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: 2006-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Greece, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid, 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

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

(2006/C 289/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 79/06

Federal Republic of Germany

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Hodorff Qualitätslogistic GmbH
Banksstraße 28
D-20097 Hamburg

Einzelfallentscheidung der Kreditkommission gemäß dem Gesetz über die
Kreditkommission vom 29.4.1997 (Hamburgisches Gesetz- und Verordnungs-
blatt 1997, Nr. 18, Seite 133).

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 70/2001 der Kommission vom 12. Januar 2001 über die
Anwendung der Artikel 87 und 88 EG-Vertrag auf staatliche Beihilfen an kleine
und mittlere Unternehmen (Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften 13.1.2001
L 10/33)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 27 300

Loans guaranteed

EUR 5,46 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

15.5.2006

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

No scheme and no award as this is a one-off guarantee

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Referat Finanzierungshilfen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Alter Steinweg 4
D-20459 Hamburg

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

XS 90/06

Germany

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Programm zur Innovationsförderung/Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Land-
wirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

Legal basis

Programm und zugehörige Bekanntmachungen sind unter www.ble.de (Link
Innovationsförderung — dort unter 3. Download des Programms zur Innova-
tionsförderung des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und
Verbraucherschutz (PDF-Dokument) und 3.1 Download der Bekanntmachung
einer Richtlinie über die Förderung innovativer Pflanzenschutzvorhaben zur
Reduzierung der Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln im Rahmen des
Programms zur Innovationsförderung (PDF-Dokument)) einsehbar

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Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 21,6 million

or
aid

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

Programme starts immediately, current authorisations after notices and corre-
sponding application

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Unlimited.

The programme will be adapted if required by successor to Regulation (EC)
No 70/2001

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

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Projektgruppe Innovationsförderung

Deichmanns Aue 29
D-53179 Bonn

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

n.a.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 112/06

Netherlands

Province Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Bioception 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 139 001

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes, the state aid intensity
is 45 % (precompetitive
research).

Date of implementation

13 June 2006. Subject to the usual reservations, the aid will be awarded
following notification.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2007. If need be, the measure will be aligned on the rele-
vant provisions following revision of the Regulation. The Commission will be
notified accordingly.

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Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

This R&D project is devel-
and
knowledge
oping
technology in the field of
the practical application
of biological test media.

for

The manufacture of medi-
cines and food is subject
high
increasingly
to
quality
hygiene
and
(including
requirements
Intrusive
HAACP).
this
measuring
purpose involves contact
with the product. The
equipment used has to be
testing.
after
cleaned
requisite
the
Achieving
sterility demands
invest-
ment
increasingly
in
expensive appliances. This
project seeks a possible
alternative through R&D
in the field of disposable
containers with built-in
data-acquisition
and
-transmission
capacities.
During manufacturing the
process parameters need
to be measured online
and
a
transmitted
central process-operating
system.
physical
The
components to be devel-
oped need to be small
and cheap, hence
the
project. Delft university is
responsible for providing
the scientific know-how
and for developing the
strips
the
to which
sensors are attached.

to

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing

Supply of various sectors.

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

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Aid No

Member State

XS 118/06

Netherlands

Region

Province Flevoland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Eenmanszaak Pitch & Putt Swifterbant te Swifterbant

Legal basis

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

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

— Leader+ overeenkomst tussen de provincie Flevoland en Pitch & Putt Swif-

terbant.

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 155 700

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes.

aid

intensity

The
is
12,4 %. This is in confor-
mity with Article 4(2)(a)
of the Regulation.

Date of implementation

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30 November 2007.

If need be, the measure will be aligned on the relevant provisions following
revision of the Regulation. The Commission will be notified accordingly.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes.

in

towards

Aid is being granted for
investment
tangible
assets (Article 4(1)). The
purpose of the aid is to
contribute
the
investment costs needed
to construct a pitch-and-
club
putt
tourist
This
house.
activity
new
offers
source of income for the
former farmer.

course

and

a

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

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Aid No

XS 121/06

Member State

Greece

Region

Entire country

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative (HTCI) is an endorsed activity under the
auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Development, that targets the establishment
and development of competitive technology clusters in knowledge-intensive
and exports-oriented focused segments. The selected clusters are comprised
mainly of SMEs.

Νόµος 1514/85 όπως τροποποιήθηκε από το Νόµο 2919/01. Ο ρόλος του Ερευνη-
τικού Κέντρου ‘Αθηνά’ περιγράφεται στο Άρθρο 8 του Νόµου 2919/01 και το
Προεδρικό ∆ιάταγµα 145/03 όπως τροποποιήθηκαν από το άρθρο 9 του Νόµου
3438/06 και το άρθρο 15 του Νόµου 3460/06

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

Annual overall amount

2006: EUR 1 310 000

2007: EUR 1 310 000

2008: EUR 652 000

Overall aid amount

EUR 1 514 000

Actual amounts in each year may vary some-
what, but the total is fixed.

Maximum aid intensity

The maximum aid intensity will not exceed 50 % according to the ceiling of
regional investment aid determined in the map approved by the Commission
for each Member State and the conditions of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 364/2004.

Date of implementation

First call for proposals opened at the beginning of August 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2008. Legal commitments until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

the clustering initiatives by providing
The HTCI programme will support
support in the form of grants for a short period of time (2006-2008) for invest-
ments (Office space arrangement and modification, purchasing of hardware and
equipment, purchasing of software and software licenses), consultancy services
(such services do not constitute a permanent or regular activity and are not
connected with the enterprise's ordinary running costs), other services and
activities (participation in trade fares and shows), and aid to cover the costs of
obtaining and validating licenses and other intellectual property rights (patents).
The objective of the aid is to help expand cluster-members' activities, establish
strong human networks, address policy measures in innovation and R&D,
promote technology and know-how diffusion among cluster members, focus
on the utilization of talented human capital, and improve skills of the SMEs
involved.

Economic sectors concerned

Microelectronics and Embedded Systems with the exception of firms with activ-
ities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products listed in
Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Community.

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Γενική Γραµµατεία Έρευνας και Τεχνολογίας, Ερευνητικό
Κέντρο ‘Αθηνά’, Γ. Αναστασίου 13, GR-11527 Αθήνα
(Ministry of Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology,
Research Center Athena, G. Anastasiou 13, GR-11527 Athens)

Further information

The scheme is in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 364/2004. The aid concerns Action 4.6.3 of the Competi-
tiveness Operational Programme which is jointly funded by Structural Funds.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 127/06

Netherlands

All regions are eligible.

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Feasibility studies for R&D for figureheads.

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies

expenditure

Annual
or
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 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

Concerns R&D aid. The
maximum aid intensities
are respected.

Date of implementation

21 June 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

4 years

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van Economische Zaken

Bezuidenhoutseweg 20
2500 EC Den Haag
Nederland

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 132/06

Netherlands

Province Flevoland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Maatschap M.T.M.& I. Daniëls-Bisschop

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Legal basis

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

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

— Leader+ overeenkomst

tussen de provincie Flevoland en Maatschap

M.T.M.& I. Daniëls-Bisschop

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 121 446

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes.

The aid intensity is 15 %.
This is in conformity with
Article
the
4(2)(a)
Regulation.

of

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 1 September 2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes.

tangible

The aid is for investment
in
assets
(Article 4(1)). The objec-
tive is to provide entre-
preneurs with a contribu-
tion towards the invest-
ment costs necessary for
the
a
construction of
hostel for the temporary
of
accommodation
foreign
workers
performing
temporary
work for a large number
of farmers in Flevoland.

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

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 146/06

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Name of company:

Vastgoed Ontwikkelings Combinatie

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Legal basis

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

expenditure

or
Annual
overall amount of aid granted to the
company

planned

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 370 837,00

of

(0,9 %
Vastgoed
Ontwikkelings Combina-
tie's
investment
costs)

total

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Objective of aid

Project purpose

Loans guaranteed

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

Yes

Date of decision: 15 June 2006. The aid will be granted only after the European
Commission has been notified

Until 1 September 2007.

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.

Aid to SMEs

Yes

The purpose is to heat and cool the new business estate on the Zuidelijke
Randweg in Middelharnis by means of cold and heat storage in aquifers and
heat pumps. The business estate comprises six parcels, which will be connected
to a central heating and cooling plant. Given the imbalance in energy demand
for heating and cooling (60/40 %), road energy systems (pipes in the asphalt)
will be used to draw heat from the asphalt.

Economic sectors concerned

This should reduce CO2 emissions by 473 tonnes a year.
Yes
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Zuid Holland

Zuid-Hollandlaan 1
2596 AW Den Haag
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes