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: 2009-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Ireland, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, investment aid








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29.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 259/9





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 259/06







Reference number of State Aid


X 91/08




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Pais Vasco
Mixed




Granting authority







Gobierno vasco — Departamento de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación




C/ Donostia 1




01010 Vitoria




ESPAÑA




http://www.nasdap.net








Title of the aid measure


Ayudas a la inversión en la transformación y comercialización de productos agrarios y alimentarios de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Programa LEHIATU)




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


Capítulo III del DECRETO 172/2008, de 7 de octubre, de ayudas a la transformación, comercialización y promoción de productos agrarios y alimentarios (Programa Lehiatu). BOPV no 202, de 22.10.2008




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.nasdap.ejgv.euskadi.net/r50-4632/es/contenidos/ayuda_subvencion/2015/es_4994/es_17904.html




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


7.11.2008-31.12.2015




Economic sector(s) concerned


Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 16,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Interest rate subsidy, Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


—




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


30 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 92/08




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


UEP II b




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Berlin, Berlin-West, Stadt, Berlin-Ost, Stadt
Article 87(3)(c)




Granting authority







Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit, Umweltschutz und Verbraucherschutz Berlin




Brückenstraße 6




10179 Berlin




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.berlin.de/sen/guv








Title of the aid measure


Umweltentlastungsprogramm II (UEP II); dort Vorhaben nach Ziff. 2.5 und 2.61 der Förderrichtlinie:
—   Ziff. 2.5: Einführung von Umweltmanagementsystemen
—   Ziff. 2.6.1: Vorhaben zur Reduzierung verkehrsbedingter Emissionen: Mobilitätsmanagement- und Verkehrssteuerungssysteme




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


Förderrichtlinie vom 22.9.2008 (Veröffentlichung im Amtsblatt von Berlin am 2.10.2008)
Operationelles Programm des Landes Berlin für den Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung in der Föderperiode 2007—2013 (Abschnitt 5.4);
§§ 23, 44 der Landeshaushaltsordnung des Landes Berlin




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.uep-berlin.de/uepmedia/usermedia/files/foerderrichtlinie_uep_080922.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


2.10.2008-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,38 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


—




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 93/08




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, Eastern, London, South East, South West
Mixed




Granting authority







Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform




1 Victoria St




London




SW1H 0ET




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.berr.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Grant for Business Investment




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


Sections 7 and 8, Industrial Development Act 1982




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/regional/investment/page29183.html
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file40543.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XR 39/07
Modification XS 81/07




Duration


23.10.2008-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 105,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


—




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme


30 %


20 %




Aid for newly created small enterprises (Article 14)


35 %


—




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


20 %


—




Aid for small enterprises newly created by female entrepreneurs (Article 16)


15 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 95/08




Member State


Ireland




Member State reference number


0082/1a




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Ireland
Mixed




Granting authority


Enterprise Ireland, Shannon Development, and Údarás na Gaeltachta
Three addresses:





Enterprise Ireland




The Plaza




East Point Business Park




Dublin 3




ÉIRE









Shannon Development




Town Centre




Shannon




Co. Clare




ÉIRE









Údarás na Gaeltachta




Na Forbacha




Gaillimh




ÉIRE




Three webpages:
http://www.enterprise-ireland.com
http://www.shannon-dev.ie
http://www.udaras.ie




Title of the aid measure


Consultancy for SMEs 2008-2013




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


Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act 1959, as amended
Údarás na Gaeltachta Act, 1979




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.entemp.ie/enterprise/stateaid/regional.htm




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.11.2008-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 2,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


—




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 96/08




Member State


Ireland




Member State reference number


0082/1c




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Ireland
Mixed




Granting authority


Enterprise Ireland, Shannon Development, and Údarás na Gaeltachta
Three addresses:





Enterprise Ireland




The Plaza




East Point Business Park




Dublin 3




ÉIRE









Shannon Development




Town Centre




Shannon




Co. Clare




ÉIRE









Údarás na Gaeltachta




Na Forbacha




Gaillimh




ÉIRE




Three webpages:
http://www.enterprise-ireland.com
http://www.shannon-dev.ie
http://www.udaras.ie




Title of the aid measure


Investment Aid for SMEs 2008-2013




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


Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1986, as amended
Údarás na Gaeltachta Act, 1979
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act 1959, as amended




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.entemp.ie/enterprise/stateaid/regional.htm




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.11.2008-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 6,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Loan, Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


—




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


20 %


—