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: 2010-01-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, consultancy, control of State aid, environmental protection, industrial property, industrial research, investment aid, research and development, vocational training








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8.1.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 4/13





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)
2010/C 4/04







Reference number of the State Aid


X 410/09




Member State


Netherlands




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Utrecht
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Provincie Utrecht




Pythagoraslaan 101




3584 BB Utrecht




NEDERLAND




http://www.provincie-utrecht.nl








Title of the aid measure


Besluit van Provinciale Staten van Utrecht van 8 december 2008, nr. 2008INT231243 tot wijziging van de Subsidieregeling aardgasafleverinstallaties




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


Artikel 143 Provinciewet




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


24.3.2009-31.12.2009




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 2,40 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Soft loan, 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 %




Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 18)


35 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://utrecht.regelingenbank.eu/regeling/wetstechnische-info/?id=567







Reference number of the State Aid


X 412/09




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Galicia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Consellería de traballo




San Lázaro, s/n




15781 Santiago de Compostela




ESPAÑA




http://traballo.xunta.es/?set_language=es&cl=es








Title of the aid measure


Programas para el fomento de la estabilidad en el empleo.




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


Orden de 11 de marzo de 2009 por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de los programas para el fomento de la estabilidad en el empleo, cofinanciados por el Fondo Social Europeo, y se procede a su convocatoria para el año 2009 (DOG no 53 de 17 de marzo de 2009)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


16.9.2008-15.9.2009




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 0,50 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Cofinanciado por el Fondo Social Europeo en un porcentaje del 80 %, a través del programa operativo del Fondo Social Europeo de Galicia 2007-2013, número CCI 2007 es 051 PO004 aprobado por la decisión europea de 15 de septiembre del 2007 — 0,40 EUR (en millones)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




General training (Article 38(2))


33,23 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/F78E?OpenDocument







Reference number of the State Aid


X 413/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


A13-3523.3/2




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung




Invalidenstraße 44




10119 Berlin




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.bmvbs.bund.de








Title of the aid measure


Förderbekanntmachung Bundesweite Modellvorhaben Förderprogramm Modellregionen Elektromobilität, veröffentlicht am 26.3.2009




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


Gesetz zur Sicherung von Beschäftigung und Stabilität in Deutschland vom 2. März 2009
Gesetz zur Errichtung eines Sondervermögens „Investitions- und Tilgungsfonds“ (ITFG)
(BGBl I Nr. 11 vom 5. März 2009, S. 416)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


26.3.2009-31.12.2011




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 39,00 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))


50 %


10 %




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


25 %


10 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)


75 %


—




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


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.bmvbs.de/-,302.1068661/Dokument.htm







Reference number of the State Aid


X 414/09




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Galicia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Consejero de Medio Rural (Xunta de Galicia)




San Caetano, s/n




15781 Santiago de Compostela




ESPAÑA




http://mediorural.xunta.es/es/








Title of the aid measure


Ayudas para la creación y desarrollo de microempresas de transformación y comercialización de productos forestales.




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


Art. 54 del Reglamento (CE) no 1698/2005 del Consejo, de 20 de septiembre de 2005, relativo a la ayuda al desarrollo rural a través del Fondo Europeo Agrícola de Desarrollo Rural (FEADER).
Orden por la que se modifican las bases reguladoras de las ayudas para la creación y mejora de empresas de comercialización y transformación de productos forestales y se convocan para el ejercicio presupuestario 2009.
Modifica la Orden de 28 de diciembre de 2007 por la que se establecen las bases y se c




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 79/07




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Forestry and logging




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 26,58 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


FEADER — 5,89 EUR (en millones)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


50 %


—




Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/1ACE?OpenDocument







Reference number of the State Aid


X 442/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
Mixed




Granting authority







One North East and Yorkshire Forward




Stella House




Goldcrest Way




Newburn Riverside




Newcastle upon Tyne




NE15 8NY




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/









Yorkshire Forward




Victoria House




2 Victoria Place




Leeds




LS11 5AE




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/








Title of the aid measure


One North East — Yorkshire Forward Aid for Innovation Advisory and Support Services Scheme 2009-2013




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


The Regional Development Act 1998
The Industrial Development Act 1982
European Communities Act 1972
European Communities (Finance) Act 2008
Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/lib/liDownload/14244/Innovation%20Advisory%20&%20Support%20Services%20Scheme3.doc?CFID=4111320&CFTOKEN=76384482




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


9.3.2009-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Mining support service activities, manufacturing, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, construction, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities, information and communication, financial and insurance activities, real estate activities, professional, scientific and technical activities, administrative and support service activities, public administration and defence; compulsory social security, education, human health and social work activities, arts, entertainment and recreation, other service activities, activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use, activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 187,50 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Soft loan, 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 %




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


GBP 750 000 000


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/about/our-funding/state-aid/notification-scheme