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: 2010-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid, energy policy, industrial property, investment aid, research and development, vocational training, worker with disabilities








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1.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/13





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 88/03







Aid number


X 11/2009




Member State


Czech Republic




Member State reference number


CZ.1.02/3




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Czech Republic
Article 87(3)(a), Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Ministerstvo životního prostředí ČR




Vršovická 65, Praha 10, 110 00




www.env.cz








Title of the aid measure


OP ŽP, prioritní osa 3 – udržitelné využívání zdrojů energie oblast podpory 3.1- výstavba nových zařízení a rekonstrukce stávajících zařízení s cílem zvýšení využívání OZE pro výrobu tepla, elektřiny a kombinované výroby tepla a elektřiny




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


Směrnice evropského parlamentu a rady 2004/8/ES o podpoře kombinované výroby tepla a elektřiny
Směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady Evropy 2001/77/ES ze dne 27. září 2001 o podpoře elektřiny z obnovitelných zdrojů v podmínkách vnitřního trhu s elektřinou 180/2005 Sb., zákon o podpoře výroby elektřiny z obnovitelných zdrojů energie 86/2002 Sb., zákon o ochraně ovzduší a o změně některých dalších zákonů ve znění pozdějších předpisů
Zákon 388/1991 Sb., o Státním fondu životního prostředí ČR




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.01.2009 - 30.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING, Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Water collection, treatment and supply, EDUCATION, HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES, Other personal service activities




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


CZK 1 549,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Operační program Životní prostředí, zdroj financování:
Fond Soudržnosti
Max. 85 % z celkových způsobilých veřejných výdajů, 15 % národní kofinancování - 1 347,00 CZK (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20,00 %


—




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


60,00 %


20 %




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


45,00 %


20 %




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


45,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.opzp.cz







Aid number


X 114/2009




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


UNITED KINGDOM
Mixed




Granting authority







Department for Work and Pensions




Disability and Work Division




Level 10, Moorfoot




Sheffield S1 4PQ UK




www.dwp.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Exemption from paying the UK Pension Protection Fund levy




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


Pensions Act 2004
Regulation 2(d) Pension Protection Fund (Entry Rules) Regulation 2005 (SI 2005/590) –
http://www.pensionprotectionfund.org.uk/index/pension_protection_levy-2.htm




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid
Remploy Ltd




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


01.12.2008




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


large enterprise




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


GBP 0,80 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Other. Please specify.Exemption from paying the UK Pension Protection Fund levy.




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


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/resourcecentre/remploy-ppf-exemption.asp







Aid number


X 119/2009




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA
Mixed




Granting authority







Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia




Direzione Centrale istruzione,formazione e cultura / Servizio interventi per il sistema formativo / Via San Francesco n. 37 / 34133 Trieste /Italia




www.regione.fvg.it








Title of the aid measure


Aiuti destinati alla formazione




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


L.845 dd. 21.12.1978«L. quadro in materia di formazione professionale» L.R. 76 dd. 16.11.1982«Ordinamento della formazione professionale»; PO FSE Regione FVG obiettivo 2 2007-2013, Asse i Adattabilità; deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 2978 dd. 30.12.2008«Aiuti alla formazione destinati alle imprese operanti in Regione FVG».




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.01.2009 - 30.06.2014




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 47,88 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


FSE, Programma Operativo della Regione FVG, Obiettivo 2, 2007/2013, Asse I Adattabilità.
Approvato con decisioneC(2007)5480 dd. 07.11.2007 ed adottato con delibera della giunta regionale n. 2798 dd. 16.11.2007 - 18,05 EUR (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


25,00 %


20 %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.regione.fvg.it/asp/delibereInternet/asp/internet/layout2008_2.asp?pag=1&tx_dataDel=30.12.2008







Aid number


X 111/2010




Member State


Greece




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


ELLADA
Article 87(3)(a), Article 87(3)(c)




Granting authority







Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, GSRT, EYSED ETAK




14-18, Mesogeion Street, Athens, Greece, 11527




www.gsrt.gr








Title of the aid measure


Aid for new and Small-Medium enterprises.
Sub-action: Support of new enterprises for RTD actions




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


Low 1514/1985 and all its amendments, mainly article 23, par. 3 of Low 2741/1999 and article 34 of Low 2843/2000
Low 2919/2001 and all its amendments, mainly article 4 of Low 3440/2006
Presidential Decree 274/2000 and all its amendments, mainly the article 18 of Law 3777/2009§
Low 3614/07 and all its amendments
Ministerial Decision 14053/ΕΥΣ1749 and all its amendments




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.03.2010 - 31.12.2014




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 2,26 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


ERDF - 8,46 EUR (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50,00 %


—




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


70,00 %


—




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


45,00 %


—




Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33)


70,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.gsrt.gr/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=6240







Aid number


X 112/2010




Member State


Greece




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


ELLADA
Article 87(3)(a), Article 87(3)(c)




Granting authority







Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, GSRT, EYSED ETAK




14-18, Mesogeion Avenue, Athens, Greece, 11527




www.gsrt.gr








Title of the aid measure


Cooperation




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


Law 1514/1985 and all its amendments, mainly article 23, par. 3 of Law 2741/1999 and article 34 of Law 2843/2000
Law 2919/2001 and all its amendments, mainly article 4 of Law 3440/2006
Presidential Decree 274/2000 and all its amendments, mainly the article 18 of Law 3777/2009
Law 3614/07 and all its amendments
Ministerial Decision 14053/ΕΥΣ1749 and all its amendments




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.03.2010 - 31.12.2015




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 13,93 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


ERDF - 62,70 EUR (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




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


80,00 %


—




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


60,00 %


—




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75,00 %


—




Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33)


100,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.gsrt.gr/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=6263