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: 2009-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, innovation, research and development, vocational training, worker with disabilities








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12.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/7





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 271/06







Reference number of State Aid


X 170/08




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Hessen
Mixed




Granting authority







Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung




Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 75




65185 Wiesbaden




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.wirtschaft.hessen.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinien des Landes Hessen zur Innovationsförderung




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


Staatsanzeiger des Landes Hessen
(Veröffentlichung erfolgt in Kürze)




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.wirtschaft.hessen.de/irj/HMWVL_Internet?cid=92363f20af7dce06e5be3ba8de6dbb45




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.12.2008-31.12.2013




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


EUR 19,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


II5-074-h-02-07#002 — 48,10 EUR (in Mio.)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Fundamental research (Article 31(2)(a))


100 %


—




Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))


50 %


—




Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))


25 %


—




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)


75 %


—




Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33)


100 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Article 35)


EUR 1 000 000


—




Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36)


EUR 500 000


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 171/08




Member State


Lithuania




Member State reference number


Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės 2008 m. liepos 23 d. nutarimas Nr. 788
„Dėl ekonomikos augimo veiksmų programos priedo patvirtinimo“




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Lithuania
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija




Gedimino pr. 38/2




LT-01104 Vilnius




LIETUVA/LITHUANIA




http://www.ukmin.lt








Title of the aid measure


Ekonomikos augimo veiksmų programos 2 prioriteto „Verslo produktyvumo didinimas ir aplinkos verslui gerinimas“ priemonė „Procesas LT“




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


Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro 2008 m. lapkričio 24 d. įsakymas Nr. 4-576 „Dėl VP2-2.1-ŪM-03-K priemonės „Procesas LT“ projektų finansavimo sąlygų aprašo“ (Žin., 2008, Nr. 141-5588)




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=332528&p_query=&p_tr2=




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


24.11.2008-31.12.2013




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


LTL 8,30 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės 2008 m. liepos 23 d. nutarimas Nr. 788
„Dėl Ekonomikos augimo veiksmų programos priedo patvirtinimo“ – 50,00 LTL (mln.)




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 172/08




Member State


Netherlands




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Zeeland, Zuid-Nederland




Granting authority







Provincie Noord-Brabant




Postbus 90151




5200 MC's-Hertogenbosch




NEDERLAND




http://www.op-zuid.nl








Title of the aid measure


OP-Zuid Sociale Innovatie-regeling




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


OP-Zuid, besluit Stuurgroepen Zuidoost en Zuidwest




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.op-zuid.nl/?id=115




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2001




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 2,30 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


EFRO doelstelling 2 — 1,50 EUR (in miljoen)




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 839/09




Member State


Cyprus




Member State reference number


25.06.001.767




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Cyprus
Article 87(3)(c), Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Τμήμα Εργασίας, Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων




1480 Λευκωσία/Nicosia




ΚYΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS




http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/dl








Title of the aid measure


Σχέδιο παροχής κινήτρων για πρόσληψη ατόμων με αναπηρία




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


Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου ημερομηνίας 22.7.2009




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/dl.nsf/All/22846E7EDC2CD736C225764700208CBE?OpenDocument




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


2.10.2009-30.6.2014




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


EUR 1,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Η αρμόδια αρχή δεν έχει λάβει ακόμη αριθμό αναφοράς για τη συγχρηματοδότηση. — 700,00 EUR (σε εκατ.)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41)


75 %


—




Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42)


25 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 852/09




Member State


Cyprus




Member State reference number


25.06.001.771




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Cyprus
Article 87(3)(c), Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Αρχή Ανάπτυξης Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού (ΑνΑΔ)




Αναβύσσου 2




2025 Στρόβολος




Τ.Θ. 25431




1392 Λευκωσία/Nicosia




ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS




http://www.hrdauth.org.cy








Title of the aid measure


Έκτακτο σχέδιο στήριξης της απασχόλησης με εξατομικευμένη κατάρτιση ανέργων στις επιχειρήσεις




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


Νόμος Αρ. 125(Ι) του 1999, άρθρο 21, όπως αντικαταστάθηκε και ισχύει με το Νόμο Αρ. 21(Ι) του 2007
Απόφαση του Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 313 και ημερομηνία 30.9.2009




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.hrdauth.org.cy/Ipiresies/EktaktoSxedioKatartisisAnergwn/EktaktoSxedioKatartisis.htm




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.10.2009-31.12.2010




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


EUR 3,12 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 %




General training (Article 38(2))


60 %


20 %