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: 2009-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, industrial property, innovation, investment aid, research and development, trade event, vocational training








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16.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/8





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 305/06







Reference number of State Aid


X 285/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Niedersachsen
Mixed




Granting authority







Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen (NBank)




Günther-Wagner-Allee 12—16




30177 Hannover




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.nbank.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen im Rahmen des Niedersächsischen Innovationsförderprogramms




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


§ 44 LHO Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung;
Richtlinie: Nds MBl. 6/2009 S. 176




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2015




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 15,00 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 %




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


25 %


20 %




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


25 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.nbank.de/Unternehmen/Wirtschaft/Innovation/Innovationsfoerderung_Forschung.php







Reference number of State Aid


X 286/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


Anpassung an die AGFVO




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Sachsen
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Sächsische Aufbaubank




Pirnaische Straße 9




01069 Dresden




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.sab.sachsen.de








Title of the aid measure


Mittelstandsrichtlinie




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


§§ 23 und 44 der SäHO in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. April 2001 (GVBl. S. 153)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XT 19/07
Modification XS 75/07




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2011




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 24,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


CCI-Nr.2007DE161PO004
CCI Nr.2007DE051PO004 — 9,00 EUR (in Mio.)




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 consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27)


50 %


—




General training (Article 38(2))


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.smwa.sachsen.de/de/Mittelstand_Existenzgruender/Mittelstandspolitik/18899.html







Reference number of State Aid


X 287/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Bayern
Mixed




Granting authority







LfA Förderbank Bayern




Königinstraße 17




80539 München




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.lfa.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinie für Darlehen an mittelständische Unternehmen der gewerblichen Wirtschaft zur Förderung von Umweltschutz- und Energieeinsparungsmaßnahmen (Bayerisches Umweltkreditprogramm)




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


Richtlinie für Darlehen an mittelständische Unternehmen der gewerblichen Wirtschaft zur Förderung von Umweltschutz- und Energieeinsparungsmaßnahmen (Allgemeines Ministerialblatt der Bayerischen Staatsregierung Nr. 3/2009 vom 27.2.2009, S. 73)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 121/04




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2012




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 5,50 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Interest subsidy




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 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.verkuendung-bayern.de/allmbl/jahrgang:2009/heftnummer:3/seite:73







Reference number of State Aid


X 288/09




Member State


Poland




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Lubuskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości




ul. Pańska 81/83




00-834 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND




http://www.parp.gov.pl








Title of the aid measure


Pomoc finansowa udzielana przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości na tworzenie i rozwój infrastruktury turystyki kongresowej i targowej w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Rozwój Polski Wschodniej 2007–2013




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








—


Artykuł 6b ust. 10 ustawy z dnia 9 listopada o utworzeniu Polskiej Agencji Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości (Dz.U. z 2007 r. nr 42, poz. 275 oraz z 2008 r. nr 116, poz. 730 i 732)










—


Artykuł 21 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju (Dz.U. nr 227, poz. 1658 oraz z 2007 r. nr 140, poz. 984)










—


Program Operacyjny Rozwój Polski Wschodniej 2007–2013










—


Szczegółowy opis osi priorytetowych Programu Rozwój Polski Wschodniej 2007–2013








Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


10.2.2009–31.12.2013




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


PLN 478,80 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Artykuł 54 ust. 4 rozporządzenia Rady (WE) nr 1083/2006 z dnia 11 lipca 2006 r. ustanawiające przepisy ogólne dotyczące Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego, Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego oraz Funduszu Spójności i uchylające rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1260/1999 (Dz.U. L 210 z 31.7.2006, s. 25) i rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1080/2006 Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady z dnia 5 lipca 2006 r. w sprawie Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego i uchylające rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1783/1999 (Dz.U. L 210 z 31.7.2006, s. 1) – 407,00 PLN (w mln)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme


50 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.polskawschodnia.gov.pl/Dokumenty/pp/Lists/Prawo%20Polskie/Attachments/13/Rozporzadzenie_turystyka_kongresowa.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 289/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Deutschland
Article 87(3)(a)
Article 87(3)(c)
Mixed




Granting authority







Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung




Hannoversche Str. 28—30




10115 Berlin




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.bmbf.de








Title of the aid measure


Programm „Spitzenforschung und Innovation in den Neuen Ländern“




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








1.


Gesetz über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans in der jährlichen Fassung, zur Zeit für das Haushaltsjahr 2008 (Haushaltsgesetz 2008) vom 22.12.2007
http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/bundeshaushalt2008/html










2.


Bundeshaushaltsplan in der jährlichen Fassung, zur Zeit für das Haushaltsjahr 2008 (Bundeshaushaltsplan 2008) vom 22.12.2007
http://www.bundesfinanzministerium/de/bundeshaushalt2008/html/ep00.html










3.


Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) und dazu erlassene Verwaltungsvorschriften vom 19.0








Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2014




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 215,00 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 %




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


100 %


—




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


50 %


20 %




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


25 %


20 %




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 (Art. 36)


EUR 200 000


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/13205.php