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: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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17.10.2006

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 251/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 10/06

Spain

Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of
company
individual
receiving
aid

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of aid granted to
the company

Aid for investment in tourism infrastructure in 2004-07

Bases reguladorass: Orden Foral 374/2004, de 10 de diciembre (BON no 154, de
24/12/04)
Convocatoria (presupuesto y plazos de presentación): Orden Foral 388/2004 de 24
de diciembre (BON no 157 de 31/12/04) modificado por OF 24/2005, de 4 de
marzo (BON no 44 de 13 de abril de 2005)
OF 511/2005, de 17 de noviembre (BON no 151, de 19.12.2005) por el que autoriza
un incremento de gasto

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

2005

2006

2007

Loans guaranteed

EUR 1 173 975,00

EUR 1 727 556,09

EUR 2 449 878,60

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

2004-07

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 30.6.2007 (deadline for implementation)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Name
granting authority

and

address

Other services (tourism)

of

the

Departamento de Cultura y Turismo
Institución Príncipe de Viana
Dirección general de turismo

Navarreria 39
E-31001 Pamplona (Navarra)

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 13/06

Germany

Berlin

Title of aid scheme or name of
individual
receiving
company
aid

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of individual aid
granted to the company

Potential-maximising advice to SMEs

Richtlinien über die Förderung von Potentialberatungen im verarbeitenden Gewerbe
(Grund- und Aufbauberatung ) kofinanziert aus Mitteln des Europäischen Fonds für
regionale Entwicklung

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 250 000

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

1.1.2006

Duration of the scheme or indi-
vidual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Frauen

Referat III D
Martin-Luther Str. 105
D-10820 Berlin

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 16/06

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of
company
individual
receiving
aid

Legal basis

expenditure

planned
the scheme or overall
aid
individual

Annual
under
amount
of
granted to the company

Knowledge Bank for Business — Support to SMEs

the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996;
Section 126 of
sections 7 and 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982; section 5 of the Science
and Technology Act 1965; section 4 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969; the
WDA Act 1975, together with sections 40 and 85 of the Government of Wales Act
1998

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount GBP 3 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

From: 26.1.2006

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until: 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Welsh Assembly Government

Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NQ
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

XS 26/06

Hungary

Region

Entire country

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

Aid for establishing the technical background to ensure the operation of non-profit
broadcasters and public broadcasters

Legal basis

A rádiózásról és televíziózásról szóló 1996. évi I. törvény 78. §-ának (1) bekezdése,
és az Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület 79/2006. (I. 11.) számú határozata

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of individual aid
granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,72 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

18.1.2006

Duration of the scheme or indi-
vidual aid award

31.10.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület

Reviczky u. 5.
H-1088 Budapest

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 40/06

Netherlands

All regions

Title of aid scheme or name of
company
individual
receiving
aid

Challengers scheme ('Uitdagersregeling')

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of aid granted to
the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 12,2 million

Individual aid

Loans guaranteed

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

15 February 2006

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 15 February 2011

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Ministerie van Economische Zaken

Bezuidenhoutseweg 20
2500 EC Den Haag
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Yes

Not
applic-
able

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 42/06

Hungary

Dél-Dunántúl

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

Decree of the Body of Representatives of Paks Local Government on the rules of use
and administration of the appropriation treated as provisions for economic develop-
ment

Legal basis

4/2006 (II.10) sz. önkormányzati rendelet

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of individual aid
granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,04 million

Individual aid

Loans guaranteed

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

10.2.2006.

Duration of the scheme or indi-
vidual aid award

Until 31.12.2006.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Paks Város Önkormányzata

Dózsa Gy. u. 55-61
H-7030 Paks

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 59/06

Spain

La Rioja

Title of aid scheme or name of
individual
receiving
company
aid

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of aid granted to
the company

Regulatory bases for granting aid by competitive tendering for investment in SMEs in
the industrial, wholesale trade and service sectors

Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja de 17
de marzo de 2006 (BOR no 37/2006, de 18 de marzo), por la que se modifican las
Bases Reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones en forma de bonificación de
intereses de préstamos destinadas a financiar inversiones empresariales realizadas por
pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) aprobadas por Resolución del Presidente de
la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja, de 11 de febrero de 2005 (B.O.R.
no 24/2005, de 17 de febrero), y se fija su texto definitivo

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Date of implementation

18.3.2006

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other industrial sectors (only extractive and manufacturing
industries, except for the agri-food industry)

Other services. Only wholesale trade will be eligible for aid,
except for motor vehicles, agri-food and the following tech-
nical services relating to the industrial sector:
— Road Transport Services
— Goods handling and storage
— IT activities
— Market surveys and opinion polls
— Technical engineering services
— Technical trials and tests
— Advertising
— Recruitment of management and executive staff
— Employment agencies
— Investigation and security services
— Non-industrial design
— Organisation of trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences
— Film and video production
— Electricity, gas and water production and distribution
— Construction, except

for heading F-45.211 Building

construction

— Health and veterinary activities, social services
— Sundry social services

of

the

Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja

C/Muro de la Mata 13-14
E-26071 Logroño (La Rioja)

Name
granting authority

and

address

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 74/06

Poland

Miasto Wrocław PL 514

Title of aid scheme or name of
company
individual
receiving
aid

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of individual aid
granted to the company

Aid scheme under the block exemption Regulation for job creation by SMEs asso-
ciated with new investments in Wrocław

Uchwała nr XLVIII/3067/06 Rady Miejskiej Wrocławia z dnia 16 marca 2006 roku.
Art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych
(j.t. Dz.U. z 2002 r., nr 9, poz. 84 ze zm.)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,184 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

16.3.2006

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Name
granting authority

and

address

Other manufacturing

All services

of

the

Prezydent Miasta Wrocławia

Sukiennice 9
PL-50-107 Wrocław

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes