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: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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4.10.2006

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 239/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XS 3/06

Member State

Republic of Poland

Region

Północno zachodni (1.4)

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional aid scheme for SMEs investing in Sulęcin municipality

Legal basis

Uchwała Rady Miejskiej w Sulęcinie w sprawie zwolnień od podatku od nieru-
chomości Art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i
opłatach lokalnych (tj. z 2002 r. Dz.U. nr 9 poz. 84 ze zm.)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,6 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

22.9.2005.

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

Burmistrz Sulęcina

ul. Lipowa 18
PL-69-200 Sulęcin

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

xs 4/06

poland

Małopolska

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid scheme for SMEs in Alwernia

Legal basis

Uchwała Rady Miejskiej w Alwerni w sprawie programu pomocy dla Małych i
Średnich Przedsiębiorstw w Gminie Alwernia. Art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia
12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (tekst jedn. Dz.U. z
2002 r., nr 9, poz. 84 z późn. zm.)

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,45 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

1.12.2005

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

Burmistrz Gminy Alwernia

ul. Gęsikowskiego 7
PL-32-566 Alwernia

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 33/06

Spain

Castilla y León

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid to help SMEs adapt to the information society

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Resolución de 14 de febrero de 2006, del Presidente de la Agencia de Inver-
siones y Servicios de Castilla y León (ADE), por la que se aprueba la convoca-
toria, así como las disposiciones comunes y específicas que la regulan, para la
concesión de determinadas subvenciones de la Agencia de Inversiones y Servi-
cios de Castilla y León para 2006 cofinanciadas con fondos estructurales (Línea
6)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 2 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

18.2.2006

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

Agencia de Inversiones y Servicios de Castilla y León

C/ Duque de la Victoria, no 23
E-47001 Valladolid

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 44/06

Spain

Pais Vasco

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

BIZKAIBERRI LAGUNTZAK, Programme to promote innovation within SMEs
in Vizcaya

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Decreto Foral 38/2006, de 28 de febrero, por el que se regula Bizkaiberri
laguntzak, Programa de impulso a la innovación de las pymes de Bizkaia del
Departamento de Innovación y Promoción Económica de la Diputación Foral
de Bizkaia

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount 2006: EUR 2 500 000

2007: EUR 3 500 000

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

9.3.2006–31.12.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2007

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

Departamento de Innovación y Promoción Económica de la Diputación Foral
de Bizkaia

Obispo Orueta no 6
E-48009 Bilbao (Bizkaia)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 46/06

Italy

Veneto — Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Crafts (CCIAA) in
Veneto either directly or indirectly via their special agencies, the Regional
Union and the External Centre

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for research and development by SMEs in Veneto, including via coopera-
tives, associations and companies representing the producing districts

Legal basis

Atti amministrativi quali regolamenti, delibere e/o provvedimenti delle CCIAA
e/o delle loro aziende speciali, Unione regionale e del loro Centro Estero Veneto

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Individual aid

or
aid

Annual overall amount 3 900 000 (three million
nine hundred thousand)
EUR

this

If
total expenditure
were to increase by 20 %
per year,
the CCIAA in
Veneto undertake formally
to notify the modifications
to the
to the
scheme
Commission

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5, 5a, 5b
and 5c of Regulation No 70/2001 as supple-
mented by Regulation No 364/2004

Yes

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Date of implementation

1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2009

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs in Veneto for fundamental research,
industrial research and pre-competitive develop-
ment work (Article 2(h), (i) and (j) of Regulation
No 70/2001 as amended by Regulation No
364/2004), aid for research and development
(Article 5a), aid for feasibility studies (Article 5b)
and aid for patenting costs (Article 5c)

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

The individual Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Crafts in
Veneto. The agency coordinating this scheme is

Website

Other information

Unione regionale:
via delle Industrie, 19/D
I-30175 Marghera (VE)
tel: 0039 041 0999311
fax 0039 041 0999303
e-mail uvcamcom@ven.camcom.it

www.ven.camcom.it

The Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Crafts in Veneto have
already communicated an aid scheme under Regulation No 70/2001 (aid No
XS 76/02, published in OJ C 18, 23.1.2004, p. 3).

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 51/06

Spain

Cataluña

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for subcontracting innovation activities

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Orden TRI/97/2006, de 28 de febrero, por la que se aprueban las bases regula-
doras para la concesión de ayudas para la subcontratación de actividades de
investigación, desarrollo e innovación (DOGC 4595 de 17.3.2006)

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

Since 17.3.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 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

Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial (CIDEM)

Paseo de Grácia, 129
E-08008 Barcelona

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Note: Where aid is granted in the form of a guarantee for a project that includes the acquisition of equipment as part of the eligible
expenses, the intensity of this aid may not under any circumstances exceed those stipulated in Commission Regulation 70/01 for
this type of aid.

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 56/06

United Kingdom

Lancashire (including the unitary authority areas of Blackpool and Blackburn).

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Lancashire Rural Recovery Grant Fund

Legal basis

Section 5 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 0,75 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 1.4.2006

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
authority

the granting

Lancashire County Developments Ltd

Yes

Yes

Robert House
Starkie Street
Preston PR1 3LU
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State:

Region

XS 77/06

Cyprus

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Bilateral Cooperation between Cyprus and Greece

Legal basis

Απόφαση του ∆ιοικητικού Συµβουλίου της 14ης Μαρτίου 2006

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,34 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: 75 %

Date of implementation

27.4.2006

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ίδρυµα Προώθησης Έρευνας

Γωνία Απελλή και Νιρβάνα
Άγιοι Οµολογητές, Λευκωσία
Τ.Κ. 23422, 1683
Λευκωσία

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Yes

Yes: the
plan does
not apply
to large
individual
aid grants