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: 2009-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid, industrial research, investment aid, research and development








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1.12.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/12





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 291/06







Reference number of State Aid


X 179/09




Member State


Cyprus




Member State reference number


25.06.001.728




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Cyprus
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου




Αμφιπόλεως 11




Στρόβολος, Τ.Θ. 24506




1399 Λευκωσία/Nicosia




KYΠPOΣ/CYPRUS




http://www.eac.com.cy/








Title of the aid measure


Νέο Σχέδιο Αγροτικής Πολιτικής Αρχής Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου (Α.Η.Κ) — (2007-2013)




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


Οι περί Αναπτύξεως Ηλεκτρισμού (Τροποποιητικοί) Κανονισμοί του 2008




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 205/08




Duration


4.8.2008-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Manufacture of food products




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 3,42 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 %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


40 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.moa.gov.cy







Reference number of State Aid


X 180/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


421-40306-BB




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Brandenburg
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung (LVLF)




Thälmannstraße 11




14656 Brieselang




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/info/lvlf








Title of the aid measure


Zusammenarbeit von Unternehmen bzw. von Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen bei der Entwicklung neuer Produkte, Verfahren und Technologien in der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft sowie in der Forstwirtschaft




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


Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für die Zusammenarbeit bei der Entwicklung neuer Produkte, Verfahren und Technologien in der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft sowie in der Forstwirtschaft vom 26. November 2007




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.2.2009-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Accommodation and Food service activities




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,60 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


unbekannt — 0,45 EUR (in Mio.)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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


70 %


—




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


70 %


—




Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Article 34)


70 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/media.php/2317/rl_techno.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 183/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


North West
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







North West Development Agency




Nwda PO Box 37 Renaissance House Centre Park Warrington Wa1 1xb




http://www.nwda.co.uk








Title of the aid measure


R&D aid to Maelstrom Limited




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


Regional Development Agencies Act 1998
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980045_en_1




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid
Maelstrom Limited




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


1.6.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


Manufacturing




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 0,95 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Measure 2.1.3 — GBP 0,80 million




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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


50 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.nwda.co.uk/what-we-do/projects-and-funding/state-aid.aspx







Reference number of State Aid


X 184/09




Member State


Slovakia




Member State reference number


MF/22335/2008-832




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Bratislavský
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ministerstvo výstavby a regionálneho rozvoja Slovenskej republiky




Prievozská 2/B




825 25 Bratislava 26




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA




http://www.build.gov.sk








Title of the aid measure


Schéma podpory inovácií prostredníctvom priemyselného výskumu, experimentálneho vývoja a transferu technológií pre mikro, malé a stredné podniky




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. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov 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








Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


20.1.2009-31.12.2013




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 1,47 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 %




Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23)


45 %


—




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


45 %


—




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


25 %


10 %




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/ov9/01/012/ov012A.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 190/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Wales
Article 87(3)(a)
Article 87(3)(c)
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Welsh Assembly Government




Plas Glyndwr




Kingsway




Cardiff




CF10 3AH




UNITED KINGDOM




http://new.wales.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Welsh Property Development Scheme




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


The Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (section 1)
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=55&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=515803
The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (section 126)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/Ukpga_19960053_en_1
The Government of Wales Act (section 80)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_1




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 2,25 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — GBP 7,50 million




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 %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/report/090130stateaidproperty developmentscheme.pdf?lang=en