Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, financial institution, small and medium-sized enterprises








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1.7.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 149/11





Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 149/07









Reference number of State aid


X 20/08




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Region


Name of the Region
(NUTS (1))
Land Schleswig-Holstein mit den Kreisen Herzogtum Lauenburg, Pinneberg (excluding Helgoland), Segeberg und Stormarn


Regional aid status (2)

Area not eligible for regional aid




Granting authority


Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein


 









Fleethörn 29-31




24103 Kiel




DEUTSCHLAND






 




http://www.ib-sh.de


 




Title of the aid measure


Investitionsförderung im Hamburg-Rand-Raum




National legal basis
(Reference to the relevant national official publication)


Richtlinie für die einzelbetriebliche Investitionsförderung im Rahmen des Zukunftsprogramms Wirtschaft aus Mitteln des Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung für Vorhaben kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen im südlichen Schleswig-Holstein („Investitionsförderung im Hamburg-Rand-Raum“);
Amtsblatt Schleswig-Holstein 2008, S. 849




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


www.ib-sh.de/hamburg-rand




Type of measure


Scheme


Investment grant for SMEs




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 


Commission aid number




Modification


XS 62/07




Duration (3)



Scheme


30.6.2008 to 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


All economic sectors in which aid for SMEs is permitted




Type of beneficiary


SME


exclusively




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (4)



Approx. EUR 5 million per annum




Aid instrument
(Article 5)


Grant


Yes




If co-financed by Community funds


Reference(s): CCI Nr. 2007 DE 162 PO 003


Amount of Community funding


Approx. EUR 5 million per annum




General Objectives


Objectives


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency


SME bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


Preservation of existing jobs and creation of new jobs by support for new start-ups, expansion and modernisation of factories operated by SMEs


Consistent with Article 15 & Article 44(2) of the General Block Exemption Regulation


 












Reference number of State aid


X 22/08




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Region


Name of the Region
(NUTS (5))
Nordrhein-Westfalen


Regional aid status (6)

Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty;
Mixed areas that are not eligible for regional aid




Granting authority


Name


NRW.BANK




Address







Johanniterstraße 3




48145 Münster




DEUTSCHLAND








Website


http://www.nrwbank.de




Title of the aid measure


Regionales Wirtschaftsförderungsprogramm NRW (RWP.NRW);
Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Finanzhilfen zur Förderung der gewerblichen Wirtschaft einschließlich des Tourismusgewerbes vom 12.9.2008




National legal basis
(Reference to the relevant national official publication)








1.


36. Rahmenplan der Bund/Länder-Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“ (BAnz. vom 12. April 2007, Seite 4713), geändert durch den Beschluss des Koordinierungsausschusses vom 10.9.2008 (BAnz. vom 24. September 2008, Seite 3452).










2.


Landeshaushaltsordnung NRW i. d. F. der Bekanntmachung vom 26. April 1999 (SGV.NRW 630).








Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.nrwbank.de/pdf/dt/RWP_NRW/RWP_Richtlinie_12.09.08.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme


X




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 


Commission aid number




Modification


XS 26/07
Adaptation of Regional Economic Development Programme (RWP) to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008




Duration (7)



Scheme


1.10.2008 to 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


Yes, apart from the economic sectors listed under No 3.2 of NRW Regional Economic Development Programme




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


Yes, only in the regional aid areas approved under Article 87(3)(c)




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (8)



Approx. EUR 50 million




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


Yes




General Objectives


Objectives


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency


SME bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (9) (Article 13)


Scheme


15 %


20/10 %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


 


20/10 %


 




Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participation in fairs (Articles 26-27)


Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


 













Reference number of State aid


X 23/08




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Region


Name of the Region
(NUTS (10))
Land Schleswig-Holstein mit






1.


den Kreisen Herzogtum Lauenburg,Teile des Kreises Steinburg, Kreis Plön, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Städte Kiel und Neumünster, Teile der Städte Lübeck und Flensburg










2.


den Kreisen Dithmarschen, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Ostholstein, Teile des Kreises Steinburg, Teile der Städte Lübeck und Flensburg, Kreis Pinneberg (nur Gemeinde Helgoland)






Regional aid status (11)

Area not eligible for regional aid (aid area D under Joint Federal Government/Länder Scheme)
Area eligible for aid under Article 88(3)(c) of the EC Treaty;
(aid area C under Joint Federal Government/Länder Scheme)




Granting authority


Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein


 









Fleethörn 29-31




24103 Kiel




DEUTSCHLAND






 




http://www.ib-sh.de/


 




Title of the aid measure


Einzelbetriebliche Investitionsförderung im Rahmen des Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung




National legal basis
(Reference to the relevant national official publication)


Ergänzende Grundsätze für die einzelbetriebliche Investitionsförderung im Rahmen der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“ und des Europäischen Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung;
Amtsblatt Schleswig-Holstein 2008, S. 883




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


www.ib-sh.de/zuschuss-ga




Type of measure


Scheme


Investment grant




Duration (12)



Scheme


1.10.2008 to 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


Not sector-specific




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


Yes, provided aid is granted in regional aid area




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (13)



Approx. EUR 15 million per annum




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


Yes




If co-financed by Community funds


Reference(s): CCI Nr. 2007 DE 162 PO 003


Amount of Community funding


Approx. EUR 15 million per annum




General Objectives


Objectives


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency


SME bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (14) (Article 13)


Scheme
Yes, provided aid is granted within recognised regional aid area
(see No 2 under Region); Safeguarding existing jobs and creation of new jobs by support for business start-ups, expansion and modernisation of factories operated by SMEs


Consistent with Article 9 of the General Block Exemption Regulation (similar to Aid XR 31/07)


 




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


Yes, provided aid is granted outside recognised regional aid area (see No 1 under Region);
Safeguarding existing jobs and creation of new jobs by support for business start-ups, expansion and modernisation of factories operated by SMEs


Consistent with Article 15 of the General Block Exemption Regulation


 






(1)  NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(2)  Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(3)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(4)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

(5)  NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(6)  Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(7)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(8)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

(9)  In the case of ad hoc regional aid supplementing aid awarded under aid scheme(s), please indicate both the aid intensity granted under the scheme and the intensity of the ad hoc aid.

(10)  NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(11)  Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(12)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(13)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

(14)  In the case of ad hoc regional aid supplementing aid awarded under aid scheme(s), please indicate both the aid intensity granted under the scheme and the intensity of the ad hoc aid.