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: 2011-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Latvia, Saxony, State aid, control of State aid, fishing industry, inland waterway transport, large business, maritime transport, medical institution, small and medium-sized enterprises








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11.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/46





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 329/06







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33607 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


—




Granting authority







Hauptzollamt




örtlich zuständiges Hauptzollamt (Adressen unter www.zoll.de)




www.zoll.de








Title of the aid measure


Ermäßigung der Steuer auf direkt am Liegeplatz im Hafen an Schiffe gelieferten elektrischen Strom (landseitige Elektrizität)




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


Artikel 2 Nr. 1 Buchstabe d und e des Gesetzes zur Änderung des Energiesteuer- und des Stromsteuergesetzes vom 1. März 2011 (Bundesgesetzblatt Jahrgang 2011 Teil I Nr. 8 vom 8. März 2011)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


23.7.2011—16.7.2014




Economic sector(s) concerned


Fishing, Water transport




Type of beneficiary


SME,large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


—




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Other form of tax advantage




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 in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Art. 25)


1 EUR


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/nn_32866/DE/BMFStartseite/Aktuelles/AktuelleGesetze/GesetzeVerordnungen/009a,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33611 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


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




Granting authority







Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit




Stresemannstraße 128- 130, 10117 Berlin




www.bmu.de








Title of the aid measure


Förderung von Vorhaben im Bereich der Elektromobilität




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


Bundesanzeiger Nr. 133 vom 2.9.2011




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


2.9.2011—31.12.2015




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 28,00 (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 %




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


50 %


10 %




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


25 %


10 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.bmu.de/verkehr/downloads/doc/43795.php







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33620 (11/X)




Member State


Latvia




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Latvia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Ltd. ‘Latvian Guarantee agency’




Zigfrīda Anna Meierovica bulvāris 14, Rīga, LV-1050




www.lga.lv








Title of the aid measure


Mezzanine Loans for Investments to Improve Competitiveness of Enterprises




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


2.8.2011 Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No.614 ‘Regulations Regarding Sub-activity 2.2.1.4.2 “Mezzanine Loans for Investments to Improve Competitiveness of Enterprises” of the Supplement to the Operational Programme “Entrepreneurship and Innovations” ’
2.8.2011 Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No.613 ‘Regulations Regarding Mezzanine Loans for Improving Competitiveness of Economic Operators’
Economics sectors, which cannot be supported under the scheme are listed in the Reg. Nr.613




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.10.2011—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


LVL 17,74 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Soft loan




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


ERDF — LVL 10,67 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Scheme


50 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=234581










 


http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=234580











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33635 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


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




Granting authority







Sächsische Aufbaubank - Förderbank




Pirnaische Strasse 9; D-01069 Dresden




www.sab.sachsen.de








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Soziales und Verbraucherschutz zur Förderung innovativer Ansätze im Bereich der Gesundheitswirtschaft im Rahmen der Umsetzung des Operationellen Programms des Freistaates Sachsen für den Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung in der Förderperiode 2007 bis 2013 (EFRE-Richtlinie SMS, SächsABl. S. 1245) hier: Innovative Maßnahmen zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz und zur Nutzung regenerativer Energien in Krankenhäusern und Altenpflegeeinrichtungen




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


siehe Anlage




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


9.9.2011—31.12.2015




Economic sector(s) concerned


Hospital activities, Residential nursing care activities




Type of beneficiary


SME,large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 4,66 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


CCI-Nr.: 2007 DE 16 1 PO 004 - EUR 1,16 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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


80 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.revosax.sachsen.de/Details.do?sid=3691114755293







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33655 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


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




Granting authority







Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit




Stresemannstraße 128 - 130




10117 Berlin




http://www.bmu.de








Title of the aid measure


Förderprogramm Optimierung der energetischen Biomassenutzung




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


Bekanntmachung über die Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung
zur klimaeffizienten Optimierung der energetischen Biomassenutzung
Vom 17. August 2011
Fundstelle: elektronischer Bundesanzeiger, Amtlicher Teil, Veröffentlichungsdatum 30.8.2011, eBAnz AT100 2011 B1




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


17.8.2011—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 6,00 (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 technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75 %


—




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


50 %


—




Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37)


500 000 EUR


—




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


50 %


20 %




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


25 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/inhalt/41774/