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, control of State aid, employment aid, environmental protection, investment aid, research and development, vocational training, worker with disabilities








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27.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/15





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 20/04







Reference number of State Aid


X 558/09




Member State


Netherlands




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Nederland
Mixed




Granting authority







Hoofdbedrijfschap voor de Agrarische Groothandel




Postbus 1012




1430 BA Aalsmeer




NEDERLAND




http://www.nao.nl/HBAG








Title of the aid measure


Verordening HBAG bestemmingsheffing pootgoedfonds 2009




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


Artikel 93, 95 en 126, eerste en vierde lid van de Wet op de bedrijfsorganisatie (wet van 27 januari 1950 gepubliceerd in Staatsblad K 22, laatste wijziging van 3 april 1999 is met ingang van 1 juli 1999 in werking getreden welke is gepubliceerd in Staatsblad 1999, 254).
Artikel 3, eerste lid en tweede lid sub a, 5, 10, 11 en 13 van het Instellingsbesluit Hoofdbedrijfschap Agrarische Groothandel (besluiten van 4 maart en 5 juli 2002, gepulbiceerd in de Staatsbladen nr. 155 en 386 van 2002.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


24.5.2009-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,75 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.ser.nl/nl/Publicaties/Overzicht_PBO_bladen/Register/Bedrijfschappen/~/media/DB_pbo_bladen/2009/21_40/pbo_032_20090522.ashx (page 13-17)







Reference number of State Aid


X 565/09




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Campania
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Regione Campania — AGC 17 — Settore Orientamento Professionale




Centro Direzionale Isola A6




80143 Napoli NA




ITALIA




http://www.regione.campania.it








Title of the aid measure


Legge 236/93 — Decreto Ministero n. 40 del 2007: avviso pubblico per la presentazione di piani formativi aziendali e pluriaziendali per lavoratori occupati ed in CIGS




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


Decreto del Ministero del Lavoro 40/07




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


12.6.2009-31.12.2009




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 16,49 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 %




Specific training (Article 38(1))


25 %


45 %




General training (Article 38(2))


60 %


80 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.sito.regione.campania.it/burc/pdf08/burc47or_08/decdir421_08/decdir421_08.htm







Reference number of State Aid


X 566/09




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Trento
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Provincia Autonoma di Trento — Servizio Rapporti Comunitari e Sviluppo Locale — Ufficio FSE




Via Zambra 42




38121 Trento TN




ITALIA




http://www.fse.provincia.tn.it/trento_nuova_grafica/








Title of the aid measure


Presentazione da parte delle aziende di interventi di formazione continua in periodo di crisi economica




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


deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 1172 di data 15 maggio 2009 pubblicata sul Bollettino ufficile della Regione Trentino Alto Adige di data 26 maggio 2009, n. 22.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


26.5.2009-31.12.2010




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 9,50 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Programma operativo — ob. 2 Fondo sociale europeo 2007-2013 della Provincia Autonoma di Trento approvato dalla Commissione europea con Decisione C(2007) 5770 il 21 novembre 2007 — 2 660 000,00 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.fse.provincia.tn.it/Trento_nuova_grafica/index.php?sezione=14&label=Inviti+e+bandi&inc=invitiaz







Reference number of State Aid


X 577/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Wales
Mixed




Granting authority







Welsh Assembly Government




Plas Glyndwr




Kingsway




Cardiff




CF10 3AH




UNITED KINGDOM




http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/;jsessionid=PCjjKnGhPXlXfVhg1fx52nL3YGZFyVdkB0lyhqTtjhzD9Gg03j7n!58552806?lang=en








Title of the aid measure


Welsh Assembly Government Support for Employment (Disabled/Disadvantaged Workers) Scheme




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


Welsh Development Agency Act 1975
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=55&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=515803
The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/Ukpga_19960053_en_1
The Industrial Development Grant Act 1982
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1982/cukpga_19820052_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
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 0,40 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 Social fund
European Regional Development Fund — GBP 0,50 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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)


100 %


—




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







Reference number of State Aid


X 580/09




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Asturias
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority


Consejería de Industria y Empleo del Principado de Asturias
Plaza de España, 1, 1o

33007 Oviedo (Asturias)
ESPAÑA
http://www.asturias.es




Title of the aid measure


Subvenciones para empresas de capital privado explotadoras de carbón en el Principado de Asturias para investigación y desarrollo tecnológico (I+D) y protección del medio ambiente.




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


Resolución de 14 de mayo de 2009, de la Consejería de Industria y Empleo, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones (BOPA no 130, de 6 de junio de 2009).




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.9.2009-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Mining and quarrying




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)


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 %




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 %




Fundamental research (Article 31(2)(a))


100 %


—




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


50 %


20 %




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


25 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.asturias.es/portal/site/Asturias/menuitem.1003733838db7342ebc4e191100000f7/?vgnextoid=d7d79d16b61ee010VgnVCM1000000100007fRCRD&fecha=06/06/2009&refArticulo=2009-13225&i18n.http.lang=es