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: 2010-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, energy policy, environmental protection, industrial property, investment aid, research and development, vocational training








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27.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/20





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 20/05







Reference number of State Aid


X 583/09




Member State


Estonia




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Estonia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Sihtasutus Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskus




Narva mnt 7A




Korrus VI




10117 Tallinn




EESTI/ESTONIA




http://www.kik.ee








Title of the aid measure


Keskkonnakasutusest riigieelarvesse laekunud rahast regionaalabi andmise tingimused




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


Keskkonnaministri 17. veebruari 2006. aasta määrus nr 13 „Keskkonnakaitse valdkondade rahastamiseks esitatud projektitaotluste hindamise tingimused ja kord, taotluste hindamise kriteeriumid, otsuse tegemise kord, lepingu täitmise üle kontrolli teostamise kord ning aruandluse kord” (RTL 2006, 61, 1100); Keskkonnakasutusest riigieelarvesse laekunud rahast regionaalabi andmise tingimused (kinnitatud Sihtasutuse Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskus nõukogu otsusega 29.4.2009 nr 607)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


2.6.2009-31.12.2013




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 50,00 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 %




Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme


50 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.kik.ee/?op=body&id=179







Reference number of State Aid


X 585/09




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Sardegna
Mixed




Granting authority







Direttore del Servizio Programmazione e Gestione del Sistema della Formazione Professionale




Via XXVIII Febbraio 1




09131 Cagliari CA




ITALIA




http://www.regione.sardegna.it








Title of the aid measure


Watching the Future — Avviso Pubblico di chiamata di Operazioni da realizzare con il contributo del Fondo Sociale Europeo 2007-2013 Obiettivo Competitivita’ e Occupazione e Fondi Nazionali di cui alla Legge n. 236/1993




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


Programma Operativo FSE Regione Sardegna 2007/2013 approvato con decisione C(2007) 6081 del 30.11.2007 della Commissione europea;
Legge 236/1993
Legge 53/2000
Determinazione n. 19766/1841 F.P. del 4.6.2009 del Direttore del Servizio Programmazione e Gestione del Sistema della F.P.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


8.6.2009-31.12.2013




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


EUR 13,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Programma Operativo FSE Regione Sardegna 2007/2013 approvato con decisione C(2007) 6081 del 30.11.2007 della Commissione europea; — 3,20 milioni di EUR




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Specific training (Article 38(1))


25 %


20 %




General training (Article 38(2))


60 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/55?s=1&v=9&c=389&c1=1385&id=14931







Reference number of State Aid


X 588/09




Member State


Slovakia




Member State reference number


MF/13916/2009-832




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Bratislavský, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko
Article 87(3)(a)
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Ministerstvo životného prostredia SR




Nám. L. Štúra 1




812 35 Bratislava




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA




http://www.enviro.gov.sk








Title of the aid measure


Schéma štátnej pomoci na ochranu životného prostredia v oblasti ochrany ovzdušia a minimalizácie nepriaznivých vplyvov zmeny klímy pre programové obdobie/roky 2007 – 2013 (skupinová výnimka)




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


Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov
Zákon č. 528/2008 Z. z. o pomoci a podpore poskytovanej z fondov Európskeho spoločenstva
Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy
Zákon č. 478/2002 Z. z. o ochrane ovzdušia a ktorým sa dopĺňa
Zákon č. 401/1998 Z. z. o poplatkoch za znečisťovanie ovzdušia v znení neskorších predpisov (zákon o ovzduší)
Zákona č. 572/2004 Z. z. o obchodovaní s emisnými kvótami a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov




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
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 2,12 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


ERDF – Operačný program Životné prostredie schválený rozhodnutím Komisie Európskych spoločenstiev zo dňa 8.11.2007, číslo CCI2007SK161PO002 – 9,00 EUR (v mil.)




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 %


20 %




Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Article 22)


45 %


20 %




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


45 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.opzp.sk/programove-materialy/schema-statnej-pomoci-pre-zivotneprostredie-ovzdusie/







Reference number of State Aid


X 589/09




Member State


Cyprus




Member State reference number


25.06.001.763, IPE 1.4.01.3/5




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Cyprus
Article 87(3)(c)
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Ίδρυμα Προώθησης Έρευνας




Λεωφόρος Στροβόλου 123




2042 Λευκωσία/Nicosia




ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS




http://www.research.org.cy








Title of the aid measure


Δέσμη Προγραμμάτων για Έρευνα, Τεχνολογική Ανάπτυξη και Καινοτομία 2009-2010 του Ιδρύματος Προώθησης Έρευνας (ΔΕΣΜΗ 2009-2010)




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


Απόφαση Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου Ιδρύματος Προώθησης Έρευνας — 26 Ιανουαρίου 2009




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
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 17,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1083/2006 — 60,00 EUR (σε εκατ.)




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 %


35 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)


75 %


—




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


80 %


—




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


EUR 200 000,00


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.research.org.cy/EL/cy_research_fund/20092010/intro.html







Reference number of State Aid


X 591/09




Member State


Estonia




Member State reference number








1)


toetuse minimaalse suuruse suurendamine 1,5 mln Eesti kroonini (varem 1 mln krooni);










2)


toetuse maksimaalse suuruse suurendamine 10 mln Eesti kroonini (varem 5 mln krooni);










3)


suurettevõtjate lisamine toetuse saajate ringi (varem ainult VKEd);










4)


abikõlblike kulude täiendamine








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


Turismitoodete arendamise väikeprojektide toetamise meede




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


Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministri 19. augusti 2008. aasta määrus nr 75 „Turismitoodete arendamise väikeprojektide toetamise tingimused ja kord” (RTL, 26.8.2008, 72, 1013). Muudetud 5. juuni 2009. aasta määrusega nr 64 (RTL 2009, 47, 669).




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 5/08




Duration


19.6.2009-31.12.2013




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 16,70 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Euroopa Regionaalarengu Fond – 100,00 EEK (miljonites)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/act.jsp?id=13190848