Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Germany, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, exchange of information, vocational training

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

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving an individual aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 84/04)

XT 51/06

Germany

Niedersachsen

Virtual Pix GmbH i.G.

Project:
Design’

‘Training for Digital Artists in the Field of Architecture and Product

Legal basis

§§ 23, 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) und die dazu ergangenen Verwal-
tungsvorschriften

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 69 700

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2) — (7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

6.11.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

In tranches till 30.11.2007

Objective of aid

General training

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Specific training

Other services

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 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XT 52/06

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

North East of England

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Energy Management Excellence

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Legal basis

Regional Development Act 1999

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 4 250 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Yes

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

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Objective of aid

1.10.2006

30.6.2007

General training

Specific training

Yes

No

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Main Contact: Fergus Mitchell

Second Contact Caroline Oldridge

ONE NorthEast
Stella House
Newburn Riverside NE15 8NY
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 53/06

United Kingdom

London

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Kessler Limited

Legal basis

Section 4 RDA Act 1998

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Objective of aid

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 85 500

Loans guaranteed

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

Yes

1.11.2006

31.3.2007

General training

Specific training

Yes

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Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

London Development Agency

Palestra
197 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8AA
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 54/06

Italy

Regione Emilia-Romagna

Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Reggio Emilia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Contributions to training measures in farming in Reggio Emilia

Legal basis

Delibera della Giunta Camerale n. 71 del 19.7.2006

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 150 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

50 %

Date of implementation

8.8.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

—

Objective of aid

The aid is intended to support general training plans for farms in the province
of Reggio Emilia in order to:

— improve the occupational skills of farmers and farm workers in preparation
for the qualitative reorientation of production, the application of production
practices compatible with the protection of the environment, enhancement
of the landscape, hygiene standards and animal welfare;

— provide farmers and farm workers with the necessary knowledge to run an

economically profitable business.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Reggio Emilia

Piazza della Vittoria
I-42100 Reggio Emilia

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 55/06

Czech Republic

—

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Školní závody

Legal basis

Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

CZK 22 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2012

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— Agriculture

— Fisheries and aquaculture

— All services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo zemědělství

Těšnov 17
CZ-117 05 Praha 1

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Forestry(A002)

NACE Nomenclature