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: 2009-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, investment aid, research and development, vocational training








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21.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 281/17





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 281/08







Reference number of State Aid


X 43/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


North Eastern Scotland, Eastern Scotland, South Western Scotland
Article 87(3)(c)
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Scottish Enterprise




150 Broomielaw




Atlantic Quay




Glasgow




G2 8LU




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.scotent.co.uk








Title of the aid measure


Scottish Enterprise Business Support Scheme 2009-2013




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


Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, as amended on 1 April 2001 by Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No 126
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/ukpga_19900035_en_1
European Communities Act 1972
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/publications/scottish_enterprise_business_support_scheme_2009.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2013




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 15,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


LUPS/ERDF/2008/1/2/0195 — GBP 0,55 million




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


20 %


—




Aid for environmental studies (Article 24)


50 %


—




Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27)


50 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 44/09




Member State


Slovenia




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Slovenia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve




Kotnikova 5




SI-1000 Ljubljana




SLOVENIJA




http://www.mddsz.gov.si/








Title of the aid measure


Programi zaposlovanja




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


Katalog ukrepov aktivne politike zaposlovanja
http://www.mddsz.gov.si/fileadmin/mddsz.gov.si/pageuploads/dokumentipdf/katalog_apz_07_08_dec08.pdf




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.mddsz.gov.si/fileadmin/mddsz.gov.si/pageuploads/dokumentipdf/katalog_apz_07_08_dec08.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2010




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 9,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Operativni program razvoja človeških virov za obdobje 2007–2013, ki ga je Komisija potrdila z Odločbo št. K(2007) 5744 dne 21.11.2007 (CCI 2007 SI 051 PO 001). Udeležba ESS sredstev v višini 85 % – 13,60 EUR (v milijonih)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40)


50 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 45/09




Member State


Netherlands




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Noord-Nederland
Article 87(3)(c)




Granting authority







Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland




Postbus 779




9700 AT Groningen




NEDERLAND




http://www.snne.eu








Title of the aid measure


Investeringspremieregeling Noord-Nederland 2008




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


Verordening (van 12 december en 19 december) van Provinciale Staten van Groningen, Drenthe en Fryslân op grond van artikel 145 van de Provinciewet houdende regels betreffende de subsidiëring van activiteiten op het terrein van investeringen aan stuwende ondernemingen




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.snn.eu/sjablonen/1/infotype/webpage/view.asp?objectID=1254




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XR 77/08




Duration


1.1.2008-31.12.2010




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 22,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct 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


15 %


10 %











Reference number of State Aid


X 46/09




Member State


Slovakia




Member State reference number


MF/8527/2009-832




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky




Mierová 19




827 15 Bratislava 212




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA




http://www.economy.gov.sk








Title of the aid measure


Schéma štátnej pomoci na podporu inovácií prostredníctvom projektov priemyselného výskumu a experimentálneho vývoja




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


Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov
Zákon č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja a o doplnení zákona č. 575/2001 Z. z. o organizácii činnosti vlády a organizácii ústrednej štátnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov
Zákon č. 575/2001 Z. z. o organizácii činnosti vlády a organizácii ústrednej štátnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.justice.gov.sk/h.aspx?pg=r2&htm=http://www.justice.gov.sk/ovest/ov8/12/240/ov240A.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


12.12.2008-31.12.2013




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 20,07 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct 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 %




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


50 %


—




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


25 %


20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)


50 %


—











Reference number of State Aid


X 47/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


North Eastern Scotland, Eastern Scotland, South Western Scotland
Article 87(3)(c)
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Scottish Enterprise




150 Broomielaw




Atlantic Quay




Glasgow




G2 8LU




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.scotent.co.uk








Title of the aid measure


Scottish Enterprise Training Scheme 2009-2013




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


Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, as amended on 1 April 2001 by Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No 126
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/ukpga_19900035_en_1
European Communities Act 1972
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/publications/scottish_enterprise_training_scheme_2009.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2013




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 5,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct 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 %




Specific training (Article 38(1))


25 %


20 %




General training (Article 38(2))


60 %


20 %