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: 2006-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, 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 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 244/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 1/06

Czech Republic

Regiony soudržnosti NUTS II Střední Čechy, Moravskoslezsko, Severozápad,
Střední Morava, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Jihozápad

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Company Competitiveness Programme

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Zákon č. 47/ 2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání, ve znění
pozdějších předpisů

Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvi-
sejících zákonů (rozpočtová pravidla) ve znění pozdějších předpisů

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,5million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.10.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— All manufacturing

— Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

No

The aid scheme precludes individual aid grants

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 22/06

Italy

Sardegna

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Back-up services for SMEs

Legal basis

POR Sardegna 2000-2006 Asse IV Misura 4.2 Azione b) Servizi reali alle PMI

Direttive di attuazione approvate con Delibera della Giunta della Regione
Sardegna n. 23/8 del 23 maggio 2005

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

Aid scheme

Individual aid

Overall
EUR 1 800 000

annual

amount

in

2006:

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 5 of
the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 20 February 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid for SMEs for consultency
services and other services and
activities

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— All manufacturing

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

either

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Name and address of
authority

Hotels
services

and

catering

Yes

the granting

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna — Assessorato dell'Industria

Viale Trento, 69
I-09123 Cagliari
Tel. (39-070) 606 22 61

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 29/06

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Wave Dragon Wales Ltd

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/99

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (No/
906/2000)

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation 2000.

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 5 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

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Date of implementation

From: 16th February 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until: 31st December 2006

N.B. As noted above, the grant was committed prior to 31st 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

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Other services: (Renewable Energy Services)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

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 30/06

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

J.W. Greaves & Sons Ltd

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/99

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (No/
906/2000)

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation 2000.

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 195,947

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From: 8th February 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until: 31st December 2006

N.B. As noted above, the grant was committed prior to 31st December 2006.
Payments against this commitment will, potentially (in line with N+2) continue
until 28th February 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services: (Slate Quarry.)

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

Yes

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 31/06

United Kingdom

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Accelerate Wales — Networks

Legal basis

Welsh Development Agency Act 1975, as amended.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 1,051 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.4.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Motor vehicles

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Welsh Development Agency

Principality House
The Friary
Cardiff, CF 10 3FE
United Kingdom

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 194/05

Italy

Toscana

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Incentives for investment in integration and alliance projects between firms

Legal basis

Decreto dirigenziale n. 5525 dell'11.10.2005

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 3 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

November 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2008

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Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Toscana

Via di Novoli, 26
I-50127 Firenze

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes