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: 2006-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 303/24)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 108/06

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Promolding B.V.

Legal basis

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

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 161 650

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes, the state aid intensity
is
(industrial
research)

60%

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 1 June 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

This R&D project is developing knowledge and tech-
nology in the field of reinforced fibre composites in an
industrial heat exchanger.

the interaction between matierals,

The research will focus on the technical and opera-
tional requirements for heat exchangers under various
operating conditions. The key issue is the fall
in
temperature and pressure in the chemical composition
of the medium to be cooled. These requirements guide
research into suitable composites,
fibre technology,
detailed design and structural design. Since this is a
non-uniform material — owing to the application of
fibres — and injection moulding is under considera-
tion,
structural
design and manufacturing method plays a major —
but still unknown — role. The material's chemical
resistance, anti-fouling properties and lifetime are
unknown. The direction and density of
the fibres
determine heat conduction and transfer. This is a new
advantage for metal heat exchangers, but it is also a
complicating factor. It plays no role in the current
generation of metal heat exchangers. They, moreover,
can be assembled by conventional methods. This is
also an unknown factor with reinforced fibre compo-
sites. The project involves R&D staff from a number of
parties. They include materials scientists,
injection
moulders, chemists and process experts. The ECN
research institute is taking part at its own risk and
expense;
it is providing scientific knowledge and is
responsible for designing the heat exchanger

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Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific
sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing

Supply, inter alia, of the energy 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 109/06

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Ferendi 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 276 052

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 1 July 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

for application in the

This R&D project is developing knowledge and tech-
nology in the field of composite materials and struc-
tures
construction sector.
Current knowledge and technology in the field of
composites often relate to high-end applications.
Other applications pose different operational require-
ments, making equipment, resin and fibre technologies
too costly in relation to the technical specifications.
This R&D project is aimed at developing knowledge
and technology in the field of composite materials and
structures for use by architects and builders. The struc-
tures in question are load-bearing. This requirement
underpins
the requisite R&D. Knowledge will be
researched and tested in a range of practical settings.
There is little or no know-how and experience among
customers and producers in the field of building struc-
tures. Research must produce technical requirements
and specifications for the development of certifiable
structures. Achieving this would open the way for the
application of composite structures in building. This is
still some way off. This project is aimed at bringing
application one step closer. TNO Bouw is taking part
is
in the project at
providing scientific know-how and is involved in the
testing and certification of the materials

its own expense and risk.

It

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Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific
sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing

Supply of the building 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 110/06

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

N.V. ADO Den Haag

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 488 700

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

13.6.2006. Subject to the usual reservations, the aid will be awarded following
notification

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1 June 2008. If need be, the measure will be aligned on the relevant
provisions following revision of the Regulation. The Commission will be noti-
fied accordingly

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

This R&D project is developing knowledge and tech-
nology in the field of automated crowd-control
systems. The combination of various new sensor and
data-processing technologies is intended to ensure that
offenders in a public area can automatically be reliably
identified among thousands of individuals. The project
involves the industrial development of optical and
acoustic sensors and automatic online data acquisition,
data processing and still-to-be-developed security tech-
nologies. A test set-up is being developed, and data
acquisition will be conducted in a realistic practical
environment. This data acquisition and processing are
intended to provide the requisite knowledge for
detailed R&D at component and system levels. The
TNO research institute is developing sensors and data-
acquisition
and
–processing
providing scientific know-how. TNO is responsible for
laboratory testing of the system and for testing subsys-
tems in the practical environment. ADO Den Haag is
providing knowledge of operating conditions, and
other firms involved are developing security technolo-
gies

technologies

and

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Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific
sectors

Yes

Other services

This is a football club that has received aid to develop
a system to counter supporter violence

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

XS 120/06

Latvia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regulation on aid to commercial activities under the Eureka programme

Legal basis

2006. gada 13. jūnija MK noteikumi Nr. 479

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,569 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

13.6.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2011

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija

Vaļņu iela 2
LV-1050, Rīga

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 140/05

Hungary

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

The ‘Successful Hungary’ Enterprise Development Loan Programme — Job
Creation Investment Sub-Programme

Legal basis

A Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Rt. Igazgatóságának 79/2005. számú határozata

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

EUR 940 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

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Date of application

1 July 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2006

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

Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Részvénytársaság

Nádor utca 31.
H-1051 Budapest
http://www.mfb.hu

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 141/06

Germany

Niedersachsen, Landkreis Verden

Carbox GmbH & Co. KG
Justus-von-Liebig-Straße 7-9
D-28832 Achim

Legal basis

§ 23 und 44 der Niedersächsischen Landesaushaltsordnung

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 121 500

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

28 August 2006

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Payment to be made to 31 August 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

motor vehicles

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen GmbH — NBank

Günther-Wagner-Allee 12-14
D-30177 Hannover

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 145/06

Germany

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

dtp AG
Goldbekplatz 3-5
D-22303 Hamburg

Legal basis

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 (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 33);
Gesetz über die Kreditkommission vom 29 April 1997 (Hamburgisches Gesetz-
und Verordnungsblatt 1997, Nr. 18, Seite 133)

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13.12.2006

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 92 000

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

6 September 2006

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31 December 2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Other services

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Referat Finanzierungshilfen

Alter Steinweg 4
D-20459 Hamburg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes