Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, company in difficulties, control of State aid, economic recession, exchange of information, industrial restructuring, small and medium-sized enterprises, tax relief








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25.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/6





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 145/04






Date of adoption of the decision


29.4.2009




Reference number of State Aid


NN 42a/07 and NN 42b/07




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Corporate Venturing Scheme (CVS) and Venture Capital Trusts Scheme (VCT)




Legal basis


Income Tax Act (ITA) 2007, Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act (TCGA) 1992, Finance Act 2000, as amended by Finance Acts of 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Risk capital, Small and medium-sized enterprises




Form of aid


Tax advantage




Budget


Annual budget: GBP 250 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


Until 6.4.2013 (EIS and VCT) and 31.3.2010 (CVS)




Economic sectors


—




Name and address of the granting authority







HM Revenue & Customs




100 Parliament Street




London




SW1A 2BQ




UNITED KINGDOM








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


4.5.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 608/08




Member State


Spain




Region


Andalusia




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Programa de ayudas a PYME viables con dificultades coyunturales en Andalucía




Legal basis


Orden de 5 de noviembre de 2008 por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras del programa de ayudas a empresas viales con dificultades coyunturales en Andalucía




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Rescue of firms in difficulty, Restructuring of firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Direct grant, Soft loan, Guarantee




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 12 million for 2008, EUR 115 million for 2009 and EUR 53 million for 2010;
Overall budget: EUR 180 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2010




Economic sectors


—




Name and address of the granting authority







Consejería de Innovación




Ciencia y Empresa




Junta de Andalucía




Plaza de la Contratación, 3




Sevilla




ESPAÑA








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


27.2.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 72/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Temporary aid for the production of green products




Legal basis


The Industrial Development Act 1982, Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, Science and Technology Act 1965, Energy Act 2004, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Employment and Training Act 1973, Civil Aviation Act 1982, Local Government Act 2000, Government of Wales Act 2006 (Section 60), Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (Section 1), The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, The Energy Efficiency (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (Article 3), Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 as amended 1 April 2001 by Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No 126, Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Section 20)




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 8 000 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2009-2010




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform




1 Victoria Street




London




SW1H 0ET




UNITED KINGDOM








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/index.htm