Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Italy, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, vocational training

16.12.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/15

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to training aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 308/08)

Aid No

XT 20/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Puglia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual
aid

— Funding of external training for apprentices
— Incentives to convert apprenticeships into permanent work contracts

Legal basis

Legge regionale n. 13 del 22.11.2005 attuativa dell'art. 49 del decreto leg.vo
10.9.2003 No 276

Annual
or overall amount of
aid
dual
company

expenditure planned
indivi-
the

granted

to

Apprentice training is estimated to cost some EUR 11 million per year.
The amount of the incentive given to companies is established annually by the Regional
Budget Law.

Maximum aid intensity

As established by EC regulations.

Date of implementation

From 25.11.2005
(date of entry into force of Regional Law No 13/2005).

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

To be established by the relevant quarterly public notices.

Objective of aid

— Funding of external training for apprentices
— Incentives to convert apprenticeships into permanent work contracts

Economic sectors concerned

All

and address of

Name
granting authority

the

Region of Puglia

Aid No

XT 49/06

Member State

Region

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual
aid

Legal basis

National Development Plan Action 1.2 ‘Training support’

‘Eesti riikliku arengukava Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondide kasutuselevõtuks — ühtne
programmdokument aastateks 2004–2006’ meetme nr 1.2 ‘Inimressursi arendamine
ettevõtete majandusliku konkurentsivõime suurendamiseks’ osa ‘Koolitustoetus’ tingi-
mused. Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministri 22. septembri 2006. a määrus nr 80
(RTL, 3.10.2006, 72, 1316).

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16.12.2006

Annual
or overall amount of
aid
dual
company

expenditure planned
indivi-
the

granted

to

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Estonia: EUR 0,64 million;
ERDF: EUR 1,92 million;
Total: EUR 2,56 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

6.10.2006

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

— All services

— or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

and address of

Name
granting authority

the

Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Liivalaia 13/15,
EE-10118 Tallinn

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 50/06

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual
aid

National Development Plan Action 1.2 ‘Training scheme’

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C 308/17

Legal basis

Annual
or overall amount of
aid
dual
company

expenditure planned
indivi-
the

granted

to

‘Eesti riikliku arengukava Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondide kasutuselevõtuks — ühtne
programmdokument aastateks 2004–2006’ meetme nr 1.2 ‘Inimressursi arendamine
tingi-
ettevõtete majandusliku konkurentsivõime suurendamiseks’ osa ‘Koolituskava’
mused. Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministri 22. septembri 2006. a määrus nr 83
(RTL, 3.10.2006, 72, 1319).

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Estonia: EUR 0,67 million;
ERDF: EUR 2 million;
Total: EUR 2,67 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

6.10.2006

Duration of scheme or indivi-
dual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

— All services

— or

Maritime transport services

Other transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

and address of

Name
granting authority

the

Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Liivalaia 13/15,
EE-10118 Tallinn

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes