria

Large individual aid grants

Viale Trento 69
I-09123 Cagliari

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation,
the measure excludes individual aid grants or
requires prior notification to the Commission of
awards of aid,

Yes

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

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 55/06

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Geoenvironmental Research Parks — Phase 2

Legal basis

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

(1) Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (SI
2000/906); Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation
2000;

(2) Supplemental Charter of Cardiff University 2005 Objective 6

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 872 313

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 31.3.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31st 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 30th June 2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services (R&D)

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

National Assembly for Wales

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 62/06

Czech Republic

Střední Čechy

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

CIUR, a. s.

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
overall
granted to the company

amount of

planned
individiual

Zákon č. 188/2004 Sb. o odpadech a o změně některých dalších zákonů, ve
znění pozdějších předpisů;

Zákon č. 477/2001 Sb. o obalech a o změně některých zákonů (zákon
o obalech), ve znění pozdějších předpisů;

Vyhláška č. 115/2002 Sb. o podrobnostech nakládání s obaly;

Vyhláška č. 383/2001 Sb. o podrobnostech nakládání s odpady, ve znění
pozdějších předpisů

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual
amount

overall

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 1 159 740

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes: EUR 1 159 740

Date of implementation

Third quarter of 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

One-off aid

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Increasing the use of waste paper collected
including
from across the Czech Republic,
from the current
schools and institutions,
5 000 tonnes per year
to the estimated
12 000 tonnes per year. The paper will be
used for the manufacture of cellulose fibres,
which are used in the building industry as a
building insulant.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing (manufacture of
lating material)

insu-

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Státní fond životního prostředí

Kaplanova 1931/1
CZ-148 00 Praha 11

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 68/06

Hungary

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

EQUAL Community Initiative

Legal basis

Az EQUAL Közösségi Kezdeményezés fejezeti kezelésű előirányzat felhasználá-
sával kapcsolatos szabályokról szóló 33/2004. (XII. 23.) FMM rendelet

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Maximum aid intensity

For 2005: EUR 13 649 200 (1)

or
aid

According to the maximum level established in the regional map in accordance
with paragraph 30 of Government Decree 85/2004 (IV.19.) and the higher aid
intensity for SMEs:

a) 65 % in the regions of Észak-Magyarország, Észak-Alföld, Dél-Alföld, Közép-
Dunántúl and Dél-Dunántúl, and in the sub-regions of Celldömölk, Letenye,
Őriszentpéter, Tét, Vaspár and Zalaszentgrót,

b) 60 % in the Nyugat-Dunántúl region,
c) 55 % in Pest County, with the exceptions listed under point a),
d) 50 % in Budapest

Date of implementation

1 January 2005

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

31 December 2006

Objective of aid

The aim of the EQUAL Community Initiative is to develop innovative methods
to tackle discrimination and inequalities on the labour market via the Develop-
ment Partnership and with the help of economic operators, including undertak-
ings. Aid to micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises for investment in
tangible and intangible assets plays an important role in achieving this objec-
tive.
EQUAL contributes to the implementation of
Strategy

the European Employment

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Foglalkoztatáspolitikai és Munkaügyi Minisztérium Humánerőforrás-fejlesztési
Operatív Program és EQUAL Program Irányító Hatóság

(1) Data contains the annual budget of the EQUAL programme for 2005. The budget also contains measures not constituting state aid.

(Calculated with exchange rate HUF 250 = EUR 1).

Alkotmány utca 3., H-1054 Budapest

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 78/06

Cyprus

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

The Research Promotion Foundation's Framework Programme for Research and
Technological Development 2006

Legal basis

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual
amount

overall

EUR 17 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: 75 %

Date of implementation

15.5.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Name and address of
authority

the granting

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs
Ίδρυµα Προώθησης Έρευνας

Γωνία Απελλή και Νιρβάνα
Άγιοι Οµολογητές,
Τ.Κ. 23422,
CY-1683 Λευκωσία
[Gonia Apelli kai Nirvana
Agioi Omologites,
T.K. 23422,
CY-1683 Nicosia]

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regu-
lation

Yes: the plan does not
apply to large indivi-
dual aid grants