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: 2010-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agronomic research, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, industrial property, innovation, renewable energy, research and development, vocational training, worker with disabilities








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19.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 12/11





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 12/07







Reference number of State Aid


X 329/09




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/?lang=en








Title of the aid measure


Welsh Assembly Government Research, Development and Innovation Scheme




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


The Welsh development Agency Act 1975 (Section 1) (as amended)
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=55&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=515803
The European Communities Act (1972) (Section 2(1))
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1
Government of Wales Act 2006 (Section 80)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_1




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.2.2009-31.12.2013




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


GBP 32,00 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 47,50 million




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 %


30 %




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


25 %


30 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)


75 %


—




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


50 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Article 35)


GBP 1 336 950


—




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


GBP 178 260


—




Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Article 37)


GBP 1 782 600


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/schemes/?lang=en







Reference number of State Aid


X 485/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Dresden
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank




Pirnaische Landstrasse 9




01096 Dresden




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.sab.sachsen.de








Title of the aid measure


Gemeinsames Umsetzungsdokument zum Operationellen Programm der grenzübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit Sachsen-Polen 2007—2013




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


Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1083/2006 (allg. StrukturfondsVO)
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1080/2006 (EFRE-VO)
Operationelles Programm (CCI-Code 2007CB163PO018;
http://www.sn-pl.eu)
§§ 23, 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO, SächsGVBl. 2001, S. 154) sowie der hierzu ergangenen Verwaltungsvorschriften des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Finanzen




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2007-31.12.2015




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


EUR 9,27 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


2007CB163PO018 — 44,00 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 %




General training (Article 38(2))


60 %


20 %




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


50 %


—




Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41)


75 %


—




Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42)


85 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.sn-pl.eu/media/de/2009-03-25_Umsetzungsdokument_SN-PL_korr.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 557/09




Member State


Netherlands




Member State reference number


NLD




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Zuid-Nederland
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Provincie Noord-Brabant




Postbus 90151




5200 MC's-Hertogenbosch




NEDERLAND




http://www.brabant.nl








Title of the aid measure


Bio-energiecentrale Meerhoven gemeente Eindhoven




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


Algemene Subsidieverordening Noord-Brabant




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid
Gemeente Eindhoven




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


29.5.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply




Type of beneficiary


SME




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


EUR 1,00 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 %




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


12 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.brabant.nl/Beleid/Energie/Bio-energiecentrales%20in%20Eindhoven.aspx
http://brabant.regelingenbank.eu/regeling/440-algemene-subsidieverordening-provincie-noord-brabant/







Reference number of State Aid


X 563/09




Member State


Ireland




Member State reference number


CPS/HORT/BEES/26




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food




Agriculture House




Kildare Street




Dublin 2




IRELAND




http://www.agriculture.gov.ie








Title of the aid measure


National Apiculture Programme — Varroa Research




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


Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.6.2009-31.8.2010




Economic sector(s) concerned


Agriculture, forestry and fishing




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,13 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 %




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


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/horicultureschemes/National%20Apiculture%20Programme%202007.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 582/09




Member State


Slovenia




Member State reference number


SI




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Slovenia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Služba Vlade RS za lokalno samoupravo in regionalno politiko




Kotnikova 28




SI-1000 Ljubljana




SLOVENIJA




http://www.svlr.gov.si








Title of the aid measure


Regionalna shema državnih pomoči – majhna in srednje velika podjetja




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


Uredba o dodeljevanju regionalnih državnih pomoči (Ur.l. RS št. 72/2006, 70/2007, 99/2008, 17/2009)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 438/09




Duration


16.6.2009-31.12.2013




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


EUR 12,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Loan, 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 consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://zakonodaja.gov.si/rpsi/r05/predpis_URED4165.html