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: 2010-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, energy policy, environmental protection, industrial research, innovation, investment aid








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2.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/1





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 26/01







Reference number of State Aid


X 371/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


WEST MIDLANDS
Mixed




Granting authority







Advantage West Midlands




3 Priestley Wharf




Holt Street




Aston Science Park




Birmingham




B7 4BN




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/








Title of the aid measure


English Property Support Scheme 2008-2013 West Midlands




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


Regional Development Agencies Action 1998
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993
Local Government Act 2000
Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
The Public Contracts Regulation SI2006 No 5




Type of measure


Scheme —




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


10.3.2009 - 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 100,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


European Communities (Finance) Act 2008
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080001_en_1
European Communities Act 1972
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1 — 49,00 GBP million




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme


15 %


20 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art. 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 (Art. 18)


35 %


20 %




Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21)


60 %


20 %




Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22)


45 %


20 %




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


45 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980045_en_1.htm
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1980/cukpga_19800065_en_1
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1993/Ukpga_19930028_en_1.htm
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000022_en_1
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080017_en_1
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/uksi_20060005_en.pdf
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080001_en_1
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1
http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/Images/English%20Property%20Scheme%20WM_tcm9-15986.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 372/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


WEST MIDLANDS
Mixed




Granting authority







Advantage West Midlands




3 Priestley Wharf




Holt Street




Aston Science Park




Birmingham B7 4BN




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/default.aspx








Title of the aid measure


Prolongation of the Premium Vehicles Centres of Excellence Projects




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


Regional Development Agencies Action 1998
Science and Technology Act 1965
Industrial Training Act 1982




Type of measure


Scheme —




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XS 215/08




Duration


29.8.2008 - 31.3.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


MANUFACTURING




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 2,20 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


European Communities (Finance) Act 2008
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080001_en_1 — 0,82 GBP (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b))


50 %


70 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980045_en_1.htm
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1965/cukpga_19650004_en_4
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1982/pdf/ukpga_19820010_en.pdf
http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/Images/State%20Aid%20for%20PVLT%20Prolongation%20Scheme%20Notification_







Reference number of State Aid


X 378/09




Member State


Ireland




Member State reference number


F49/437/98




Name of the Region (NUTS)


IRELAND
Mixed




Granting authority







Office of the Revenue Commissioners




Dublin Castle




Dublin 2




IRELAND




www.revenue.ie








Title of the aid measure


Tax relief for corporate equity investments in renewable energy projects




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


Finance Act 1998, Section 62
Finance Act 2002, Section 43
Finance Act 2007, Section 51




Type of measure


Scheme —




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


27.2.2009 - 31.12.2011




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 1,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Fiscal measure




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 (Art. 23)


19 %


 




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/publications/legi/fa02.pdf
http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/publications/financeact2007/finact2007andmemo.pdf







Reference number of State Aid


X 379/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


THUERINGEN
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Arbeit




Max-Reger-Straße 4-8




D99096 Erfurt




DEUTSCHLAND




www.thueringen.de/de/tmwta








Title of the aid measure


Handbuch zur transnationalen und interregionalen Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen der Strukturfonds im Freistaat Thüringen in den Jahren 2007 - 2013




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


Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung (ThürLHO) inbes. §§ 23 und 44
Thüringer Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (ThürVwVerfG) insbes. §§ 48, 49, 49a




Type of measure


Scheme —




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


23.3.2009 - 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 4,60 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


CCI 2007 DE 161 PO 001 (1,3 Mio. € p. a.)
CCI 2007 DE 051 PO 006 (2,7 Mio. € p. a.) — 4,00 EUR million




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a))


100 %


 




Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b))


50 %


30 %




Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c))


25 %


30 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75 %


 




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 500 000,00 EUR


 




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.thueringen.de/efre/innovation_foerdern/interreg_zusammenarbeit/
http://www.tna-thueringen.de/projektdatenbank-tna/







Reference number of State Aid


X 523/09




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


BAYERN
Mixed




Granting authority







Bayern Innovativ GmbH




Gewerbemuseumsplatz 2 90403 Nürnberg




http://www.bayern-innovativ.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinien des Freistaates Bayern zum FuT-Programm „Innovationsgutscheine für kleine Unternehmen/Handwerksbetriebe“




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


Richtlinien des Freistaates Bayern vom 6.5.2009 zum FuT-Programm „Innovationsgutscheine für kleine Unternehmen/Handwerksbetriebe“ (AllMBl S. 166); Art. 23 und 44 der Bayerischen Haushaltsordnung (BayRS 630-1-F)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.6.2009 - 31.5.2012




Economic sector(s) concerned


MANUFACTURING




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 2,00 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 %




Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36)


7 500,00 EUR


 




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
https://www.verkuendung-bayern.de/allmbl/jahrgang:2009/heftnummer:6/seite:166/doc:2