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: 2010-08-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Latvia, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid








C_2010216EN.01004301.xml










10.8.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/43





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 216/04







Reference number of the State Aid


X 97/10




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SOUTH EAST
Mixed




Granting authority







South East England Development Agency




Berkeley House




Cross Lanes




Guildford




Surrey




GU1 1YA




www.seeda.co.uk








Title of the aid measure


South East England Development Agency — General Block Exemption Scheme 2010 — 2013




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








 


Regional Development Agencies Act 1998
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980045_en_1.htm










 


European Communities Act 1972
http://www.uk-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1










 


European Communities (Finance) Act 2008
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080001_en_1








Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.2.2010—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 600,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Risk capital, Grant, Repayable advances




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


15,00 %


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 %


—




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)
(Various)


35,00 %


20 %




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 %


20 %




Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art.20)


15,00 %


—




Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21)


60,00 %


20 %




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


45,00 %


20 %




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


45,00 %


20 %




Aid for environmental studies (Art.24)


50,00 %


20 %




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


50,00 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50,00 %


—




Aid in the form of risk capital (Art. 28 — 29)


1 292 400,00 GBP


—




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 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




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


100,00 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 077 000,00 GBP


—




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


172 320,00 GBP


—




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


861 600,00 GBP


—




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


25,00 %


20 %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60,00 %


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.seeda.co.uk/_documentbank/SEEDA_GEBRScheme_2010.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 242/10




Member State


Latvia




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Latvia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Labklājības ministrijas Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūra




Kr.Valdemāra 38k-1, LV-1010, Rīga




www.nva.gov.lv








Title of the aid measure


Atbalstītās nodarbinātības pasākumi mērķgrupu bezdarbniekiem




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


Ministru kabineta 2008.gada 8.aprīļa noteikumi Nr.258 “Noteikumi par darbības programmas “Cilvēkresursi un nodarbinātība” papildinājuma apakšaktivitāti “Atbalstītās nodarbinātības pasākumi mērķgrupu bezdarbniekiem” ” (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2008, 59.nr.; 2009, 9.nr.; 2010, 67.nr.)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 364/09
X 364/09




Duration


29.4.2010—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


LVL 1,74 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Eiropas Sociālais fonds — 6,53 LVL (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40)


50,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=173943







Reference number of the State Aid


X 277/10




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


BURGENLAND
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Arbeitsmarktservice im Namen und auf Rechnung des Bundes




Treustraße 35 — 43




A-1200 Wien




www.ams.at








Title of the aid measure


Qualifizierungsförderung für Beschäftigte und Beschäftigte in Kurzarbeit im Rahmen des Europäischen Sozialfonds (Phasing Out Schwerpunkt 1.1)




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


§§ 34 und 37c Arbeitsmarktservicegesetz (AMSG)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XT26/01






*


Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 80 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 50 Jahre in KMU. Im Fall von Großbetrieben beträgt die Förderhöhe 70 %. 20 % bzw. 30 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen.










*


Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 70 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren in KMU bzw. 60 % in Großbetrieben für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 45 Jahre bis 50 Jahre; TeilnehmerInnen in Qualifizierungsverbünden; ArbeitnehmerInnen, die als höchste abgeschlossene Ausbildung eine Lehre oder eine mittlere Schule aufweisen. 30 % bzw. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen.










*


Im Falle der Förderung der Qualifizierung von Beschäftigten im Rahmen von Kurzarbeit beträgt die Höhe der Förderung 70 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren in KMU und 60 % in Großbetrieben. 30 % bzw. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen.








Duration


21.6.2010—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


EUR 1,10 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


http://www.ams.at/_docs/001_qfb_kuaqfb_RILI.pdf — 0,83 EUR (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60,00 %


80 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.ams.at/_docs/001_qfb_kuaqfb_RILI.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 278/10




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


OESTERREICH
Mixed




Granting authority







Arbeitsmarktservice im Namen und auf Rechnung des Bundes




Treustraße 35 — 43




A-1200 Wien




www.ams.at








Title of the aid measure


Qualifizierungsförderung für Beschäftigte und Beschäftigte in Kurzarbeit im Rahmen des Europäischen Sozialfonds (Ziel 2 Schwerpunkt 1).




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


§§ 34 und 37c Arbeitsmarktservicegesetz (AMSG)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XT26/01






*


Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 70 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 50 Jahre. 30 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen.










*


Die Höhe der Förderung beträgt 60 % der anerkennbaren Kursgebühren für ArbeitnehmerInnen ab 45 bis 50 Jahre; TeilnehmerInnen in Qualifizierungsverbünden; Frauen, die als höchste abgeschlossene Ausbildung eine Lehre oder eine mittlere Schule aufweisen; WiedereinsteigerInnen. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen.




Im Falle der Förderung der Qualifizierung im Rahmen von Kurzarbeit beträgt die Höhe der Förderung 60 % der anerkennbaren Kursbgebühren. 40 % der Qualifizierungskosten sind vom Arbeitgeber zu übernehmen.




Duration


21.6.2010—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


EUR 33,50 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


http://www.ams.at/_docs/001_qfb_kua_RILI.pdf — 16,75 EUR (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60,00 %


70 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.ams.at/_docs/001_qfb_kua_RILI.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 279/10




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural. Consejería de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural




C/ Pintor Matías Moreno, 4. 45071 — Toledo




http://www.jccm.es/cs/Satellite/Gobierno_Regional/Agricultura_Y_Desarrollo_Rural/consejeria1193042987999pg/index.html








Title of the aid measure


Servicios básicos para la economía y la población rural. Programa de Desarrollo Rural de Castilla-La Mancha 2007-2013. Medida 321




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


Programa de Desarrollo Rural de Castilla-La Mancha 2007-2013.
Orden de 06-06-2008, por la que se establece el procedimiento de selección de territorios y las disposiciones del Eje LEADER en el marco del Programa de Desarrollo Rural de Castilla-La Mancha 2007-2013. (DOCM no 126 de 18-06-2008)
Orden de 25-11-2009, de la Consejería de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, por la que se modifica la anterior (DOCM no 233 de 27-11-2009)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


28.11.2009—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 3,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


FEADER — 2,22 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


30,00 %


10 %




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


40,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.jccm.es/cs/Satellite/index/programa1212676998620pl/1212674430800.html
El texto integro del Programa (tomos 1 y 2) se encuentra como documento anexo en SANI










 


http://docm.jccm.es/portaldocm/verDisposicionAntigua.do?ruta=2008/06/18&idDisposicion=123062549127150767
El texto integro de la norma se encuentra como documento anexo en SANI










 


http://docm.jccm.es/portaldocm/descargarArchivo.do?ruta=2009/11/27/pdf/2009_17936.pdf&tipo=rutaDocm
El texto integro de la norma se encuentra como documento anexo en SANI