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: 2011-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, Greece, Scotland, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, large business, small and medium-sized enterprises








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7.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/25





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 296/05







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33497 (11/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial




C/ Cid, 4




28001 Madrid




www.cdti.es








Title of the aid measure


INNPRONTA




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


Orden CIN/1865/2011, de 22 de junio, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas a fomentar la cooperación estable público-privada en investigación industrial, en áreas de importancia estratégica para el desarrollo de la economía española (Programa INNPRONTA).
Se adjunta, además, a modo de ejemplo, la Resolución de 6 de julio de 2011, de la Presidencia del Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial, que aprueba la convocatoria del año 2011.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


6.7.2011—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 102,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Soft loan, Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Fondos FEDER (Programa Operativo de I+D+i por y para el beneficio de las empresas — Fondo Tecnológico) — EUR 15,75 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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


65 %


15 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/05/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-11580.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33498 (11/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial




C/ Cid, 4




28001 Madrid




www.cdti.es








Title of the aid measure


FEDER INNTERCONECTA




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


Orden CIN/1729/2011, de 9 de junio, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones destinadas a fomentar la cooperación estable público-privada en investigación y desarrollo (I+D), en áreas de importancia estratégica para el desarrollo de la economía española (Programa FEDER-INNTERCONECTA).




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


23.6.2011—31.12.2014




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


EUR 140,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Fondos FEDER (Programa Operativo de I+D+i por y para el beneficio de las empresas — Fondo Tecnológico) — EUR 98,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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


65 %


15 %




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


40 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/06/22/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-10854.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33501 (11/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SCOTLAND
Mixed




Granting authority







Scottish Government — Third Sector Dvision




6th Floor




5 Atlantic Quay




150 Broomielaw




GLASGOW




G2 8LU




http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300








Title of the aid measure


Enterprise Growth Fund




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


Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


15.8.2011—30.3.2012




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


GBP 4,50 (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 %




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


50 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 GBP


—




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


25 %


45 %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60 %


20 %




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 %


—




Scheme


20 %


20 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42)


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.justenterprise.org/growth.php?current=6







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33504 (11/X)




Member State


Greece




Member State reference number


EL




Name of the Region (NUTS)


ELLADA
Article 107(3)(c), Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRY




119 MESOGEION AV.




GR 10192




www.ggb.gr








Title of the aid measure


DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNAZATION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS




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


L. 3928/2011, SECTION3 (FEK A143/2011) ARTICLES 51 AND 62




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


18.6.2011—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 42,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Other form of tax advantage, Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


THE MEASURE WILL BE FINANCED PARTIALLY FOR THE AID CONCERNING GRANTS BY THE OERATIONAL PROGRAMME ‘COMPETITIVENESS AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP’ — EUR 76,00 (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.et.gr







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33505 (11/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


ES




Name of the Region (NUTS)


CATALUNA
Mixed




Granting authority







Agencia de Apoyo a la Empresa Catalana (ACC1Ó)




Passeig de Gràcia, 129 08008 Barcelona




www.acc10.cat








Title of the aid measure


Línea de ayudas destinadas a incentivar la participación de agentes catalanes en las convocatorias Eranet de los proyectos Eurotransbio y Manunet




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


Resolución IUE/4066/2010, de 17 de diciembre, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2011.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


25.12.2010—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


EUR 0,85 (in millions)




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 %




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


70 %


—




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


65 %


20 %




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


40 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.gencat.cat/eadop/imagenes/5782/10330069.pdf