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: 2010-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Estonia, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, aid to industry, control of State aid, economic aid, employment aid, investment aid








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20.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/48





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 284/02







Reference number of the State Aid


X 328/10




Member State


Slovenia




Member State reference number


SI




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Slovenia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







MINISTRSTVO ZA GOSPODARSTVO




Kotnikova 5




1000 Ljubljana




Slovenija




http://www.mg.gov.si/








Title of the aid measure


Spodbujanje internacionalizacije podjetij za obdobje 2010 — 2014




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


Program Vlade RS za spodbujanje internacionalizacije podjetij za obdobje 2010 — 2014




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


29.7.2010—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 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 %




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


50,00 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50,00 %


—




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.mg.gov.si/fileadmin/mg.gov.si/pageuploads/DEOT/Internacionalizacija_TNI/internacionalizacija_program_deot_100730.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 329/10




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


VALLE D'AOSTA
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta




Piazza Deffeyes n. 1




11100 Aosta




http://www.regione.vda.it/default_i.asp








Title of the aid measure


Piano triennale di politica del lavoro — 2009/2011




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


1 L. r. 31/3/2003, n. 7: «Disp.in materia di politiche regionali del lavoro, di form. profes. e riorganizzazione dei servizi per l’impiego»; 2 del. Consiglio regionale ogg. n. 668/XIII del 15/7/2009 che approva il Piano triennale di Politica lavoro (PPL) 2009-2011; 3. del. Giunta regionale (DGR) n. 3098 del 6/9/2009 di app. delle istruzioni per fissazione termini e modalità benefici del PPL 2009-2011; 4. DGR n. 1827 del 2/7/2010 che mod. e integr istru ter. e mod. di cui DGR 3098 in 3.




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


15.7.2009—31.12.2012




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 0,90 (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 %


—




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.regione.vda.it/lavoro/piano_politiche_lavoro_2009_2011_i/piano_triennale_2009_2011_i.asp










 


http://www.regione.vda.it/lavoro/piano_politiche_lavoro_2009_2011_i/incentivi_disabili_i.asp










 


http://www.regione.vda.it/lavoro/piano_politiche_lavoro_2009_2011_i/incentivi_assunzione_svantaggiati_i.asp











Reference number of the State Aid


X 330/10




Member State


Cyprus




Member State reference number


25.06.001.792




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Cyprus
Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Υπηρεσία Ενέργειας




Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού, 1521




Λευκωσία




Κύπρος




http://www.cei.org.cy








Title of the aid measure


Σχέδιο χορηγιών για ενθάρρυνση της χρήσης των ανανεώσιμων πηγών ενέργειας (2010) γα φυσικά και νομικά πρόσωπα καθώς και φορείς του δημόσιου τομέα που ασκούν οικονομική δραστηριότητα




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


Απόφαση του Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου με ημερομηνία 3/6/2010




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X395/2009
Η Αρμόδια Αρχή επέφερε τις ακόλουθες τροποποιήσεις στο υφιστάμενο μέτρο:






Α.


Αφαίρεση όλων των κατηγοριών χορηγιών για εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας και συμπαραγωγή ηλεκτρισμού/θερμότητας/ψύξης·










Β.


Μείωση των μέγιστων ποσών χορηγίας (για ορισμένες κατηγορίες)·










Γ.


Αφαίρεση της ενίσχυσης στο γεωργικό τομέα με βάση τον Κανονισμό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1857/2006 για την οποία δε λήφθηκε καμία αίτηση εντός του 2009·










Δ.


Πρόσθεση της Ειδικής Χορηγίας ως τρίτης μορφής ενίσχυσης η οποία αφορά νομικά ή φυσικά πρόσωπα που ασκούν μεν οικονομική δραστηριότητα αλλά οι δραστηριότητές τους δεν αποτελούν αντικείμενο ενδοκοινοτικών συναλλαγών με αποτέλεσμα να μην εμπίπτουν στους κανόνες των κρατικών ενισχύσεων·










Ε.


Αύξηση του ορίου της χορηγίας για την οποία είναι αναγκαία η υπογραφή συμφωνίας μεταξύ του επενδυτή και της Επιτροπής Διαχείρισης του Ειδικού Ταμείου Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας και Εξοικονόμησης Ενέργειας (εφεξής «Επιτροπή Διαχείρισης του Ειδικού Ταμείου») στα 3 000 ευρώ.








Duration


3.8.2010—20.12.2013




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 2,50 (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) Scheme


15,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.cie.org.cy/PDF/Sxedio_xorhgiwn_gia_nomika-2010.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 331/10




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


ES 51




Name of the Region (NUTS)


CATALUNA
Mixed




Granting authority







Institut Català d’Energia




C/Pamplona, 113, tercera planta




08018 Barcelona




http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/icaen








Title of the aid measure


Ayudas para proyectos de inversión en instalaciones de aprovechamiento de la energía solar térmica y de la biomasa leñosa para usos térmicos y en instalaciones de aprovechamiento del biogás, dentro del programa del fomento de las energías renovables




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


Orden ECF/393/2010, de 14 de junio, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras en régimen de concurrencia competitiva y en régimen reglado para la concesión de las subvenciones en el marco del programa de energías renovables y se hace pública su convocatoria para el año 2010.




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


22.7.2010—30.3.2011




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


EUR 1,60 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Programa operativo de intervención comunitaria del FEDER en el marco del objetivo de competitividad regional y empleo para la Comunidad Autònoma de Cataluña en España (CCI: 2007ES162PO006) — 0,03 EUR (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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


45,00 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
https://www.gencat.cat/eadop/imagenes/5675/10145039.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


X 332/10




Member State


Estonia




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Estonia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet




Narva mnt. 3, 51009, Tartu, Estonia




www.pria.ee








Title of the aid measure


Põllumajandustoodetele ja mittepuidulistele metsasaadustele lisandväärtuse andmise investeeringutoetus




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


Põllumajandusministri 27. juuli 2010. a määrus nr 85 „Põllumajandustoodetele ja mittepuidulistele metsasaadustele lisandväärtuse andmise investeeringutoetuse saamise nõuded, toetuse taotlemise ja taotluse menetlemise täpsem kord” (RTI, 3.8.2010, 53, 347)




Type of measure


Scheme -




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


6.8.2010—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


EEK 111,30 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Maaelu Arengu Euroopa Põllumajandusfond (EAFRD) — 83,48 EEK (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


50,00 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
https://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/act.jsp?id=13346641