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: 2006-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Italy, Netherlands, 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 275/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 2/06

Netherlands

Limburg

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Sananet BV, Nieuw Eyckholt 282
6419 DJ Heerlen
Nederland

Legal basis

Algemene wet bestuursrecht, Algemene Subsidieverordening 2004 Provincie
Limburg. Nadere subsidieregels voor de bevordering van de economische
ontwikkeling

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 111 250

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes, 15 % + 10 % (muni-
cipality on aid map)
= 25 % of tangible and
intangible one-off invest-
ments in assets

Date of implementation

23 December 2005. No advance has yet been paid.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1 November 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes, small

Investment in data centre and software and invest-
ment
(‘Health Buddy’) allowing
remote medical assistance.

in equipment

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

No

Yes

Yes, health care support
services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Limburg

Limburglaan 10
6229 GA Maastricht
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 15/06

Netherlands

Gelderland

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Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

NOC*NSF te Arnhem

Legal basis

Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, in particular Article 4 and Article 5, in conjunc-
tion with Subsidieregeling Sociaal Economisch Beleid Provincie Gelderland,
Article 5.1

expenditure

or
Annual
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

n/a.

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 500 000 one-off

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes. The total cost of the
project is
EUR 5 855 440. The
eligible investment costs
amount to
EUR 5 319 940: the
subsidy here is
EUR 392 250. Consul-
tancy costs amount to
EUR 535 500: the
subsidy here is
EUR 107 750. The
maximum aid intensity is
EUR 500 000.

Date of implementation

1 February 2006 (date of approving decision 17 January 2006)

Duration of scheme:

The project is to run until 31 December 2007.

The aid is a one-off measure. The obligation to pay became binding on
17 January 2006. Payment will take place after the measure has been publicly
notified.

Objective of aid

To promote innovation in top-level sport, which may result in new top-level
sport products

Economic sectors concerned

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Gelderland

Postbus 9090
6800 GX Arnhem
Nederland

Especially sectors asso-
ciated with top-level
sport: development of
new top-level sport
products and services

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

n/a.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 25/06

Italy

Toscana

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional Economic Development Plan — Measure D loans. ‘Counterguarantee
Fund for SMEs’

Legal basis

Delibera di Giunta Regionale n. 1195 del 23.12.2005

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

di

fondo
ziaAnnual
amount

garan-
verall

EUR 10 million

Loans guaranteed

EUR 200 million

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

March 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Toscana

Via di Novoli, 26
I-50127 Firenze

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 43/06

Netherlands

Province of Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Darwin Business Partner B.V.

Legal basis

Algemene subsidieverordening (Asv), hoofdstuk 6, Milieu, onderdeel regeling
stimulering duurzame energie

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Maximum aid intensity

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

Loans guaranteed

EUR 504 045
(3,6 % of the total
cost of the invest-
to Darwin
ment
Business
Partner
B.V.)

—

Yes

Date of implementation

Date of decision 19 December 2005, conditional, payment after public notifica-
tion.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1 July 2007 (building of plant).

The applicant may request an advance of no more than 80 % of the sum to
which it can expect to be entitled. If no use is made of this facility a single
payment will be made 13 weeks after the final sum has been determined.

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Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

The objective of the project is to use synthesis gas from
sources such as biomass to replace natural gas, a fossil
fuel. The CO2 emissions generated by burning natural gas
are avoided, and synthesis gas is introduced as an energy
vector:

— The PRISMA project will reduce CO2 emissions from
fuels by about 15 000 tonnes a year. The
fossil
project may be implemented at various locations in
the province of Zuid-Holland, with corresponding
reductions in CO2 emissions (demonstration poten-
tial).

— The project is highly innovative for the Netherlands;
it has not been demonstrated before. Dutch research
bodies (ECN, TNO, TU Delft) have for several years
been arguing for an industrial application suitable for
research and development work.

— The size of the project represents a breakthrough to
an industrial scale. This sets a new standard in Euro-
poort for the processing of
impure biomass (best
available technique).

The PRISMa project will have a number of very desirable
environmental effects:

— Replacement of 15 to 20 million m3 of natural gas

for steam production.

— Use of renewable sources allowing gas production on

a lasting basis.

— The volumes of ash are smaller than in the case of

incineration.

— Gas cleaning is very effective, because by comparison
with incineration only a small volume of gas needs to
be cleaned.

The project is expected to replace 15 to 20 million m3 of
natural gas per year, introduce gasification technology on
an industrial scale, and act as a focal point
for the
expanding knowledge economy.

The PRISMa project
is for a relatively small energy
production plant in Europoort. An initial operational unit
is needed to make the installation of further units else-
where attractive to other users (in horticultural areas or
other industries). This will reduce the cost of energy. The
approved grant of EUR540 045 amounts to 3,6 % of the
tangible costs of building the plant.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— All manufacturing

— All services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Zuid-Hollandlaan 1
2596 AW Den Haag
Nederland

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 54/06

Italy

Sardegna

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Support for craft enterprises in Sardinia:
— aid for new investment

Legal basis

L.R. 51/93 art. 10 bis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Maximum aid intensity

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 2/18 del 17 gennaio 2006

or
aid

The overall expenditure planned for the 2006 call for proposals is EUR 15
million.

Capital contribution amounting to 30 % of the eligible investment throughout
the region and 35 % in the most disadvantaged provinces of Sardinia. The aid
intensity may not exceed 35 % net grant equivalent, plus 15 % gross grant
equivalent for SMEs. Funding under Article 10 bis of Regional Law 51/93 is
granted in compliance with the ceilings and obligations laid down in the rele-
vant Community rules and will be implemented during the period of validity
with automatic adjustment to the forecasts of the new regional aid map

Date of implementation

1.3.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006, when Regulation No 70/2001 expires

Objective of aid

To develop the regional productive base by providing a capital contribution to
SMEs in the craft sector for investment programmes that must be intended to
launch new initiatives and/or consolidate existing ones by building new installa-
tions or expanding, modernising, restructuring, converting or transferring
existing ones.

Economic sectors concerned

All SMEs on the register of craft enterprises within the meaning of Law
443/85, with the exception of sensitive sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione autonoma della Sardegna — Assessorato del turismo, artigianato e
commercio

Viale Trieste 105
Cagliari (Italia)

Website

www.regione.sardegna.it

Large individual aid grants

Aid to SMEs on the register of craft enterprises within the meaning of Law
443/85 and engaged in the processing and marketing of agricultural products
is granted in accordance with Regulation 1/2004.

Aid No

Member State

XS 84/06

Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid in the form of subsidised bank guarantees to support business recovery of
SMEs affected by the 2006 flooding on the territory of the Czech Republic.

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5 illionm

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

EUR 10 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,03 million

Loans guaranteed

EUR 0,3 million

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Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

2.5.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

XS 95/06

United Kingdom

Yorkshire and the Humber

Scruton & Co (Builders) Ltd

Legal basis

Local Government Act 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 0,797 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From:22 May 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until:30 June 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber

25 Queen St
Leeds, LS1 2TW
United Kingdom

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 96/06

United Kingdom

Yorkshire and the Humber

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Immingham Industrial Estate Ltd

Legal basis

Local Government Act 2000

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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

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 1 340 516

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From:22 May 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until:30 June 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber

25 Queen St
Leeds, LS1 2TW
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 101/06

United Kingdom

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Antur Penllyn

Legal basis

(1) Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (SI
2000/906); Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation
2000.

(2) 29 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

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 7 380

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

From 05 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 30th June 2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Name and address of
authority

Other services Tourism

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

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

XS 117/06

United Kingdom

West Wales & the Valleys Objective 1 Region

Construction and Technology Support Centre

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/99

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

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

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales)

Designation 2000

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 0,013 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

From 1.7.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

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 30 June 2008.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services (Construction)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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