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: 2007-12-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, control of State aid, vocational training

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29.12.2007

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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)

(2007/C 319/05)

Aid No

XT 94/07

Member State

Republic of Bulgaria

Region

Регион по чл. 87, ал. 3, б. „a“ от ДЕО.

Административните граници на икономически изоставащи региони (общини, в
които равнището на безработица за предходната година преди годината, в която е
подадено заявлението е по-високо от средното за страната за същия период) или
всички региони за инвестиции във високотехнологични производства и услуги

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Финансово подпомагане за обучение за придобиване на професионална квалифи-
кация

Legal basis

Глава трета от Закона за насърчаване на инвестициите и Глава шеста от Правил-
ника за прилагане на Закон за насърчаване на инвестициите

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall
amount

Up to EUR 12 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

1. Specific training:

35 % for large companies and
45 % for SMEs.

2. General training:

60 % for large companies and
80 % for SMEs.

training

The above aid intensities can be
raised by 10 percentage points if
the
intended for
is
disadvantaged workers within
the meaning of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of
12 January 2001

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Date of implementation

1.1.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2013

Purpose of the aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

Specific sectors

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing sectors

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

High-tech sectors:

1. manufacture
(D 24);

of

chemicals

2. manufacture of machinery,
tools and household appli-
ances (D 29);
3. manufacture
machinery
(D 30);
4. manufacture
machinery
n.e.c. (D 31);

electrical
equipment

office
computers

of
and

and

of

5. manufacture of radio, televi-
communication

sion
and
equipment (D 32);

6. medical, precision and optical
instruments; manufacture of
watches and clocks (D 33);
7. manufacture of motor vehi-
cles, trailers and semi-trailers
(D 34);

8. manufacture of vehicles other
than cars
except
building of ships and boats
(35.1)

(D 35),

Other services

High-tech services:

— computer technology (K 72),
— scientific research and devel-

opment (K 73)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката

BG-1052 София
Тел: (359 2) 940 7461/940 7577
Факс: (359 2) 987 21 90
e-mail:
e-docs@mee.government.bg
v.dragnev@mee.government.bg
e.pishtovkoleva@mee.government.bg
http://www.mee.government.bg/

In conformity with
Article 5 of
the
Regulation

Yes

Large individual aid grants

There is a national
regulation
concerning individual notifica-
exceeding
projects
tion
the
of
leva
in
EUR 1 million

of
equivalent