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: 2006-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, aid to disadvantaged groups, control of State aid, employment aid, exchange of information, job creation, worker with disabilities

26.10.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 258/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 12/06

France

Limousin

Title of aid scheme

Aid for the recruitment of an operations deputy

Legal basis

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the
application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employ-
ment

— Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for
rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund (EAGGF)

— Code rural — Art. R.113-13 à R. 113-17 relatifs à la délimitation des zones
agricoles défavorisées [l'ensemble du territoire Limousin est en zone défa-
vorisée, à l'exception de la commune de Limoges]

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,5 million

Maximum aid intensity

Loans guaranteed

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the
Regulation
— 50 % of gross salaries and employers' social security
contributions over 24 months, except in the muni-
cipality of Limoges, where the maximum rate is
reduced to 15 %

Yes

Date of implementation

24.9.2004

Duration of scheme

Until 31.12.2010

Objective of aid

Art. 4 Creation of employment

Art. 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Art. 6 Employment of disabled workers

Yes

No

No

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment

No

aid

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other: entire agricultural sector (activities related to
the production, processing and marketing of
products listed in Annex I), similar aid having
already been granted under
the 4th planning
contract between the State and the Region 2000-06
for other areas of activity under FRAC scheme
No 2/99

No

No

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Conseil Régional du Limousin

27, Boulevard de la Corderie
F-87031 Limoges Cedex

Other information

If the scheme is co-financed by Community funds, please add the following
sentence:
The aid scheme is co-financed by Community funds through the European
Social Fund under the SPD for the Limousin Region — submeasure 2.3.3.
‘Support for getting started and for acquiring skills in the agricultural and
forestry sectors’

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

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

total state aid within the sector.