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, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, investment aid, research and development, vocational training








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1.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/47





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 88/09







Aid number


X 161/2008




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


United Kingdom




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SCOTLAND
Mixed




Granting authority







Scottish Local Authorities




Chair SLAED, c/o Development Services, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT.




www.slaed.org.uk & stateaidscotland.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Scottish Local Authorities Support to SMEs for Consultancy and for Research and Development




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


Section 20 of the local Government in Scotland Act 2003




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.01.2009 - 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 3,00 (in millions)




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 consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26)


50,00 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




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


50,00 %


20 %




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


25,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.slaed.org.uk
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2003/30001d.htm#20
http://www.stateaidscotland.gov.uk/state_aid/SA_ApprovalsView.jsp?pContentID=356&p_applic=CCC&p_serv







Aid number


X 164/2008




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SACHSEN
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit




Wilhelm Buck Str. 2, 01097 Dresden




www.smwa.sachsen.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit zur Förderung von Investitionen kleiner Unternehmen instrukturschwachen Räumen




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


Sächsische Haushaltsordnung (SäHO) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. April 2001 (SächsGVBl. S. 153), die durch Art. 10 des Gesetzes vom 13. Dezember 2002 (SächsGVBl. S. 333, 352) geändert worden ist, und nach §§ 23, 44 der Verwaltungsvorschriften des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Finanzen (SMF) zur zur SäHO (VwV-SäHO) vom 27. Juni 2005 (SächsAbl. SDr. S. S 225) in der jeweils geltenden Fassung




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


05.12.2008 - 31.12.2010




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 5,40 (in millions




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 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


50,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.sachsen-gesetze.de/shop/saechsabl/2008/49
http://www.landesweb.sachsen.de/angebote_sk/recht/veroeffentlichungsblaetter/ABl/2008/SaechsABl0849.pdf







Aid number


X 103/2009




Member State


Finland




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


MANNER-SUOMI
Article 87(3)(c)




Granting authority







Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö




PL 32




00023 Valtioneuvosto




Sähköposti: kirjaamo@tem.fi




www.tem.fi








Title of the aid measure


Yrityksen kehittämisavustus




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


Laki valtionavustuksesta yritystoiminnan kehittämiseksi (1336/2006)
(http://www.finlex.fi/filaki/alkup/2006/20061336)
Valtioneuvoston asetus valtionavustuksesta yritystoiminnan kehittämiseksi (675/2007, muutettu 1055/2008)
(http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2007/20070675 ja http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2008/20081055)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XR120/2007 JA XS178/2007
Muutetaan tukitoimenpiteitä XS178/2007 ja XR120/2007.
Prolongation XR120/2007 JA XS178/2007
Jatketaan 31.12.2008 saakka voimassa ollutta tukitoimenpidettä XS178/2007.




Duration


01.01.2009 - 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 150,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


K(2007)4550 Itä-Suomen EAKR-toimenpideohjelma 2007-2013
K(2007)4511 Pohjois-Suomen EAKR-toimenpideohjelma 2007-2013
K(2007)4506 Länsi-Suomen EAKR-toimenpideohjelma 2007-2013
K(2007)4509 Etelä-Suomen EAKR-toimenpideohjelma 2007-2013 - EUR (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme


15,00 %


20 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20,00 %


—




Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26)


50,00 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50,00 %


—




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


25,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2006/20061336
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2007/20070675
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2008/20081055







Aid number


X 108/2009




Member State


Cyprus




Member State reference number


25.06.001.737




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—
Article 87(3)(c), Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Αρχή Ανάπτυξης Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού Κύπρου (ΑνΑΔ)




Αναβύσσου 2, 2025 Στρόβολος,




Τ.Θ. 25431, 1392 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος




www.hrdauth.org.cy








Title of the aid measure


Σχέδιο Στελέχωσης Επιχειρήσεων με Απόφοιτους Τριτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης




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


Νόμος Αρ. 125(Ι) του 1999, άρθρο 21, όπως αντικαταστάθηκε και ισχύει με το Νόμο Αρ. 21(Ι) του 2007




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.01.2009 - 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 1,00 (in millions)




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 %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.hrdauth.org.cy/Ipiresies/Arxiki/Stelexwsi/Stelexwsi.htm







Aid number


X 110/2009




Member State


Cyprus




Member State reference number


25.06.001.743




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Cyprus
Article 107(3)(c), Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Αρχή Ανάπτυξης Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού (ΑνΑΔ)




Αναβύσσου 2, 2025 Στρόβολος,




Τ.Θ. 25431, 1392 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος




www.hrdauth.org.cy








Title of the aid measure


Μονοεπιχειρησιακά Προγράμματα Συνεχιζόμενης Κατάρτισης στην Κύπρο




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


Νόμος Αρ. 125(Ι) του 1999, άρθρο 21, όπως αντικαταστάθηκε και ισχύει με το Νόμο Αρ. 21(Ι) του 2007




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.01.2009 - 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 10,00 (in millions)




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 %




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.hrdauth.org.cy/Ipiresies/Sinexizomeni/MonoepKiprou/MonoepKiprou.htm