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: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: 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 Regu-
lation (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 314/07)

Aid No

XS 137/05

Member State

Latvia

Region

The whole territory of Latvia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guarantee aid program of Latvian Guarantee Agency, Ltd.

Legal basis

1) Latvijas vienotais programdokuments 2004. — 2006. gadam. (www.esfondi.

lv)

2) Papildinājumi Latvijas vienotam programdokumentam 2004. — 2006.

gadam. (www.esfondi.lv)

3) SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 21. 29.5.2003. par

garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem.

4) SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 57. 23.5.2003. par

garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem.

5) SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 79 6.6.2006. par

garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem.

6) SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 81. 21.6.2006. par

garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem.

7) SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 84. 20.7.2006. par

garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem.

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

Aid scheme

annul
(increase of equity)

expenditure

2004 — LVL 3 450 000
(EUR 4 908 935)

Overall amount

2006 — LVL 168 072 (EUR
239 146)

LVL 3 618 072 EUR
(5 148 081)

Overall loan guarantee
amount including multiplier
×2 will reach LVL7 236 144
(EUR 10 296 163)

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

18.6.2003

The planned amendments to the program would come into force from October
1st, 2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31st of August 2008

If requirements of aid scheme does not comply with commercial activity control
norms aid granting conditions of aid scheme can be reviewed within the frame-
work Article 88, paragraph 1 of the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

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Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible to state aid to SME's but aid does not apply:

a) to activities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products

listed in Annex I to the treaty;

b) to activities linked to the agriculture without processing;
c) to export-related activities, namely aid directly linked to the quantities
exported, to the establishment and operation of a distribution network or to
other current expenditure linked to the export activity;

d) to aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods;
e) to transport sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra”

Tirgoņu iela 11
LV-1050, Rīga, Latvija

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 184/05

Poland

Miasto Skierniewice, Województwo Łódzkie

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Horizontal aid scheme for the development of SMEs in Skierniewice

Legal basis

Ustawa z 8 marca 1990 r. o samorządzie gminnym (tekst jedn. Dz.U. nr 142,
poz. 1591 z późniejszymi zmianami), Ustawa z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o
podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (tekst jedn. Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84),
Uchwała nr XLI/71/05 Rady Miasta Skierniewice z dnia 14 lipca 2005 roku w
sprawie zwolnień z podatku od nieruchomości i udzielania dotacji dla małych i
średnich przedsiębiorców na terenie Miasta Skierniewice

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

Aid scheme

Annual
amount

overall

EUR 7 400

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

From 31.8.2005

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

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ryszard Bogusz
Prezydent Miasta Skierniewice

ul. Rynek 1
PL-96-100 Skierniewice

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 185/05

Republic of Poland

Centralny

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Design services company: BISPROL sp. z.o.o.

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji
nr 171/2002, poz. 1397, z późn. zm.) art. 52 ust. 1

i prywatyzacji

(Dz.U.

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

Aid scheme

Annual
amount

overall

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,098559 million (*)

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

22.9.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2015

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Minister Skarbu Państwa

ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6
PL-00-522 Warszawa

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(*) amount of aid awarded to the firm expressed as gross grant equivalent

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 205/05

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Deltalinqs

Legal basis

Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004

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

Aid scheme

Annual
amount

overall

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 224 728

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

Loans guaranteed

Yes,

the aid intensity is 43 %

Date of implementation

1.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.3.2008 (*)

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Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

This project
is designed to allow start-up firms to
grasp the complex flow of goods in the port of
Rotterdam. The results of the analysis to be carried out
will be made freely accessible to all.

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

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

(*) The measure will if necessary be brought into line with the relevant provisions following revision of Regulation 70/2001, and the

Commission will be informed accordingly.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 206/05

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

LTO Groeiservice

Legal basis

Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004

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

Aid scheme

Annual
amount

overall

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 69 500

Loans guaranteed

Yes, the aid intensity is 50 %

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1.4.2007 (*)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

The purpose of this project is to draw up an inventory
of the know-how available on the influence of light on
the growth and quality of greenhouse products. Once
the know-how available has been charted, research
projects will be proposed to fill any gaps in the
existing know-how.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other sectors

Greenhouse farming

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

(*) The measure will if necessary be brought into line with the relevant provisions following revision of Regulation 70/2001, and the

Commission will be informed accordingly

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 209/05

Netherlands

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Holland Scherming

Legal basis

Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004

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

Aid scheme

Annual
amount

overall

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 101 330

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

Loans guaranteed

Yes,

the aid intensity is 60%

Date of implementation

1.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1.6.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

The purpose of this project is to carry out industrial
research into the influence of different types of light
and flowers. Holland
on the growth of plants
Scherming is a company which installs sun screens for
greenhouse farmers. The knowledge gained on light
can help in the development of new products. The aid
is for the research allowing development of knowledge
on the influence of light, not for the development of
new products.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Zuid-Holland

Postbus 90602
2509 LP Den Haag
Nederland

Yes

Installation

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes