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: 2006-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, aid to disadvantaged groups, control of State aid, employment aid, exchange of information, older worker

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16.11.2006

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 278/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 18/06

Belgium

Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme

Employment premium 50+

Legal basis

het decreet van 7 mei 2004 tot oprichting van het publiekrechtelijk vormge-
geven extern verzelfstandigd agentschap Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemid-
deling en Beroepsopleiding, inzonderheid op artikel 5 en op artikel 13

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

EUR 30 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

In application of and
in conformity with
Article 5

Main objective under Article 5

Objective of the measure: Flanders wishes to use this subsidy scheme to give a
strong incentive to employers to recruit people over 50.

The reduction in wage costs will be confined to older job-seekers because high
wage costs, often combined with prejudice against older employees, are an
obstacle to recruitment for this group in particular. A company that takes on a
non-working job-seeker aged 50 or over who has been registered as such with
the VDAB for at least 14 days prior to recruitment will receive a job creation
premium, providing it fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 4 of the
measure.

The maximum aid intensity is EUR 3 000 (per quarter) for a net salary of more
than EUR 10 500 per quarter

Date of implementation

1.4.2006

Duration of the scheme

Unlimited

Objective of aid

Article 4 Creation of employment

Not applicable

Article 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Yes

Article 6 Employment of disabled workers

Not applicable

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment

Yes

aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en beroepsopleiding, VDAB

Keizerslaan 11
B-1000 Brussel
Contact:
Mr. Fons Leroy: (32-2) 506 15 34

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Other information

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

— The measure applies to companies that fall within the scope of the Act of 5
December 1968 on collective labour agreements and joint committees and
which have their place of business in the Flemish Region or which under-
take to establish a place of business in the Flemish Region within 5 quarters
of the entry into service of the over-50 year-old.

— The measure does not apply to companies where over 50 % of the wage
costs during the year preceding the application for a job creation premium
were financed by subsidies from the Federal Government or the Flemish
Government

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Not applicable

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

state aid within the sector.