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: 2006-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, 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 262/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 11/06

United Kingdom

Yorkshire and Humber

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

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

North of England Civic Trust — Gayle Mill Development Phase

The statutory authority for the DEFRA Sustainable Development Fund is
Section 72 of the Environment Act 1995

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 65 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 15.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust

The Old Post Office
Main Street
Clapham Lancs LA2 8DP
United Kingdom

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State:

Region

XS 32/06

Cyprus

Objective 2 areas

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises for the promotion of alter-
native economic activities related to rural tourism

Legal basis

Απόφαση του Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου µε αριθ. 59.841 και ηµεροµηνία 14
Απριλίου 2004

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

CYP 3,2 million

or
aid

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: 30 % of original
investment

Date of implementation

10.2.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Up to 28 April 2006 (deadline for submission of applications). All letters of
approval must be issued to beneficiaries by 31 December 2006 at the latest.

Investment proposals selected must be completed by 30 June 2008 at the
latest. All payments to be made before 31 December 2008.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

Other services

Yes: Tourism

the granting

Τµήµα Πολεοδοµίας και Οικήσεως ([Département de l'urbanisme et du logement]

Λεωφόρος ∆ηµοσθένη Σεβέρη, 1454 ([Leoforos Dimostheni Severi, 1454)
Λευκωσία (Nicosia)
Κύπρος (Cyprus)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Any

greater

investment
Yes.
proposal
than
CYP 1 million will not be
deemed eligible. Also, the
maximum amount of aid
shall
to
CYP 180 000.

limited

be

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 39/06

Italy

Toscana

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Integrated pilot project for the fashion sector; Hi Tex project — Support for
pilot projects involving strategic industry alliances or clusters of enterprises

Legal basis

Delibera G.R. n. 305 del 21.2.2005

Delibera G.R. n. 1233 del 19.12.2005

Decreto n. 266 del 27.1.2006

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5, 5a, 5b
and 5c of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

27.1.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Toscana

Via di Novoli, 26
I-50127 Firenze

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 49/06

Cyprus

Areas close to the Green Line (municipalities of Nicosia — Agios Dometios)

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Sponsorship plan for aid for the business activities of small and medium-sized
enterprises

Legal basis

Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου ηµεροµηνίας 10.3.2006

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

CYP 600 000

or
aid

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes: 30 % of total eligible
costs up to a maximum
of CYP 120 000

Date of implementation

14.3.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006 (All beneficiaries shall be selected by 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

Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών (ministère de l'intérieur)

1453 Λευκωσία (Nicosia)

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

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 52/06

Netherlands

Provincie Friesland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Biodero

Legal basis

Algemene wet bestuursrecht, titel 4.2

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Algemene Subsidieverordening Provincie Fryslân 1998

Handleiding voor projectindieners van het Regionaal
Fryslân (Fryslân Fernijt)

Innovatie Programma

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 36 500

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

costs

amount

The total cost of the project is EUR 390 000. The
eligible
to EUR 340 000. The
subsidy to be given by the provincial authorities
to EUR 36 500, or 11 %. This
amounts
is
permitted
by Article 5a(3)(c) of Regulation
No 364/2004 amending Regulation No 70/2001
as regards the extension of its scope to include aid
for research and development

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Date of implementation

15 May 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 October 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

The objective is the development and construction
of a reactor in which worms are used to break
sewage sludge down to a considerable extent.

This innovative technology will reduce the flow of
waste.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

Other manufacturing

Yes, environmental tech-
nology

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Fryslân

Postbus 20120
8900 HM Leeuwarden
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 83/06

Italy

Lazio

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

TFZ Ingranaggi Srl. Registered office: Casalecchio sul Reno (BO), Via Cimabue
13. Tax and VAT number: 02554441200. Production works, where the aided
investment programme is to be carried out: Aprilia (LT), Via Nettunense 250

Legal basis

Articolo 2, comma 2, della legge regionale 2 maggio 1995, n. 21, pubblicata
nel Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lazio del 12 maggio 1995, n. 13, S.O.
n. 6.

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

aid

amounts

The
to
EUR 1 512 670, broken
down as follows:

for
(a) EUR 1 196 170
investments
in
tangible assets within
of
meaning
the
Article 4 of Regu-
lation
No
70/2001;
(b) EUR 316 500

(EC)

for
services provided by
outside
consultants
within the meaning
of Article 5 of Regu-
lation
No
70/2001.

(EC)

The payment will be
made on the basis of a
six-monthly
check,
according to costs actu-
ally
by TFZ
incurred
Ingranaggi Srl

Loans guaranteed

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Maximum aid intensity

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

limits

Within the
laid
down by Regulation (EC)
No 70/2001

Date of implementation

11.5.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Payment of
31 December 2007

the balance of

the grant

is

to be made no later

than

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other manufacturing

Aid to a medium-sized
enterprise for investment
and consultancy

Yes

Yes

In the ATECORI 2002 classification system, which is consistent with the statis-
tical classification adopted by ISTAT, the National Statistics Institute (ATECO
ISTAT 2002, NACE Rev. 1.1), the activity corresponds to code DK. 29.14.1
‘Manufacture,
installation, repair and maintenance of gearing and driving
elements’

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Lazio

Via Cristoforo Colombo 212
I-00147 Roma

Other information

The activity for which the aid is granted will be precision engineering and
gearing manufacture.

The aid is granted in a disadvantaged area within the meaning of Article
87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 86/06

United Kingdom

West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Accelerate — Support for West Midlands Automotive Cluster

Legal basis

DTI — Industrial Development Act 1982, Sections 7, 8 & 11.

Lottery — National Lottery Act 1998.

Local Authority and delegated from them: Section 2 of the Local Government
Act 2000.

PIP and Regeneration Development Funds — Part 3 of the Leasehold Reform,
Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Business Link — Article 93, paragraphe 2, du traité CE.

Training — Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) as substantiated by
Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act 1998 and the Industrial Devel-
opment Act 1982, Section 11.

Regional Development Act — Section 5 & 6, Regional Development Agencies
Act 1998, Greater London Authority Act 1999 & Leasehold Reform, Housing
and Urban Development Act 1993.

Venture Capital Funds — Industrial Development Act 1998, Reference Section
8.

SRB — Section 126, Housing Grant Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
and Section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1993.

Structural Funds Current Programme — EC Regulation 1260/1999, Section 87
3(c) of the Treaty of Rome.

Commission Regulation — EC No 70/2001.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 12 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 0,25million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.1.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Name and address of
authority

— All manufacturing

the granting

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry

75 Harborne Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 3DH
United Kingdom

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 88/06

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Ochre Wool Teo

Legal basis

(1) Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (SI
2000/906); 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 827 796

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1st July 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 31st December 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Name and address of
authority

Other services (manufacturing)

the granting

(1) 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

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

XS 129/06

Poland

Województwo podkarpackie, powiat Jasielski, miasto Jasło (Podregion 25 —
3.18.25 krośnieńsko-przemyski)

Ordinance of Jasło Town Council No LXII/461/06 dated 5 June 2006 on
exemptions from property tax in Jasło municipality within the framework of
aid to promote new investments or job creation associated with new invest-
ments for SMEs

Legal basis

Art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12.1.1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych
(Dz.U. nr 9, poz. 84 z 2002 r. ze zm.).

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,05 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

7.7.2006

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

Rada Miejska Jasła

ul. Rynek 12
PL-38-200 Jasło

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 139/06

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland as part of the Randstad region, which has its managing
and paying authority in Flevoland.

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

De Uitkomst B.V.

Legal basis

— Decentralisatie- convenant Rijk/Flevoland m.b.t. het Leader+ programma

Regio Randstad 2000-2006 d.d. 11 april 2001

— Leader+ beschikken van de Provincie Zuid-Holland aan De Uitkomst B.V.

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 190 035

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

is

The aid intensity is 13 %.
in line with
This
of
4(2)(a)
Article
Regulation
(EC)
No 70/2001.

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Date of implementation

The decision will be issued after notification has been published in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

towards

Aid will be granted for
investment
in tangible
assets (Article 4(1)). The
objective of the aid is to
contribute
the
investment costs needed
to purchase and equip a
plot of land with a flour
mill, which will
be
converted into a catering
facility
cookery
and
school.

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Flevoland

Postbus 55
8200 AB Lelystad
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes