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: 2007-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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)

(2007/C 251/11)

Aid No

XS 232/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Umbria

Title of aid scheme

L. 598/94 art.11 — Interventi per ricerca industriale e sviluppo precompetitivo

Legal basis

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale del 9.7.2007 n. 1162

Annual expenditure planned

EUR 20 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

SMEs: a capital grant of 35 % of eligible costs of pre-competitive (experimental)
development.

SMEs: a capital grant of 60 % of eligible costs of industrial research projects.

For SMEs located in areas in the Umbria Region assisted under Article 87(3)(c)
of the EC Treaty, the grant is raised by 5 %

Date of implementation

18.7.2007

Duration of scheme

31.12.2008

Objective of the aid

Support to pre-competitive (experimental) development programmes comprising
industrial research not yet widely conducted, and carried out by SMEs or
consortia of SMEs directly active in the production of goods and/or the provi-
sion of services.

The eligible cost of the proposed projects must be between EUR 100 000 and
EUR 1 000 000, raised to EUR 1 250 000 for projects involving one of the
clusters in the Umbria Technology Park (Distretto Tecnologico dell'Umbria —
DTU)

Economic sectors

LIST OF ELIGIBLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES under the ATECO 2002 Classifica-
tion of Economic Activities

C — Mining and quarrying

The whole sector is eligible, with the exception of the following codes:

13.10 ‘Mining of iron ores’ — Whole class excluded except for pyrites

13.20 ‘Mining of non-ferrous metal ores’ — Only manganese excluded

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D — Manufacturing

The whole sector is eligible, with the exception of the following codes:

23.1

‘Manufacture of coke oven products’ — Whole group excluded

24.70

‘Manufacture of man-made fibres’ — Whole category excluded

27.10

‘Manufacture of iron, steel and ferro-alloys (ECSC)’ — The entire iron
and steel industry as defined in the ECSC Treaty is excluded

27.22.1 ‘Manufacture of seamless tubes’ — The whole category is excluded

27.22.2 ‘Manufacture of closed, seamed, welded and similar tubes’ — Only the
manufacture of tubes with a diameter exceeding 406,4 mm is excluded

35.11.1 ‘Shipyards producing metal ships’

35.11.3 ‘Ship-repair yards’

E — Production and distribution of electricity

The entire section is eligible.

F — Construction

The entire section is eligible.

I — Transport, storage and communication

Only the following codes are eligible: 63.11; 63.12; 63.21; 63.22; 63.23; 63.40;
64.20.

K — Real estate, renting, information technology, research and other professional and

business activities

Only the following codes are eligible: 72.10; 72.2; 72.30; 72.40; 72.50; 72.60;
73.10; 73.20.

O — Other community, social and personal service activities

Only the following codes are eligible: 90.02.0; 90.01.0; 92.20; 93.01.1.

FURTHER EXCLUSIONS

The aid is not available for the manufacture of products imitating or replacing
milk and other dairy commodities as defined by Community legislation

Regione Umbria — Giunta regionale
Direzione regionale Sviluppo economico e attività produttive, istruzione, forma-
zione e lavoro
Servizio Politiche di sostegno alle imprese
Via Mario Angeloni, 61
I-06124 Perugia

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Aid No

XS 244/07

Member State

The Netherlands

Region

Not applicable

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Stichting Kenniscentrum Windturbine Materialen en Constructies (WMC)

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies

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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 835 625

Maximum aid intensity

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

Loans guaranteed

—

Yes

aid

for
Individual
develop-
research and
ment
not
exceed the maximum aid
percentages

does

that

Date of implementation

11.6.2007

Duration of scheme or duration of the
individual aid

From 1.1.2007 up to and including 31.12.2007

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Individual
research and
ment

aid

for
develop-

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Individual aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van Economische Zaken

Bezuidenhoutseweg 30
2500 EC Den Haag
Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 245/07

Federal Republic of Germany

—

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbrau-
cherschutz (BMELV) über die Verwendung des Zweckvermögens des Bundes bei
der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank (LR), Ziffer 2.1 vorwettbewerbliche
Entwicklungsvorhaben und Ziffer 2.2 Markt- und Praxiseinführung

Legal basis

§ 2 Abs. 1 des Gesetzes über das Zweckvermögen des Bundes bei der Land-
wirtschaftlichen Rentenbank vom 12. August 2005 (BGBl. I S. 1363), zuletzt
geändert durch Art. 175 der Neunten Zuständigkeitsanpassungsverordnung vom
31. Oktober 2006 (BGBl. I S. 24077)

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

Aid scheme

Pre-competitive
ment

develop-

EUR 1,5 million

Annual
(grants)

overall

amount

Introduction to market and
practical use

EUR 2,5 million

Annual
(soft loans)

overall

amount

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

—

—

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Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) and Article 5 of
the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

24.8.2007

End of implementation or individual
aid — last instalment

30.6.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Hochstr. 2
D-60313 Frankfurt am Main

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid number

XS 252/07

Member State

Austria

Region

Oberösterreich

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

Tourismus-Impulsprogramm (TIP/Betriebe) des Landes Oberösterreich für den
Zeitraum 1.9.2007-31.12.2013

Legal basis

Beschluss der Oö. Landesregierung vom 16.7.2007

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

Aid scheme

Annual total amount

EUR 2,5 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.9.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

30.6.2008

Objective of aid

To provide support for SMEs

Economic sectors

Limited to the following sectors

— Accommodation and food service activities

— Transport restricted to inland passenger water
transport, transport by cable ways, chair lift and
drag lift and travel agencies and tour operators

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Land Oberösterreich

Für die Durchführung verantwortliche staatl. Stelle:

Amt der Oö. Landesregierung, Abteilung Gewerbe/Wirtschaftspolitik
Bahnhofsplatz 1
A-4021 Linz

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(not planned)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 265/07

United Kingdom

Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Welsh Local Government SME Development scheme

Legal basis

Type of measure

Budget

The Local Government Act 2000 (C 22), Part 1

Aid scheme

Annual budget: GBP 1 million; overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

Duration

Objective

1.10.2007

30.6.2008

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

All Local Authorities in Wales: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council,
Bridgend County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, City
and County of Cardiff, Carmarthenshire County Council, Ceredigion County
Council, Conwy County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council, Flint-
shire County Council, Gwynedd Council,
Isle of Anglesey County Council,
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council, Neath
Port Talbot County Borough Council, Newport City Council, Pembrokeshire
County Council, Powys County Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough
Council, City and County of Swansea, Torfaen County Borough Council, Vale of
Glamorgan Council and Wrexham County Borough Council.
c/o Welsh Local Government Association
Local Government House
Drake Walk
Cardiff CF10 4LG
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-292) 046 86 00
Fax (44-292) 046 86 01
E-mail: regeneration@wlga.gov.uk