Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 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: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Italy, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 70/2001 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)

(2007/C 79/02)

Aid No

XS 167/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Lazio

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Aid for small and medium-sized firms for scientific research

Legal basis

Articolo 41, comma 1, della legge regionale 17 febbraio 2005, n. 9

Deliberazione giunta regionale 23 dicembre 2005, n. 1178

Deliberazione giunta regionale del 3.8.2006 n. 504 pubblicata sul Bollettino
ufficiale della Regione Lazio (BURL) del 30.9.2006 n. 27

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

Aid scheme

2006 overall amount

EUR 3 000 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

1. The above amounts are granted for the purposes of industrial research activ-
ities as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) 70/2001 as subsequently
amended;

2. They total 50 % of private eligible expenditure

Date of implementation

The aid may be granted after publication of the notice in the BURL

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Open-ended; the aid scheme is in any case exempt from compulsory notification
under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty up to 31 December 2006, when Regulation
(EC) No 70/2001 expires, unless the Regulation itself is extended

Objective of aid

The purpose of the aid is to promote research, technological development and,
in particular, to make the results of the research accessible to firms to increase
the competitiveness of the production system in the region

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Economic sectors concerned

Aid is granted to SMEs operating in the following sectors:

a. Health: biotechnology and technology in the field of human health, human
health research, neurosciences, improvement of health services for European
citizens.

b. Food, agriculture and biotechnology; sustainable production and management
of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments,
‘fork to
farm’, food, health and well-being, life sciences and biotechnology for sustain-
able non-food products and processes.

c. Information and communication technologies: ICT technologies, integration

of technologies, applied research, future and emerging technologies.

d. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies:

also includes technical integration for industrial applications

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Lazio

Via Cristoforo Colombo, 212
I-00147 Roma

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 168/06

Italy

Regione Marche

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional Programme for Innovative Actions 2000/2006 — 2005/2006 —
Action 7.3 — Sub-action b) ‘Projects concerning energy eco-efficiency in major
production areas’

Legal basis:

Programma regionale di azioni
sostenibile
come
(I.S.SO.CO.RE.)’

fattori

innovative (PRAI) — ‘Innovazione e sviluppo
regionale

competitività

identificativi

per

la

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Overall sum for the full
duration of
the scheme:
200 000 EUR

Maximum aid intensity

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

The aid is governed by the ‘de minimis’ rule option (Regulation (EC) No
69/2001) or by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, depending on the option chosen
by the requesting entity.

For the ‘de minimis’ rule option:

— Public funding up to a maximum of 100 % of the eligible expenditure while

respecting the ceiling for the total amount of ‘de minimis’ aid.

For the scheme under Regulation (EC) No 70/2001:

— Public funding of 50 % of eligible expenditure for services provided by

consultants (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001)

Date of implementation:

Expenditure incurred by the beneficiary after the date of publication of the
Journal of the
notice in the Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Marche (Official
Marche Region) is eligible for funding

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

The duration of the scheme is the same as for the 2005-2006 PRAI; the scheme
will therefore come to an end on 30.6.2008, unless a six-month extension,
currently under examination by the European Commission, is granted

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Objective of aid

Economic sectors concerned

To promote adoption within the region of a system for planning, design,
construction and management of energy-efficient production areas.

Eligible expenditure: Consultancy fees for design, communication and informa-
tion

Applications submitted by consortia or associations of small or medium-sized
firms within the meaning of Recommendation (EC) 2003/361/EC, as referred to
in Regulation (EC) No 364/2004, are admissible, as are cooperatives located in
the production areas concerned, subject to the exclusions and restrictions laid
down in the Community rules on State aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Marche — Servizio Ambiente e difesa del suolo

PF Aree protette, Protocollo di Kyoto, Riqualificazione urbana

Via Tiziano 44
I-60100 Ancona
Tel. (39) 071 8061

XS 169/06

Italy

Regione Marche

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Regional Programme for Innovative Actions 2000/2006 — 2005/2006 —
Action 7.3 — Sub-action a) ‘Projects for the integrated management of environ-
mental impacts in major production areas, according to the model for ecologi-
cally equipped production areas.’

Legal basis

Programma regionale di azioni
sostenibile
come
(I.S.SO.CO.RE.)’

fattori

innovative (PRAI)
la

per

identificativi

Annual expenditure planned or overall
amount of individual aid granted to
the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

‘Innovazione e sviluppo
regionale
competitività

Total for the entire dura-
tion
scheme,
the
of
EUR 300 000

Maximum aid intensity

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

The aid is governed by the ‘de minimis’ rule option (Regulation (EC) No
69/2001) or by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, depending on the option chosen
by the requesting entity.

For the ‘de minimis’ rule option:

— Public funding up to a maximum of 100 % of the eligible expenditure while

respecting the ceiling for the total amount of ‘de minimis’ aid.

For the scheme under Regulation (EC) No 70/2001:

— Public funding of 50 % of eligible expenditure for services provided by

consultants (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001)

Date of implementation

Expenditure incurred by the beneficiary after the date of publication of the
Journal of the
notice in the Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Marche (Official
Marche Region) is eligible for funding

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award ''Open-ended

The duration of the scheme is the same as for the 2005-2006 PRAI; the scheme
will therefore come to an end on 30.6.2008, unless a six-month extension,
currently under examination by the European Commission, is granted

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Objective of aid

Economic sectors concerned

To promote the adoption within the region of a system for planning, design,
construction and management of energy-efficient production areas.

Eligible expenditure: Consultancy fees for design, communication and informa-
tion

Applications submitted by consortia or associations of small or medium-sized
firms within the meaning of Recommendation (EC) No 2003/361/EC, as referred
to in Regulation (EC) No 364/2004, are admissible, as are cooperatives, subject
to the exclusions and restrictions laid down in the Community rules on state aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Marche — Servizio Ambiente e difesa del suolo

PF Aree protette, Protocollo di Kyoto, Riqualificazione urbana

Via Tiziano 44
I-60100 Ancona
Tel. (39) 071 8061

XS 176/06

Austria

Oberösterreich

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Economic impulse programme

Transitional scheme 1.1.2007-30.6.2007

Legal basis

Beschluss der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung

Annual expenditure planned or overall
amount of individual aid granted to
the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5,5 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

1.1.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

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

Land Oberösterreich

für die Durchführung verantwortliche staatl. Stelle:

Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung Gewerbe/Wirtschaft-
spolitik

Anschrift
Bahnhofsplatz 1
A-4021 Linz

Large individual aid grants

Not planned

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 177/06

Austria

Oberösterreich

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Tourism impulse programme

Transitional scheme 1.1.2007-30.6.2007

Legal basis

Beschluss der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung

Annual expenditure planned or overall
amount of individual aid granted to
the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5 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

1.1.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Tourism and the leisure industry

the granting

Land Oberösterreich

Name and address of
authority

Yes

No

Yes

für die Durchführung verantwortliche staatl. Stelle:

Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung Gewerbe/Wirtschaft-
spolitik

Anschrift
Bahnhofsplatz 1
A-4021 Linz

Large individual aid grants

Not planned

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 178/06

Italy

—

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Guarantee funds for SMEs

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Legal basis

Legge n. 662 del 23.12.1996, art. 2, comma 100, lettera a)

Legge n. 266 del 7.8.1997, art. 15

Razionalizzazione dei fondi pubblici di garanzia

Decreto del ministro dell'Industria del commercio e artigianato, di concerto con
il ministro del Tesoro, n. 248 del 31 maggio 1999, pubblicato sulla Gazzetta
ufficiale del 30.7.1999

Regolamento recante criteri e modalità per la concessione della garanzia e per la
gestione del Fondo di garanzia per le piccole e medie imprese

Decreto del ministro dell'Industria del commercio e artigianato, di concerto con
il ministro del Tesoro, n. 226 del 24.7.2002 pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale
del 16.10.2002

Regolamento recante modificazioni al decreto ministeriale 31 maggio 1999,
n. 248, recante criteri e modalità per la concessione della garanzia e per la
gestione del Fondo per le piccole e medie imprese di cui all'art. 2, comma 100,
lettera a) della legge 23 dicembre 1996, n. 662 e all'art. 15 della legge 7 agosto
1997, n. 266

Decreto del ministro delle Attività produttive e del ministro per l'Innovazione e
le tecnologie del 23.9.2005 (G.U. n. 230 del 3.10.2005)

Approvazione delle condizioni di ammissibilità e delle disposizioni di carattere
generale per l'amministrazione del Fondo di garanzia per le piccole e medie
imprese, di cui all'art. 2, comma 100, lettera a), della legge 23 dicembre 1996,
n. 662, a seguito di rideterminazione delle caratteristiche degli
interventi del
Fondo stesso, ai sensi del decreto ministeriale 20 giugno 2005

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

EUR 90 million

Maximum aid intensity

Maximum gross aid intensity is 4 %.

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

No end-date for this scheme has been envisaged

Objective of aid

Facilitating access to credit for SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors except steel, coal, shipbuilding, synthetic fibres, motor vehicles, trans-
port services, agriculture and fisheries

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero dello Sviluppo economico

Via Veneto, 33
I-00187 Roma

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Netherlands

Aid No

Member State

Region

Provincie Flevoland

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Groepsaccommodatie „De Vuurtoren” V.O.F.

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 Groepsaccommo-

datie „De Vuurtoren” V.O.F.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 30 750

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 4(2)(a) of the Regu-
lation (EC) No 70/2001

Date of implementation

The decision will be issued after the notifice has been published by the European
Commission.

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 1.5.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes.

The aid is for investment in
tangible assets (Article 4(1)).
The objective is to provide
entrepreneur with a
the
the
contribution towards
investment costs necessary
for
construction of
group accommodation for
up to 48 people

the

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