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: 2011-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid system, control of State aid, exchange of information, large business, small and medium-sized enterprises








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15.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/53





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 118/03







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32667 (11/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


ES




Name of the Region (NUTS)


RIOJA
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja




Muro de la Mata, 13-14




26071 Logroño (La Rioja)




www.ader.es








Title of the aid measure


Programa estratégico de comercio exterior (PYMES)




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


Orden no 2/2011, de 11 de febrero, de la Consejería de Industria, Innovación y Empleo, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones por la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja destinadas al programa estratégico de comercio exterior, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva (Boletín Oficial de La Rioja número 22, de 16.2.2011).




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 297/2009




Duration


17.2.2011—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


—




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


FEDER — 1,03 (in millions)




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 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www2.larioja.org/pls/dad_user/G04.texto_integro?p_cdi_accn=27-314123







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32676 (11/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


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




Granting authority







Coleg Llandrillo Cymru




External Funding Unit




Coleg Llandrillo Cymru




Rhos




Llandudno Road




Rhos-on-Sea




LL28 4HZ




http://www.llandrillo.ac.uk/about/dyfodol-scheme.aspx








Title of the aid measure


Y Dyfodol — The Future




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


Further and Higher Education Act 1992
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1992/Ukpga_19920013_en_1




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.2.2011—31.3.2014




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


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Other. Please specify. — Subsidised training




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


European Social Funding (ESF) — 4,60 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


25 %


20 %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.llandrillo.ac.uk/pdf/dyfodol-scheme.pdf










 


http://www.llandrillo.ac.uk/about/dyfodol-scheme.aspx




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Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32685 (11/X)




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SICILIA
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







REGIONE SICILIANA — DIPARTIMENTO AGENZIA REGIONALE PER L'IMPEGO




VIA IMPERATORE FEDERICO 52 — 90100 PALERMO ITALIA




www.regione.sicilia.it/famiglia








Title of the aid measure


Aiuti all'occupazione per l'assunzione a tempo indeterminato di lavoratori svantaggiati, molto svantaggiati e disabili. ex Titolo VI L.r. 9/2009 e CAPO II L.r. 11/2010 — In esenzione ex Reg. UE 800/2008




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


legge regionale 6 agosot 2009 n. 9 — titolo VI
legge regionale 12 maggio 2010 n. 11 — capo II
Decreto Drigente Generale n. 932 del 1.12.2010
Avviso pubblico n. 1/2011 approvato con DDG n. 25 del 21 gennaio 2011




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


28.2.2011—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


—




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


PO FSE SICILIA — 2007 2013 ASSE 2 — OBIETTIVO D OCCUPABILITA’ — ADOTTATO CON DECISIONE n. C/2007/6722 DEL 18 DICEMBRE 2007 — 160,00 (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)


50 %


—




Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41)


75 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://pti.regione.sicilia.it/portal/pls/portal/docs/5944277.PDF