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: 2010-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid, energy policy, investment aid, research and development, worker with disabilities








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26.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/41





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 49/08







Aid number


X 59/10




Member State


Belgium




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


VLAAMS GEWEST
Mixed




Granting authority







Vlaamse Overheid, Agentschap Landbouw en Visserij




Koning Albert II-laan 35




1030 Brussel




BELGIË




www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw








Title of the aid measure


Steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw




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








1)


Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 27 april 2007 betreffende steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw.










2)


Ministerieel besluit van 15 oktober 2007 tot uitvoering van het besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 27 april 2007 betreffende steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw.










3)


Ontwerp- omzendbrief toegevoegd in bijlage








Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


26.1.2010 - 30.6.2014




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 2,50 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 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 (Art. 34)


50,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw/omkadering
http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=195







Aid number


X 60/2010




Member State


Estonia




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Estonia
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Eesti Töötukassa




Lasnamäe 2,




11412 Tallinn,




EESTI/ESTONIA




www.tootukassa.ee








Title of the aid measure


Palgatoetus ja puuetega ja pikaajalise tervisehäirega inimeste töötamise toetamine (2010 aasta)




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


Sotsiaalministri 10.12.2007 käskkiri nr 225 programm „Kvalifitseeritud tööjõu pakkumise suurendamine 2007-2013”, programmi punktid 3.2.3 ja 3.2.5.5 tegevused p 5.5




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2010 - 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


EEK 85,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Euroopa Sotsiaalfond - 85,00 EEK million




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 (Art. 40)


50,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.tootukassa.ee/public/THP_2010-2011.pdf







Aid number


X 61/2010




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Department of Energy and Climate Change




3 Whitehall Place




London




SW1A 2AW




UNITED KINGDOM




www.decc.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund (First Round)




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


Science and Technology Act 1965 (section 5)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1965/pdf/ukpga_19650004_en.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


22.12.2009 - 31.3.2010




Economic sector(s) concerned


ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY, PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 4,00 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 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 %




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


4,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/explained/geothermal/challenge_fund/challenge_fund.aspx







Aid number


X 62/2010




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


WALES
Mixed




Granting authority







Welsh Local Government Association




Welsh Local Government Association




Local Government House




Drake Walk




Cardiff




UNITED KINGDOM




http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/








Title of the aid measure


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




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


Local Government Act 2000
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000022_en_1




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2010 - 31.1.2013




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 0,37 million




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


European Social Funda
European Regional Development Funds - 0,37 GBP million




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 (Art. 40)


50,00 %


—




Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41)


75,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/competition-and-state-aid/







Aid number


X 63/2010




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


HAMBURG
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt




Stadthausbrücke 8




20355 Hamburg




DEUTSCHLAND




http://www.hamburg.de/umwelt








Title of the aid measure


Förderrichtlinie Unternehmen für Ressourcenschutz




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


§ 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) von Hamburg
Hamburgisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt (HmbGVBl.) 1972, S. 10, zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz vom 20. November 2007 (HmbGVBl. S. 402)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.11.2009 - 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 (Art. 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 (Art. 18)


20,00 %


10 %




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


20,00 %


10 %




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


20,00 %


10 %




Aid for environmental studies (Art. 24)


50,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/1077484/data/foerderrichtlinie-antrag.pdf