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: 2007-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, 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 84/02)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 156/06

Italy

Regione autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia

Title of
company receiving individual aid

aid scheme or name of

Law 1329/1965 (‘Sabatini Law’) — Support for the purchase or leasing of new
production machines and tools

Legal basis

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

Regolamento concernente criteri e modalità per la concessione delle agevola-
zioni di cui alla legge 1329/1965, emanato con decreto del Presidente della
Regione 9 agosto 2006, n. 0244/Pres.

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 11,8 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

29.9.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Within the limits of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 70/2001: 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

— excluding the transport sector

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
Direzione centrale attività produttive
Servizio sostegno e promozione comparto produttivo industriale

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Via Trento, 2
I-34123 Trieste

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 157/06

Italy

Regione Liguria

Title of
company receiving individual aid

aid scheme or name of

Support for the purchase or leasing of new production machines and tools
(‘Sabatini Law’)

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Legal basis

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

— Legge 28 novembre 1965, n. 1329, già approvata dalla Commissione con

lettera D/55254 del 18 ottobre 2000 Aiuto N 659/A97;

— Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1078 del 17 ottobre 2006, attua-

tiva della Legge n. 1329/65

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million (1)

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

27.11.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006
(If the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 70/01 is extended beyond
31.12.2006, the duration of this aid scheme will be adjusted to the limits of
the new period of validity).

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

Regione Liguria
Assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, Industria, Commercio, Commercio equo
e solidale, Artigianato, Tutela dei consumatori
Dipartimento Sviluppo Economico e Politiche dell'Occupazione

Via Fieschi 15
I-16121 Genova

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) The annual expenditure indicated includes the annual [budget] availability provided for by schemes with the same legal basis, which are
the subject of separate exemption notifications, and by schemes to assist SMEs with the same legal basis which do not fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, but within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 158/06

Italy

Regione Liguria

Title of
company receiving individual aid

aid scheme or name of

Support for the purchase or leasing of new production machines and tools
(‘Sabatini Law’ without issue of promissory notes)

Legal basis

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

— Legge 28 novembre 1965, n. 1329, già approvata dalla Commissione con

lettera D/55254 del 18 ottobre 2000 Aiuto N 659/A97;

— Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1078 del 17 ottobre 2006, attua-

tiva della Legge n. 1329/65

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 million (1)

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

27.11.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006
(If the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 70/01 is extended beyond
31.12.2006, the duration of this aid scheme will be adjusted to the limits of
the new period of validity).

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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

Regione Liguria
Assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, Industria, Commercio, Commercio equo
e solidale, Artigianato, Tutela dei consumatori
Dipartimento Sviluppo Economico e Politiche dell'Occupazione

Via Fieschi 15
I-16121 Genova

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) The annual expenditure indicated includes the annual [budget] availability provided for by schemes with the same legal basis, which are
the subject of separate exemption notifications, and by schemes to assist SMEs with the same legal basis which do not fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, but within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 159/06

Federal Republic of Germany

Saarland

Title of
company receiving individual aid

aid scheme or name of

Financing of business start-ups and growth — Saarland

Legal basis

§§ 23 u. 44 der LHO des Saarlandes, der hierzu ergangenen Verwaltungs-
vorschriften und des Merkblattes

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,5 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
aid award

the scheme or individual

Till 31.12.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit, Referat C/2

Franz-Josef-Röderstr. 17
D-66119 Saarbrücken

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 165/06

Germany

Berlin

Title of
company receiving individual aid

aid scheme or name of

Potential-maximising advice to SMEs

Legal basis

Richtlinien über die Förderung von Potentialberatungen im verarbeitenden
Gewerbe (Grund- und Aufbauberatung)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount
(ERDF + Land funds)

Loans guaranteed

EUR 0,5 million

Maximum aid intensity

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration of
aid award

the scheme or individual

Till 31.12.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

— All manufacturing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Frauen

Referat III D
Martin-Luther-Str. 105
D-10820 Berlin

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes