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: 2010-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, investment aid, research and development








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12.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 6/13





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 6/04







Reference number of State Aid


X 574/09




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


ITD10




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Bolzano-Bozen
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano




Ufficio Industria




Via Raiffeisen 5




39100 Bolzano BZ




ITALIA




http://www.provincia.bz.it/economia








Title of the aid measure


Agevolazioni per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine utensili o di produzione legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329




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


Bollettino Ufficiale n. 22/I-II del 26.5.2009




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




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,07 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)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.incentivi.mcc.it







Reference number of State Aid


X 576/09




Member State


Slovenia




Member State reference number


SI




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Slovenia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo




Kotnikova 5




SI-1000 Ljubljana




SLOVENIJA




http://www.mg.gov.si/








Title of the aid measure


Spodbujanje razvoja turističnih produktov in trženja v malih in srednje velikih podjetij s področja turizma




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


10. in 14. člen Uredbe o razvojnih spodbudah za turizem (Uradni list RS, št. 132/06, 23/07, 107/08 in 36/09)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 118/07




Duration


21.3.2007-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Accommodation, Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,30 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Sredstva Skupnosti predstavljajo 85 % celotnega zneska pomoči, kar znese 1,75 mio EUR – 1,75 EUR (v milijonih)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme


30 %


10 %




Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27)


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://zakonodaja.gov.si/rpsi/r07/predpis_URED4467.html







Reference number of State Aid


X 578/09




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://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/?lang=en








Title of the aid measure


Welsh Assembly Government Support for Entrepreneurship Scheme




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


Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (section 1)
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=55&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=515803
Housing Grants, Constructions and Regeneration Act 1996
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/Ukpga_19960053_en_1
The Industrial Development Act 1982
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1982/cukpga_19820052_en_1
Government of Wales Act 2006
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_1




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.6.2009-31.12.2013




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


GBP 5,00 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 10,00 (million)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for newly created small enterprises (Article 14)


35 %


—




Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Article 16)


15 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/report/090616stateaidgberentrepreneurship.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 579/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Hamburg
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt




Stadthausbrücke 8




20335 Hamburg




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.hamburg.de/hycity








Title of the aid measure


Projekt waserstoff- und brennstoffzellenbetriebener Alsterdampfer




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


§ 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) Hamburg
Fundstelle: Hamburgisches Gestz- und Verordnungsblatt (HmbGVBl.) 1972, S. 10, zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz vom 20. November 2007 (HmbGVBl. S. 402)




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid
ATG Alster-Touristik GmbH




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


2.6.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


Inland passenger water transport




Type of beneficiary


large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,05 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 %




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


25 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.hamburg.de/1548468/teilnehmer.html







Reference number of State Aid


X 581/09




Member State


Sweden




Member State reference number


N2009/5568/MK




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Stiftelsen Svensk Industridesign




Sveavägen 34




SE-111 34 Stockholm




SVERIGE




http://www.svid.se








Title of the aid measure


Rådgivningsinsatser och designstöd till företag




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


Riktlinjer för Stiftelsen Svensk Industridesign vid stödåtgärder som gynnar företag




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


4.6.2009-31.5.2015




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


SEK 12,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Ďecision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


—




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 %


—




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


—


45 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/01/95/92/421ad46c.pdf