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: 2010-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, industrial property, industrial research, investment aid, regional aid, renewable energy, research and development








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29.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/31





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 170/06







Reference number of the State Aid


X 348/09




Member State


Latvia




Member State reference number


Atbalsta programmas “XR 44/2008 — Aid/support to investments made into development of particularly supported areas (territories)” ieviešana ir p?rtraukta.
Minēto atbalsta programmu aizstās atbalsta programma “Atbalsts ieguldījumiem mikro, maziem un vidējiem komersantiem īpaši atbalstāmajās teritorijās”




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Latvia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







v/a Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra




Pērses iela 2, Rīga, Latvija, LV-1442




www.liaa.gov.lv








Title of the aid measure


Atbalsts ieguldījumiem mikro, maziem un vidējiem komersantiem īpaši atbalstāmajās teritorijās




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


2009.gada 24.februāra Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr.197 “Noteikumi par darbības programmas “Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas” papildinājuma 2.3.2.2.aktivitāti “Atbalsts ieguldījumiem mikro, maziem un vidējiem komersantiem īpaši atbalstāmajās teritorijās” ”
Darbības programma “Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas” (375.-378.punkts);
Darbības programmas “Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas” papildinājums (135.p.-137.punkts);
Eiropas Savienības struktūrfondu un Kohēzijas fonda likums




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XR44/2008
Atbalsta programmas “XR 44/2008 — Aid/support to investments made into development of particularly supported areas (territories)” ieviešana ir pārtraukta.
Minēto atbalsta programmu aizstās atbalsta programma “Atbalsts ieguldījumiem mikro, maziem un vidējiem komersantiem īpaši atbalstāmajās teritorijās”




Duration


1.4.2009—31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Forestry and logging, Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, Mining of metal ores, Mining of non-ferrous metal ores, Other mining and quarrying, Mining support service activities, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of malt, Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of leather and related products, Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials, Manufacture of paper and paper products, Printing and reproduction of recorded media, Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms, Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products, Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics, Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations, Manufacture of other chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock, Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles, Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of furniture, Other manufacturing, Repair and installation of machinery and equipment, ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES, CONSTRUCTION Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, Employment activities, Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities, Security and investigation activities, Services to buildings and landscape activities, Office administrative, office support and other business support activities, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY, EDUCATION, HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES, Creative, arts and entertainment activities, Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities, Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities, OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES, ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS EMPLOYERS; U0NDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE, ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


LVL 4,26 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


KOMISIJAS LĒMUMS 2007-IX-24, ar ko pieņem darbības programmu “Uzņēmējdarbība un Inovācijas” Kopienas palīdzībai no Eiropas Reģionālās attīstības fonda atbilstīgi konverģences mērķim Latvijā
CCI 2007 LV 16 1 PO 001 — 21,29 LVL (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


55,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=189065







Reference number of the State Aid


X 650/09




Member State


—




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NEDERLAND




Granting authority







Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer




BJZ/contactpunt juridische EU-processen IPC 880




Postadres: Postbus 20951, 2500 EZ Den Haag, Nederland




djz.internationaal@minvrom.nl




www.vrom.nl








Title of the aid measure


Subsidieregeling Wet op het Waddenfonds (uitbreiding GBER)




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


Regeling van 25 juni 2009, houdende wijziging van de Susbidieregeling Wet op het Waddenfonds (uitbreiding met subsidiemogelijkheden uit de groepsvrijstellingsverordening) (Staatscourant 2009, nr. 10214)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


13.7.2009—31.12.2026




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


—




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 6,11 (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 %




Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 18)


35,00 %


—




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)


35,00 %


—




Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22)


40,00 %


—




Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23)


40,00 %


—




Aid for environmental studies (Art.24)


40,00 %


—




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


40,00 %


—




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


40,00 %


—




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


40,00 %


—




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


40,00 %


—




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


40,00 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 000 000,00 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)


40,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stcrt-2009-10214.html?zoekcriteria=%3fzkt%3dUitgebreid%26pst%3dStaatscourant%26vrt%3dwaddenfonds%26zkd%3dInDeGeheleText%26dpr%3dAfgelopenWeek%26numS%3dPublicatievolgnummer%26sdt%3dDatumPublicatie%26ap%3d%26pnr%3d1%26rpp%3d10&resultIndex=0&sorttype=1&sortorder=4







Reference number of the State Aid


X 949/09




Member State


Poland




Member State reference number


PL




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Article 87(3)(a)




Granting authority







Prezydent Miasta Torunia




Wały Gen. Sikorskiego 8




87-100 Toruń




www.um.torun.pl








Title of the aid measure


Pomoc regionalna ad hoc dla Wyższej Szkoły Filologii Hebrajskiej w Toruniu.




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


Ustawa z dnia 8 marca 1990 r. o samorządzie gminnym (tekst jedn. Dz. U. z 2001 r. Nr 142, poz. 2591 ze zm.), ustawa z dnia 27 lipca 2005 r. Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym (Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 164, poz. 1365 ze zm.), uchwała Rady Miasta Toruń z dnia 17 września 2009 r. nr 645/09 oraz umowa zawarta w dniu 16 października 2009 r. pomiędzy Gminą Miastem Toruń a Wyższą Szkołą Filologii Hebrajskiej wraz z aneksem do umowy




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


16.10.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


Education




Type of beneficiary


SME




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


PLZ 2,55 (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 %




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


10,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.bip.torun.pl/files/doc/645_umowa_aneks_1_01.pdf










 


http://www.bip.torun.pl/files/doc/645_umowa_01.pdf











Reference number of the State Aid


X 968/09




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


TIROLER OBERLAND
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, Abteilung Wirtschaft und Arbeit




Heiliggeiststraße 7-9, 6020 Innsbruck




https://portal.tirol.gv.at/TirolGvAt/dienststelleDetails.do?cmd=detailsCommit&fachbereichsid=0&orgeseq=300067&cid=1








Title of the aid measure


Rahmenrichtlinie für die Wirtschaftsförderung des Landes Tirol — Ad-hoc-Beihilfe




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


Rahmenrichtlinie für die Wirtschaftsförderung des Landes Tirol




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid — Schuldnergemeinschaft Area 47 Errichtung GmbH und Area 47 Betriebs Gmb




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


15.12.2009




Economic sector(s) concerned


Activities of amusement parks and theme parks




Type of beneficiary


SME




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


EUR 0,66 (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)


5,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.tirol.gv.at/fileadmin/www.tirol.gv.at/themen/wirtschaft-und-tourismus/wirtschaftsfoerderung/downloads/rahmenrichtlinie_neu.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 34/10




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


BAYERN
Mixed




Granting authority







Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Verkehr und Technologie




Prinzregentenstr. 28




80538 München




http://www.stmwivt.bayern.de








Title of the aid measure


Bayerisches Technologieförderungs-Programm (BayTP)




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


Richtlinien zur Durchführung des Bayerischen Technologieförderungs-Programms (BayTP), AllMBl 15/2009, S. 490 ff.




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation NN77/2004
Verlängerung des bisher genehmigten Programms bei gleichzeitiger Umstellung auf die Vorschriften der AGFVO (Nutzung der Freistellung)




Duration


1.1.2010—30.6.2014




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 6,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant, Loan




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 %


—




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


35,00 %


—




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


25,00 %


10 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


35,00 %


—




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


35,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
https://www.verkuendung-bayern.de/allmbl/jahrgang:2009/heftnummer:15/seite:490/doc:2