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








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16.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/30





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 98/07







Aid number


X 766/2009




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


VENETO
Article 87(3)(c)




Granting authority







REGIONE DEL VENETO




PALAZZO BALBI DORSODURO 3901 30123 VENEZIA




www.regione.veneto.it








Title of the aid measure


Aiuti alla formazione. Progetti formativi rivolti ad imprese attive nel settore forestale, pesca, itticoltura, acquacoltura, agriturismo e trasformazione e commercializzazione dei prodotti agricoli.




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


LR 10/90 ‘Ordinamento del sistema della formazione professionale e organizzazione delle politiche regionali del lavoro’.
DGR n. 2467/09 della Regione del Veneto.




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


04.08.2009 - 31.12.2012




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,30 (in millions)




For guarantees


EUR 0,30 (in millions)




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 %




Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme


80,00 %


—




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


45,00 %


—




General training (Art. 38(2))


80,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.regione.veneto.it/Servizi+alla+Persona/Formazione+e+Lavoro/ModulisticaREG.htm







Aid number


X 808/2009




Member State


Czech Republic




Member State reference number


35007/09/08100




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




www.mpo.cz








Title of the aid measure


Prosperita – 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


15.09.2009 - 30.06.2011




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 3 570,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


SF-ERDF (85 %) - 3 034,50 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/dokument64687.html







Aid number


X 811/2009




Member State


Poland




Member State reference number


PL




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Poland
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Minister Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego




ul. Wspólna 1/3, 00-529 Warszawa




www.nauka.gov.pl








Title of the aid measure


Finansowanie współpracy naukowej z zagranicą




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


Rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego z dnia 7 sierpnia 2009 r. w sprawie warunków i trybu przyznawania pomocy publicznej na finansowanie współpracy naukowej z zagranicą (Dz. U. Nr 132, poz. 1091); Art. 13 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 8 października 2004 r. o zasadach finansowania nauki (Dz.U. z 2008 r. Nr 169, poz. 1049),




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


04.09.2009 - 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Scientific research and development




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


PLZ 30,00 (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))


80,00 %


20 %




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


60,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.bip.nauka.gov.pl/_gAllery/65/15/6515/20090807_rozporzadzenie_pomoc_publiczna.pdf







Aid number


X 131/2010




Member State


Poland




Member State reference number


PL




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Centralny slaski (SRE 2001)
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Minister Gospodarki




ul. Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5




00-507 Warszawa




www.mg.gov.pl








Title of the aid measure


Steria Polska Sp. z o.o.




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








1.


Uchwała Rady Ministrów z dnia 22 grudnia w sprawie ustanowienia programu wieloletniego pod nazwą „Wsparcie finansowe inwestycji realizowanej przez Steria Polska Sp. z o.o. w Katowicach pod nazwą: Globalne Centrum Wsparcia Procesów IT, w latach 2009 – 2011”










2.


Umowa o udzielenie pomocy publicznej pomiędzy Ministrem Gospodarki a Steria Polska Sp. z o.o.








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


29.12.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Other information technology and computer service activities




Type of beneficiary


large enterprise




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


PLZ 2,40 (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 %




Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme


22,03 %


—




Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Ad hoc aid (Art. 13.1)


7,34 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.mg.gov.pl/NR/rdonlyres/D785AA27-7074-4793-83E2-1DFDC7187EEB/59189/steria.pdf
link bezpośredni







Aid number


X 132/2010




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER, EAST MIDLANDS, WEST MIDLANDS, EASTERN, LONDON, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST
Mixed




Granting authority







Department for Business Innovation and Skills




1 Victoria St




London




SW1H 0ET




www.bis.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Grant for Business Investment




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


Sections 7 & 8 Industrial Development Act (1982)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1982/cukpga_19820052_en_1




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X93/08
To modify the grant for business investment aid scheme so that in addition to grants it can provide interest rate subsidies and aid comprised in loans where the gross grant equivalewnt can be provided on the basis of the reference rate prevailing at the time of the grant. The modification will also widen the scope of GBI to include supplementary R&D and training aid provided with regard to different identifiable eligible costs.




Duration


10.03.2010 - 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 105,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Loan, Interest rate subsidy, 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 %




Regional investment and employment aid (Art. 13) Scheme


30,00 %


20 %




Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14)


35,00 %


—




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20,00 %


—




Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Art. 16)


15,00 %


—




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 %




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.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/regional/investment/page29183.html