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: 2010-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, France, State aid, United Kingdom, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, investment aid, vocational training








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28.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/12





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 109/03







Reference number of the State Aid


X 60/09




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


OESTERREICH
Mixed




Granting authority







Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie




Radetzkystraße 2




1030 Wien




www.bmvit.gv.at








Title of the aid measure


‘Austrian electronic network’ (kurz: ‘AT:net’)




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


Sonderrichtlinie ‘Austrian electronic network’




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation XS 326/07




Duration


15.1.2009—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 5,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 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)


20,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.ffg.at/content.php/?cid=589
http://www.bmvit.gv.at/telekommunikation/politik/downloads/sonderrichtlinieatnet.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 228/09




Member State


France




Member State reference number


XS 51/2008




Name of the Region (NUTS)


FRANCE




Granting authority







Ministére de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi




139 rue de Bercy




F75012 PARIS




http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/








Title of the aid measure


Dispense de réintégration de la fraction des loyers excédentaires à l'occasion de la levée d'option d'achat d'immeubles neufs à usage industriel ou commercial pris en location par un contrat de crédit-bail d'une durée effective d'au moins 15 ans




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


article 239 sexies D du code général des impôts




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2007—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


EUR 1,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Fiscal measure




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)


—


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000020059060&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&dateTexte=20100312&oldAction=rechCodeArticle







Reference number of the State Aid


X 229/09




Member State


France




Member State reference number


XS 28/2005




Name of the Region (NUTS)


FRANCE




Granting authority







Ministére de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi




139 rue de Bercy




F75012 PARIS




http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/








Title of the aid measure


Crédit d'impôt pour dépenses de prospection commerciale




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


article 244 quater H du code général des impôts




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2005—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


EUR 25,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Fiscal measure




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)


—


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000020675509&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&dateTexte=20100312&oldAction=rechCodeArticle







Reference number of the State Aid


X 230/09




Member State


France




Member State reference number


XS 52/2008




Name of the Region (NUTS)


FRANCE




Granting authority







Ministére de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi




139 rue de Bercy




F75012 PARIS




http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/








Title of the aid measure


Amortissement exceptionnel des immeubles à usage industriel et commercial construits en zone de revitalisation rurale ou en zone de redynamisation urbaine




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


article 39 quinquies D du code général des impôts




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2007—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


EUR 1,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Fiscal measure




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)


—


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000020059093&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&dateTexte=20100312&oldAction=rechCodeArticle







Reference number of the State Aid


X 232/09




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, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs




Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR




www.defra.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Rural Development Programme for England — measure code 111 (vocational training and information actions, including diffusion of scientific knowledge and innovative practises, for persons engaged in food sector)




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


Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


26.1.2009—31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Food and beverage service activities




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 2,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Council Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) — 1.00 GBP (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.defra.gov.uk/rural/rdpe/progdoc.htm