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: 2006-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Italy, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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21.11.2006

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 283/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 106/06

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Wilgengroep B.V.

Legal basis

Artikel 12 van de Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2005

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 475 717

Maximum aid intensity

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

Loans guaranteed

Yes.

Intensity of government aid is 45 % (pre-competi-
tive research)

Date of implementation

13.6.2006. Conditional. The aid will be provided after notification

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2009. The measure will, if necessary, be adapted to take account of
the relevant provisions after review of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. The
Commission will be notified accordingly

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes.

for savings

This
research and development project will
develop and build a prototype of a robot plat-
form for use in greenhouse cultivation. The
internal
transport system envisaged should be
able to operate in greenhouses entirely indepen-
dently, without human intervention,
to take
measurements, record data and perform tasks
such as administering nutrients or pesticides as
required. The robot platform thus offers possibili-
ties
in raw materials and waste
products. Yields can also be improved by setting
the temperature, humidity, CO2 level etc. in the
greenhouse at a level that human beings could
not survive in but which is ideal for the crop.
Another important challenge of the project
is
how to attach the platform in the greenhouse
and move it around. It cannot be placed on the
ground, and greenhouse design at the moment is
not geared to such a system. By using and devel-
oping knowledge in the field of structural design,
ICT, light materials and guidance systems the aim
is to develop a mechanical service platform. The
knowledge institution Praktijkonderzoek Plant &
Omgeving in Naaldwijk has become involved in
the project at its own expense and risk and is
supplying the necessary scientific know-how in
the area of cultivation methods, logistical systems
and advanced techniques for monitoring, hand-
ling and treatment at individual plant level. PPO
is testing the system in practice in the experi-
mental garden

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Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing

Industries supplying the greenhouse cultivation
sector.

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Postbus 90602
2509 LP Den Haag
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article
6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 107/06

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Vivici B.V.

Legal basis

Artikel 12 van de Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2005

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 154 955

Maximum aid intensity

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

Loans guaranteed

Yes.

Intensity of government aid is 45 % (pre-competi-
tion research)

Date of implementation

13.6.2006. Conditional. The aid will be provided after notification

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes.

This
research and development project will
develop knowledge and technology in the area of
applying ICT in home and primary care services.
Where many care providers are involved, elec-
tronic patient records will exist in different loca-
tions. These are rarely linked, whereas this could
achieve radically better value for money in home
and primary care.
It will only be possible to
develop and apply IT and ICT-based technical
aids if the data are accurate and up-to-date and
can be exchanged quickly and securely. One
complication is the uncertain interaction between
software, hardware
and future health care
products. At the heart of the project is an IT-
breakthrough in the field of open electronic
health records. The knowledge institute TNO will
provide the scientific expertise for the develop-
ment, operational application, testing and evalua-
tion of the various elements of the system. The
aim is to put
together an integrated service
concept with the requisite technology (hardware
and software) for ultimate use in home care, with
the aim of enabling people to be cared for in
their own homes for longer

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Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other services

Industries supplying the care sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Postbus 90602
2509 LP Den Haag
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article
6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 131/06

Italy

Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Consultancy aid to SMEs, pursuant to measure D3 of the regional operational
programme (ROP) for structural measures taken by the region of Valle d'Aosta
to meet Objective 3 in the period 2000-2006

Legal basis

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 2003 in data 27.6.2005

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,20 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

1.7.2005

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

All manufacturing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta — Assessorato attività produttive e politiche
del lavoro — Dipartimento industria, artigianato ed energia

Large individual aid grants

Piazza della Repubblica, 15
I-11100 Aosta

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation, the
measure excludes individual aid grants or requires
prior notification to the Commission of awards of
aid,

Yes

a) if

the total eligible costs are at

least EUR 25

million and

— the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %,
— in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net

aid intensity is at least 50 %; or

b) if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15

million

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 213/05

Greece

All regions, but Attica

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

Regional Innovation poles (RIP)-Development and Networking of SMEs and
technological service providers in matters related to transfer technology and
innovation
P.Π.∆.274/2000, όπως τροποποιήθηκε µε το Π.∆.103/2003 και το άρθρο 34 του
Νόµου αριθ. 3259/2004
Το Άρθρο 23 του Νόµου 3377/2005 παρέχει ορισµό του ΠΠΚ

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount 2006: EUR 3 150 000

Individual aid

Loans guaranteed

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

2007: EUR 4 050 000

2008: EUR 1 800 000

EUR 3 600 000
(maximum)

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.5.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until .31.12.2006 (Legal Commitments)

Projects implementation expires 31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Name and address of
authority

the granting

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs
Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης (Ministry of Development)
Γενική Γραµµατεία Έρευνας & Τεχνολογίας (General Secretariat for Research and
Technology)
Λεωφόρος Μεσογείων 14-18 (Ave. Messogion 14-18)
GR-11510 Αθήνα (GR-11510 Athens)

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation