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: 2011-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, employment aid, industrial research, investment aid








C_2011078EN.01003201.xml










11.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/32





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)
2011/C 78/07







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32464 (11/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


UNITED KINGDOM
Mixed




Granting authority







Department of Energy and Climate Change




3 Whitehall Place




London




SW1A 2AW




www.decc.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund (Second Round)




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


Science and Technology Act 1965 (section 5)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


22.12.2010—31.3.2011




Economic sector(s) concerned


ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY,PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct 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 %




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


45 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/explained/geothermal/challenge_fund/challenge_fund.aspx







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32466 (11/X)




Member State


France




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie




20 avenue du Grésillé — BP 90406




F — 49004 Angers cedex 01




www.ademe.fr








Title of the aid measure


Régime d''aides de l''ADEME exempté de notification relatif aux aides à la RDI et en faveur de la protection de l''environnement dans le cadre des Investissements d''Avenir




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








—


loi no 2010-237 du 9 mars 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010 relative au programme d’Investissement d’Avenir










—


convention du 3/8/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action démonstrateurs énergies renouvelables et chimie verte»










—


convention du 3/8/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action économie circulaire»










—


convention du 6/10/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action réseaux électriques intelligents»










—


convention du 8/12/2010 entre l''Etat et l''ADEME «Action véhicules du futur»








Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2011—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 20,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


EUR 20,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Interest subsidy, Guarantee, Direct grant, Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured), 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 %




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 %


20 %




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


20 %


20 %




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


65 %


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 %


20 %




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


40 %


20 %




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


45 %


20 %




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


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.ademe.fr/invest-avenir







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32490 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


DEUTSCHLAND
Article 107(3)(a),Article 107(3)(c),Mixed,Non-assisted areas




Granting authority


siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“
siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“
siehe Dokument „Bewilligungsbehörden“




Title of the aid measure








5.


Energieforschungsprogramm „Innovation und neue Energietechnologien“








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


Bundesanzeiger Nr. 198 vom 29. Dezember 2010, Seite 4363




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 35/2009




Duration


1.1.2011—31.12.2011




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


—




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct 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 %




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


25 %


20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75 %


—




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


100 %


—




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


50 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Energie/energieforschung.html










 


http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Redaktion/PDF/B/bekanntmachung-verlaengerung-fuente-energieforschungsprogramm-bundesregierung,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi,sprache=de,rwb=true.pdf











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32499 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


DEUTSCHLAND
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







KfW-Bankengruppe




Palmengartenstraße 5-9




60325 Frankfurt




www.kfw.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinie zur Förderung von Innovationen




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


KfW-Gesetz, BGB I S. 2427
Programmmerkblatt (siehe unter documents)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2011—31.12.2011




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


—




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured)




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 %




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


25 %


0 %




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


50 %


—




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.kfw.de/kfw/de/I/II/Download_Center/Foerderprogramme/versteckter_Ordner_fuer_PDF/6000001631_M_180-185_190-195_ERP_Innovation.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32502 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


SW22-671971-38/3.3




Name of the Region (NUTS)


DEUTSCHLAND
Mixed




Granting authority







Bundesverwaltungsamt




Bundesverwaltungsamt




Referat II B 1




Eupener Straße 125




50933 Köln




www.bva.bund.de








Title of the aid measure


Bildung, Wirtschaft, Arbeit im Quartier (BIWAQ)




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


Förderrichtlinie
BIWAQ vom 01. Dezember 2010 (Bundesanzeiger Nr. 192, S. 4219)
§§ 23 und 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) (Bundeshaushaltsordnung
vom 19. August 1969 (BGBl. I S. 1284), die zuletzt durch Artikel 10 des
Gesetzes vom 9. Dezember 2010 (BGBl. I S. 1885) geändert worden ist
Stand: Zuletzt geändert durch Art. 10 G v. 9.12.2010 I 1885




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification XE 24/2008




Duration


2.5.2011—31.10.2014




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


—




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


SW22-67 19 71-38 — 56,00 (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)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.biwaq.de










 


http://www.biwaq.de/cln_007/DE/1Programm/node.html?nnn=true