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: 2010-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid, energy policy, environmental protection, investment aid, research and development, worker with disabilities








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28.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/4





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 21/03







Reference number of State Aid


X 593/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie




Postfach 54 01 37




01311 Dresden




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.smul.sachsen.de/lfulg








Title of the aid measure


Förderrichtlinie Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft — RL LuE/2007, Teil A




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


Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. April 2001 (Sächs GVBl. S. 153), geändert durch Artikel 10 des Gesetzes vom 13. Dezember 2002 (Sächs GVBl. S. 333, 352), insbesondere §§ 23 und 44




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 188/07




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2013




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 10,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


CC/2007DE06RPO019 — 7,50 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 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.revosax.sachsen.de/Details.do?sid=7381212966194







Reference number of State Aid


X 594/09




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Niederoesterreich
Mixed




Granting authority







Amt der NÖ Landesregierung




Landhausplatz 1




3109 St. Pölten




ÖSTERREICH




http://www.noel.gv.at








Title of the aid measure


Förderungsrichtlinien 2009 des NÖ Wasserwirtschaftsfonds — Gewässerökologie für Wettbewerbsteilnehmer




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








—


NÖ Wasserwirtschaftsfondsgesetz 1300 in der jeweils gültigen Fassung










—


Beschluss des NÖ Wasserwirtschaftsfonds








Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


19.5.2009-31.12.2013




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 3,00 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 %




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)


5 %


20 %




Aid for environmental studies (Article 24)


5 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.noe.gv.at/bilder/d38/WA4_Foerderungsrichtlinien_NOEWWF_09_Oekologie_Wettbewerbsteilnehmer.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 605/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


United Kingdom
Mixed




Granting authority







Department of Energy and Climate Change




1 Victoria Street




London




SW1H 0ET




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.decc.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Low Carbon Energy Demonstration: Offshore Wind Demonstration Call




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


Science and Technology Act 1965




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


21.5.2009-31.3.2015




Economic sector(s) concerned


Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 25,00 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 %




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


50 %


10 %




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


25 %


10 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/environment/etf/offshore-wind-demonstration-call/page49669.html







Reference number of State Aid


X 606/09




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Asturias
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Consejería de Educación y Ciencia del Principado de Asturias




Plaza de España, 5




33071 Oviedo




Principado de Asturias




ESPAÑA




http://www.asturias.es








Title of the aid measure


Ayudas a empresas para la ejecución de proyectos de I+D+I en el Principado de Asturias




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


Resolución de 25 de junio de 2009, de la Consejería de Educación y Ciencia, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las convocatorias públicas de ayudas a empresas para la ejecución de proyectos de I+D+I en el Principado de Asturias, financiadas dentro del marco del Programa Operativo FEDER del Principado de Asturias 2007-2013 (Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias no 155 de 6 de julio de 2009)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


6.5.2009-31.12.2013




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 5,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Programa Operativo FEDER del Principado de Asturias 2007-2013 — 4,00 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 %




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


50 %


20 %




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


25 %


20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)


65 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.asturias.es/bopa/2009/07/06/2009-16444.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 607/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Scotland
Mixed




Granting authority







The Scottish Government, Scottish Local Authorities




Victoria Quay




Edinburgh




EH6 6QQ




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/regeneration/town-centres/tcrf/stateaid








Title of the aid measure


Town Centre Regeneration Fund




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


Section 126 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
Section 20, The Local Government Scotland Act 2003, section 20




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.6.2009-30.6.2010




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


GBP 30,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Risk capital, 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


30 %


20 %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


20 %


—




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 %




Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20)


15 %


—




Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21)


60 %


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 %




Aid in the form of risk capital (Article 28-29)


GBP 50,00


—




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


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/built-environment/regeneration/town-centres/tcrf/stateaid