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: 2006-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Spain, 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 271/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 67/06

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

The Mountain Gate Ltd

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/99

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

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

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales)

Designation 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 60 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 11.4.2006

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

Limited to specific sectors

Other services (Tourism)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Welsh European Funding Office

Cwm Cynon Business Park
Mountain Ash CF45 4ER
United Kingdom

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 69/06

United Kingdom

East Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Grin Low Adventure Rope

Legal basis

Regional Development Agency Act

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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

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

GBP 52 500 (Fifty
Two Thousand,
Five hundred
pounds)

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1st May 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31st March 2009

The grant aid will be committed prior to 31st December 2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Derby & Derbyshire Economic Partnership
Rural Action Zone

Yes

Yes

Town Hall, Ripley
Derbyshire DE5 3YS
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 76/06

Cyprus

Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Grant Scheme for construction sector contractors to upgrade their work equip-
ment

Legal basis

Απόφαση του Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου της 10ης Μαρτίου 2006.

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,7 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: 30 % with a
maximum aid of
EUR 17 000

Date of implementation

28.4.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

Other manufacturing

Yes (Construction)

the granting

Κέντρο Παραγωγικότητας Κύπρου [Centre chypriote de productivité]

Λεωφ. Καλλιπόλεως, (Leoforos Kallipoleos)
Τ.θ 20536 (P.O Box 20536)
1679 Λευκωσία (1679 Nicosia)
Κύπρος (Cyprus)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

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

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 87/06

Italy

This aid scheme has been established for the region of Provincia di Modena.
The local authorities that have contributed to and financed the scheme are:

— Provincia di Modena
— Camera di Commercio di Modena
— Comune di Modena
— Comune di Sassuolo
— Comune di Carpi
— Comune di Vignola
— Comune di Fiorano Modenese
— Comune di Maranello
— Comune di Spilamberto
— Comune di Soliera
— Comune di Castelfranco Emilia
— Comune di Novi di Modena
— Comune di Bomporto
— Comune di Campogalliano
— Comune di Ravarino
— Comune di San Cesario sul Panaro
— Comune di Savignano sul Panaro
— Comune di Castelnuovo Rangone
— Comune di Castelvetro di Modena
— Comune di Nonantola
— Unione dei comuni Area Nord

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

Innovation fund for Provincia di Modena (Revolving Fund to sustain investment
in innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises)

Delibera del Consiglio della Provincia di Modena n. 232/2005 e analoghe
delibere degli enti finanziatori di cui sopra.

Bando emesso da COFIM Confidi Modena (Ente gestore) il 27 marzo 2006:
www.fondoinnovazione.it

Annual expenditure planned under
the aid scheme

Aid scheme — total (estimated) amount

EUR 450 000

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

27.3.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.12.06

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— All manufacturing

— Other Services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

COFIM Confidi Modena soc. coop.

Via Ganaceto 134
I-41100 Modena

Yes

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 98/06

Italy

Regione Liguria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

Revolving fund for the development of small and medium-sized undertakings
Investment Fund (Article 8 of Regional Law 20/02),
under the Regional
intended to support investment by undertakings operating in the tourism
sector, cofinanced by Measure 3.3 ‘Strengthening and upgrading of tourist
amenities’- Submeasure B) ‘Aid for investment in the tourism sector’.

— Legge regionale 7 maggio 2002, n. 20 art. 8;
— Deliberazione del Consiglio regionale n. 44 del 7 agosto 2002;
— Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1032 del 24 settembre 2002;
— Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1518 del 13 dicembre 2002;
— Deliberazione del Consiglio regionale n. 38 del 14 ottobre 2003;
— Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1596 del 5 dicembre 2003;
— Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 856 del 29 luglio 2005;
— Docup Obiettivo 2 Regione Liguria 2000-2006, approvato con Decisione

Commissione Europea C(2004) n. 4369 del 5.11.2004;

— Complemento di Programmazione del Docup Obiettivo 2 Regione Liguria
2000-2006 approvato con Deliberazione Giunta Regionale n. 1166 del
7.10.2005;

— Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1584 del 16 dicembre 2005 di
approvazione delle Modalità Attuative del Fondo di rotazione FIR Turismo
anno 2005 cofinanziato con fondi Docup Obiettivo 2 (2000-2006) nell'am-
bito della Sottomisura 3.3 B)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 6,7 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

16.1.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.06

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Filse S.P.A. — Finanziaria per lo sviluppo economico

Via Peschiera 16
I-16122 Genova

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 115/06

Czech Republic

NUTS II Jihovýchod

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Brno

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Legal basis

Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., rozpočtová pravidla.

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the applica-
tion of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-
sized enterprises, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of
25 February 2004

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 133 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes- up to 63 %

Date of implementation

28.6.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

One-off ad hoc aid measure

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— All services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu [ministère de l'industrie et du commerce]

Na Františku 32,
CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 126/06

Spain

País Vasco

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid scheme for the introduction of new technology systems in the public trans-
port of passengers and goods by road in the Autonomous Community of the
Basque Country.

Legal basis

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Orden de 7 de junio de 2006, de la Consejera de Transportes y Obras Públicas,
por la que se establece un programa de ayudas para la implantación de sistemas
de nuevas tecnologías en el sector del transporte público de mercancías y
viajeros por carretera de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco.

BOPV de 6 de julio de 2006 (Boletín Oficial del País Vasco)

http://www.euskadi.net/cgi-bin_k54/bopv_20?c&f=20060706&a=200603490

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 300 000

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

7.7.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Transport services

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Iñigo Palomino Zubiaurre. Director del Transportes del Departamento de Trans-
portes y Obras Públicas del Gobierno Vasco (directeur des transports du dépar-
tement des transports et des travaux publics du gouvernement basque)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

c/ Donostia-San Sebastián no 1
E-CP 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz

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

Aid scheme

or
aid

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 Regu-
lation

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