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: 2010-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, industrial property, industrial research, investment aid, research and development








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23.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 18/31





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 18/10







Reference number of State Aid


X 473/09




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Galicia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Axencia Galega de Desenvolvemento Rural (Agader)




Consellería do Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia




E-mail: subdirección.relacion.gal.agader@xunta.es




http://agader.xunta.es/CambiarIdioma.do?idioma=1








Title of the aid measure


Bases reguladoras para la selección de programas de desarrollo rural y para la selección y reconocimiento de los grupos de desarrollo rural como entidades colaboradoras en la gestión del programa Leader Galicia 2007-2013




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


Resolución de 30 de diciembre de 2008 por la que se publica el acuerdo del Consejo de Dirección de 23 de diciembre de 2008, por el que se modifican las bases reguladoras para la selección de programas de desarrollo rural y para la selección y el reconocimiento de los grupos de desarrollo rural como entidades colaboradoras en la gestión del programa Leader Galicia 2007-2013. (dog 22.1.2009).
Resolución de 30 de mayo de 2008 por la que se publica el Acuerdo de 30 de mayo




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


17.6.2008-31.12.2013




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 11,40 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Título IV, sección 4 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) — 3,94 EUR (en millones)




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 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2009.nsf/FichaContenido/312A?OpenDocument
http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2008.nsf/FichaContenido/29406?OpenDocument







Reference number of State Aid


X 505/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


Verlängerung, redaktionelle Überarbeitung sowie formale Anpassung an die sog. Allgemeine Gruppenfreistellungsverordnung (VO (EG) Nr. 800/2008 der Kommission vom 6. August 2008 über die Vereinbarkeit bestimmter Gruppen von Beihilfen mit dem Gemeinsamen Markt (ABl. der EU Nr. L 214 v. 9.8.2008, S. 3 ff.)




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Thüringen
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsförderung des Freistaats Thüringen mbH




Warsbergstraße 1




99092 Erfurt




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.gfaw-thueringen.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuschüssen aus Mitteln des Europäischen Sozialfonds und/oder des Freistaats Thüringen zur Förderung betriebswirtschaftlicher und technischer Beratungen von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen und Existenzgründern (Beratungsrichtlinie)




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


Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung (ThürLHO), sowie Thüringer Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (ThürVwVfG)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 264/07




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2009




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 0,60 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


CCI 2007 DE 051 PO 006 — 0,60 EUR (in Mio.)




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://www.thueringen.de/de/tmwta/arbeit/foerderung/richtlinien/beratung/
http://www.gfaw-thueringen.de/cms/getfile.php5?520







Reference number of State Aid


X 513/09




Member State


Estonia




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Estonia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus




Liivalaia 13/15




10118 Tallinn




EESTI/ESTONIA




http://www.eas.ee








Title of the aid measure


Teadus- ja arendustegevuse projektide toetamine




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


Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministri 15. mai 2008. a määrus nr 40 “Teadus- ja arendustegevuse projektide toetamise tingimused ja kord” (RTL, 22.5.2008, 40, 560)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 75/09




Duration


3.4.2009-31.12.2013




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


EEK 330,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Euroopa Regionaalarengu Fond – 330,00 EEK (miljonites)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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


65 %


10 %




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


40 %


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.riigiteataja.ee/ert/act.jsp?id=13170745







Reference number of State Aid


X 549/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


421-40306-BY/000X




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Bayern
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Staatliche Führungsakademie für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten




Am Lurzenhof 3c




84036 Landshut




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.fueak.bayern.de/








Title of the aid measure


Bayern: Richtlinie des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten zur Einzelbetrieblichen Investitionsförderung




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








—


Bayerisches Zukunftsprogramm „Agrarwirtschaft und Ländlicher Raum 2007—2013“










—


Richtlinie des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten zur Einzelbetrieblichen Investitionsförderung (Entwurf)








Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


15.6.2009-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Agriculture, forestry and fishing




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 3,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


SG-Greffe(2007) D/205372;
Bayerisches Zukunftsprogramm „Agrarwirtschaft und Ländlicher Raum 2007—2013“;
ELER-Maßnahme 121: Einzelbetriebliche Investitionsförderung; hier nur der Bereich Verarbeitung und Vermarktung von Anhang I-Produkten — 0,50 EUR (in Mio.)




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.stmelf.bayern.de/agrarpolitik/programme/26373/rili_eif.pdf