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: 2011-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Brittany, Germany, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, investment aid, regions of the Czech Republic, small and medium-sized enterprises








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18.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/103





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 87/04







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32229 (11/X)




Member State


Czech Republic




Member State reference number


228/11/08100/08000




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Strední Cechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Strední Morava, Moravskoslezko
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu




Na Františku 32




110 15 Praha 1




www.mpo.cz








Title of the aid measure


Progres-3.výzva




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


Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání,
Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 51/2010




Duration


5.1.2010—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


CZK 600,00 (in millions)




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


SF-ERDF — 85 % — 510,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Scheme


40 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.mpo-oppi.cz/progres/#vyzva3







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32297 (11/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER, EAST MIDLANDS, WEST MIDLANDS, EASTERN, LONDON, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST
Mixed




Granting authority







Department for Business Innovation and Skills




1 Victoria St




London




SW1H 0ET




www.bis.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Grant for Business Investment




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


Sections 7 and 8 Industrial Development Act 1982
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&PageNumber=0&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=2108730&ActiveTextDocId=2108730&filesize=13831




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 132/2010




Duration


17.1.2011—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


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


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




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Some individual projects receive ERDF structural funds rather than funds from UK, though the UK authorities act as a mechanism for providing them. Relevant intervention rates are respected. — 10,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Art. 15)


20 %


—




Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art. 14)


35 %


—




General training (Art. 38(2))


60 %


20 %




Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Art. 16)


15 %


—




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


50 %


20 %




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


25 %


20 %




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


25 %


20 %




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


100 %


—




Scheme


30 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file40543.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32473 (11/X)




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)




http://www.igape.es/index.php?lang=es








Title of the aid measure


Ayudas del Igape a los proyectos de formación empresarial (Procedimiento IG148)




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


Resolución de 19 de enero de 2011 por la que se procede a la convocatoria para el ejercicio 2011, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva y trámite anticipado de gasto, de las ayudas del Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica a los proyectos colectivos empresariales, cofinanciados con el Fondo Social Europeo en el marco del Programa operativo FSE Galicia 2007-2013.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 196/2010




Duration


28.2.2011—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


FSE 2007-2013 — 0,16 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://goo.gl/aFW1h










 


http://www.xunta.es/Doc/Dog2010.nsf/FichaContenido/FAAA?OpenDocument











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32484 (11/X)




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend, Abteilung III/4 (Tourismus-Förderungen)




Stubenring 1, 1011 Wien




www.bmwfj.gv.at








Title of the aid measure


Übernahme von Haftungen für die Tourismus- und Freizeitwirtschaft 2011 — 2013




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


Richtlinie des Bundesministers für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend für die
Übernahme von Haftungen für die Tourismus- und Freizeitwirtschaft 2011 — 2013




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 138/2008




Duration


19.1.2011—31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Land transport and transport via pipelines, Travel agency and tour operator activities, Event catering and other food service activities, Technical testing and analysis, Operation of sports facilities, Other amusement and recreation activities, Fitness facilities, Hotels and similar accommodation, Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods, Holiday and other short-stay accommodation, Hairdressing and other beauty treatment, Other accommodation, Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks, Restaurants and mobile food service activities, Beverage serving activities, Renting and operating of own or leased real estate, Physical well-being activities, Motion picture projection activities, Gambling and betting activities




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 5,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


EUR 5,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Guarantee




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 %




Scheme


20 %


0 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art. 15)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.oeht.at/page/media/download/garantie%20betriebe/RHaftung2011.pdf
Finanzierung und Förderung, Haftung für Tourismusbetriebe, Richtlinie für die Übernahme von Haftungen (Download Langfassung)







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32522 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


HAMBURG
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Hamburgische Wohnungsbaukreditanstalt




20097 Hamburg, Besenbinderhof 31




www.wk-hamburg.de








Title of the aid measure


Förderrichtlinie Energiesparendes Bauen —
Förderrichtlinie für die Gewährung von Zuschüssen im Energiesparenden Wohnungsbau in Hamburg (als besondere Wohnraumförderung)




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


§ 2 Absätze 3 und 4 des Gesetzes über die Wohnraumförderung in der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (Hamburgisches Wohnraumförderungsgesetz — HmbWoFG), HmbGVBl. 2008, S. 74f




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 105/2010




Duration


21.1.2011—31.12.2012




Economic sector(s) concerned


Renting and operating of own or leased real estate




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 %




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


20 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.wk-hamburg.de/fileadmin/pdf/download/2011_01_FoeRi_Energiesparend_Bauen.pdf










 


hhttp://www.wk-hamburg.de/fileadmin/pdf/download/2011_01_FoeRi_Energiesparend_Bauen.pdf