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: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Germany, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, consultancy, control of State aid, employment aid, environmental tax, industrial property, industrial research, investment aid, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises








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18.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/39





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 127/08







Reference number of the State Aid


X 182/10




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


UNITED KINGDOM
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







HM Revenue and Customs




100 Parliament Street




London SW1A 2BQ




www.hmrc.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Relief for biodiesel produced from waste cooking oil




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


The Biodiesel Duty (Biodiesel Produced From Waste Cooking Oil)(Relief) Regulations 2010 Statutory Instrument 2010/984
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100984_en_1




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.4.2010—31.3.2012




Economic sector(s) concerned


Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 10,00 (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 %




Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Art. 25)


10 000 000,00 GBP


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/briefs/excise-duty/brief1810.htm







Reference number of the State Aid


X 183/10




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


GALICIA
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape)




Complejo Administrativo de San Lázaro, s/n




15703 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)




Tlf. 902 300 903 / 981 541 147. Fax: 981558844




www.igape.es








Title of the aid measure


Ayudas del Igape a los proyectos de creación de pequeñas y medianas empresas o de realización de inversiones en pequeñas y medianas empresas jóvenes promovidas por nuevos emprendedores (Procedimiento IG107)




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


Resolución de 30 de marzo de 2010 se da publicidad al acuerdo del Consejo de Dirección del Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica que aprueba las bases reguladoras de las ayudas del IGAPE a los proyectos de creación de pequeñas y medianas empresas o de realización de inversiones en pequeñas y medianas empresas jóvenes promovidas por nuevos emprendedores, cofinanciadas por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, en el marco del Programa Operativo Feder Galicia 2007-2013, y se convocan




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


9.4.2010—31.12.2011




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 1,50 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Feder 2007-2013 — 2,10 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


40,00 %


—




Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14)


35,00 %


—




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


40,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2010.nsf/FichaContenido/E44A?OpenDocument







Reference number of the State Aid


X 184/10




Member State


Denmark




Member State reference number


08-034438




Name of the Region (NUTS)


DANMARK
Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Ministeriet for Videnskab, Teknologi og Udvikling, Forskning- og Innovationsstyrelsen




Bredgade 40, 1260 København K




www.fi.dk








Title of the aid measure


Ny Videnkupon




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


Bekendtgørelse af lov om Teknologi og Innovation nr. 835 af 13. august 2008




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


6.4.2010—31.12.2012




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


DKK 30,00 (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 %




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


40,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.fi.dk/stoette/saadan-ansoeger-du/raadet-for-teknologi-og-innovation/videnkupon/retningslinjer-for-videnkuponer-til-smaa-og-mellemstore/?searchterm=ny%20videnkupon







Reference number of the State Aid


X 185/10




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


DE — BMBF 114-04949-3/2(2009)




Name of the Region (NUTS)


DEUTSCHLAND, BERLIN, BRANDENBURG, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, SACHSEN, SACHSEN-ANHALT, THUERINGEN
Article 107(3)(a), Article 107(3)(c), Mixed




Granting authority







Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung




Hannoversche Str. 28 — 30




D — 10115 Berlin




www.bmbf.de








Title of the aid measure


Unternehmen Region — die BMBF-Innovationsinitiative für die Neuen Länder




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


Bundeshaushaltsgesetz i.d. jährlichen F., z.Zt. 2009 v. 21.12.08 www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/bundeshaushalt2009/html
Bundeshaushaltsplan i.d. jährlichen F., z.Zt. 2009 v. 21.12.08 www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/bundeshaushalt2009/html/ep00.html
BHO mit VV v. 19.08.69, geänd. durch Art. 9 d.G.v. 13.12.07 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bho/gesamt.pdf
VwVfG i.d.F.v. 23.01.03, geänd. durch Art.4 VIII d.G.v. 05.05.04 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/vwvfg/gesamt.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2010—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 110,00 (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 %




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


50,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




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


80,00 %


20 %




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


40,00 %


20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 500 000,00 EUR


—




Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36)


200 000,00 EUR


—




Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37)


75 000,00 EUR


—




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.unternehmen-region.de/_media/Foerderrichtlinien_neu_nach_Lektorat(3).pdf
http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/6a_ip_3_FoerderRili_final.pdf
http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/ForMaT_3_neu(2).pdf
http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/ZIK2_FoeRiLi_final.pdf
http://www.unternehmen-region.de/_media/foerderrichtlinien_zik.pdf
http://www.unternehmen-region.de







Reference number of the State Aid


X 187/10




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


N/A




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NORTHERN IRELAND
Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Department of Agriculture and Rural Development




Research Challenge Fund Team




Department of Agriculture and Rural Development




Room 359, Dundonald House




Upper Newtownards Road




BELFAST BT4 3SB




http://www.dardni.gov.uk/








Title of the aid measure


Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Research Challenge Fund (Northern Ireland)




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


Section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972
Section 7 (1)(a) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.4.2010—31.3.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Type of beneficiary


SME
large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 1.00 (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 %




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


65,00 %


15 %




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


40,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/strategies-reports-accounts/dard-research-section/business_area_-_research_and_education_policy_branch_dard_research_challenge_fund/business_area_-_research_and_education_policy_branch_research_challenge_fund_application_pack.htm