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
Date: 2007-06-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Lithuania, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, agro-industry, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Official Journal of the European Union

22.6.2007

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

(2007/C 138/08)

XA Number

Member State

Region

XA 7012/07

Italy

Regione Lazio

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine uten-
sili o di produzione

Legal basis

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 115 del 27.2.2007, pubblicata sul
Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lazio (parte I e II) n. 9 del 30 marzo 2007,
attuativa della legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329 (c.d. «legge Sabatini») e s.m.i

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

EUR 10 million (*).

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Up to 40 % of the cost to purchase or lease new production machines and
tools.

The day after Regional Government Decision No 115 of 27 February 2007 is
published on the website of the body managing the aid (MCC spa) www.incen-
tivi.mcc.it (**).

Unlimited. However the aid scheme is exempt from the notification obligation
under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty until 30 June 2008, when the validity
period of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended, is due to expire, unless
extended.

Objective of aid

The objective of the aid scheme is investment.

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors

or

— coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

— steel

— shipbuilding

— synthetic fibres

— motor vehicles

— other manufacturing

— processing and marketing of agricultural products Yes

— All services

or

— transport services

— financial services

— other Services

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Lazio — Assessorato della Piccola e media impresa, commercio e
artigianato
Direzione regionale Attività produttive
Via Cristoforo Colombo, 212
I-00147 Roma
Tel. (39) 06 51 68 37 75
Fax (39) 06 51 68 37 73
E-mail: nconsole@regione.lazio.it

Other information

The aid scheme was previously approved by the Commission by letter No D/
55254 of 18 October 2000 — Aid N 659/A/97.

(*) The figure for annual expenditure includes the expenditure provided for under the scheme with the same legal basis designed for SMEs
covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 for sectors other than those covered by this sheet, or those covered by Regulation (EC) No
1857/2006.

(**) The Decision referred to above will be published on the above website within ten working days of sending this sheet to the European

Commission.

XA Number

Member State

Region

XA 7013/07

United Kingdom

Cumbria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

‘Distinctly Cumbrian Agricultural Produce Scheme’

Legal basis

Section 5, Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 1,2 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.4.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2009

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

and marketing of

agricultural

Yes

— Processing
products

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Distinctly Cumbrian

Rural Enterprise Centre
Redhills
CA11 0DT Penrith
United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XA 7014/07

Spain

La Rioja

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Fomento de la industria agroalimentaria (PYMES)

Legal basis

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

Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja
de 22 de febrero de 2007 por la que se aprueba la modificación de las bases
reguladoras de concesión de ayudas para el fomento de la Pequeña y Mediana
Industria Agroalimentaria con objeto de su adecuación a las Directrices Comuni-
tarias sobre ayudas estatales al Sector Agrario y Forestal (B.O.R. no 33, de 10 de
marzo de 2007)

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 2,75 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Maximum aid intensity

Pursuant to Articles 4(2)-(6) and (5) of the Regu-
lation

Date of implementation

From 10.3.2007 onward

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

and marketing of

agricultural

Yes

— Processing
products

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja

Muro de la Mata no 13-14
E-26071-Logroño
ader@ader.es

Large individual aid grants

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XA 7015/07

Spain

La Rioja

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Programa estratégico de comercio exterior

Legal basis

Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja,
de 11 de febrero de 2005, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la
entidad (B.O.R. no 24 de 17 de febrero de 2005)

Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja,
de 7 de marzo de 2006, por la que se modifican las bases reguladoras de la
concesión de subvenciones en régimen de concurrencia competitiva del
Programa Estratégico de Comercio Exterior (B.O.R. no 37/2006 de 18 de marzo
de 2006).

Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja,
de 5 de marzo de 2007, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria de ayudas de la
concesión de subvenciones en régimen de concurrencia competitiva del
Programa Estratégico de Comercio Exterior (B.O.R. no 33/2007, de 10 de
marzo).

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount
(2007)

EUR 1 700 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

Pursuant to Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regu-
lation

Date of implementation

From 10.3.2007 onward

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

and marketing of

agricultural

Yes

— Processing
products

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Agencia de desarrollo económico de La Rioja

Muro de la Mata, 13-14
E-26071 Logroño

Large individual aid grants

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XA 7019/07

Republic of Lithuania

—

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

Legal basis

Dalies garantinio užmokesčio kompensavimas kreditų su garantija gavėjams.

Žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m. balandžio 12 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-161 „Dėl garan-
tinio užmokesčio kreditų su garantija gavėjams kompensavimo taisyklių patvirti-
nimo“

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

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.5.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2008 (*)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sector(s) concerned

Limited to specific sectors

All manufacturing sectors

All services

LTL 1 million, or EUR 0,29
million
official
exchange rate

the

at

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Manufacturing
processing
products)
services.

(including
agricultural
rural

and

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija

Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6)
LT-01103 Vilnius

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(*) If the Commission revises Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and extends its period of validity, the duration of the scheme will be extended

if necessary and the Commission will be notified accordingly.

Aid No

Member State

Region

XA 7020-07-LT-Credit Interest

Republic of Lithuania

—

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

Parama kreditų palūkanoms kompensuoti

Legal basis

Žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m. balandžio 12 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-159 „Dėl Dalies
palūkanų už investicinius kreditus, paimtus nuo 2007 m. gegužės 1 d.
ir
suteiktus be UAB Žemės ūkio paskolų garantijų fondo garantijos, kompensavimo
taisyklių patvirtinimo“.

Žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m. balandžio 12 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-160 „Dėl Dalies
palūkanų už investicinius kreditus, paimtus nuo 2007 m. gegužės 1 d.
ir
suteiktus su UAB Žemės ūkio paskolų garantijų fondo garantijos, kompensavimo
taisyklių patvirtinimo“.

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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

Maximum aid intensity

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Loans guaranteed

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

Date of implementation

1.5.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2008 (*)

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sector(s) concerned

Limited to specific sectors

All manufacturing sectors

All services

LTL 4 million, or EUR 1,16
million
official
exchange rate

the

at

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Manufacturing
processing
products)
services.

(including
agricultural
rural

and

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija

Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6)
LT-01103 Vilnius

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(*) If the Commission revises Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and extends its period of validity, the duration of the scheme will be extended

if necessary and the Commission will be notified accordingly.