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: 2010-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, investment aid, research and development, vocational training








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16.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/20





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 98/05







Aid number


X 664/2009




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SCOTLAND
Mixed




Granting authority







Scottish Government




European Structural Funds Division




Meridian Court




5 Cadogan Street




Glasgow




G2 6AT




www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404/StructuralFunds2007-2013








Title of the aid measure


European Social Fund Scotland 2009 - 2013 Programme – Priority 2




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


European Community Act 1998




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


10.07.2009 - 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 40,09 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


LUPS: CCI 2007UK052PO002
H&I: CCI 2007UK052PO001 - 90,20 GBP (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


35,00 %


20 %




General training (Art. 38(2))


70,00 %


20 %




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.scotland.gov.uk/esf
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/917/0093913.pdf







Aid number


X 755/2009




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SCOTLAND
Mixed




Granting authority







Quality Meat Scotland




Rural Centre Ingliston




Edinburgh




EH28 8NZ




http://www.qmscotland.co.uk/








Title of the aid measure


Research and Development for Meat Eating Quality




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


Scottish Statutory Instrument 2008 no 77 agriculture, The Quality Meat Scotland Order 2008.




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid - The Scottish Meat Industry




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


24.08.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


GBP 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 %




Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34)


100,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/research-opportunities/CR200921







Aid number


X 758/2009




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Article 87(3)(c)




Granting authority







Department for Transport




Zone 3/11, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 3DR, UK




www.dft.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Green Bus Fund




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


Grant will be paid under the powers conferred on the Secretary of State under section 5 of the Science and Technology Act 1965 Act




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


05.11.2009 - 31.03.2011




Economic sector(s) concerned


Urban and suburban passenger land transport, General public administration activities




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 50,00 (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 the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 19)


100,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/buses/greenbusfund/







Aid number


X 770/2009




Member State


Hungary




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


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




Granting authority







Magyar Köztársaság Kormánya




H-1055 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 4.




www.kormany.hu








Title of the aid measure


Kormány egyedi döntésével a nemzetgazdasági szempontból kiemelkedő kutatás-fejlesztéshez nyújtott projekttámogatások




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


18/2009. (VIII. 5.) NFGM rendelet a Kormány egyedi döntésével a nemzetgazdasági szempontból kiemelkedő kutatás-fejlesztéshez nyújtott projekttámogatások szabályairól




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


10.08.2009 - 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


HUF 17 000,00 (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 %




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.itd.hu/engine.aspx?page=Itdh_Tokebehozatal







Aid number


X 790/2009




Member State


Czech Republic




Member State reference number


32030/09/08100




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Strední Cechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Strední Morava, Moravskoslezko
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu




Na Františku 32




110 15 Praha 1




http://www.mpo.cz








Title of the aid measure


Školící střediska - 2. výzva




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


Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb, o podpoře malého a středního podnikání;
Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů;
Zákon č. 513/1991 Sb., obchodní zákoník




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


01.09.2009 - 31.03.2011




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


CZK 1 000,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


SF-ERDF - 850,00 CZK (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


40,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.mpo.cz/dokument67183-strana2.html