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: Belgium, Flanders (Belgium), Slovenia, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, large business, silviculture, small and medium-sized enterprises








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11.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/36





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 329/04







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33356 (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







The Department of Communities and Local Government




Eland House




Bressenden Place




London




SW1E 5DU




http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/








Title of the aid measure


The English Research, Development and Innovation State Aid Scheme




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








 


The European Communities Act 1972;










 


The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;










 


The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993;










 


The Local Government Act 2000;










 


The Public Contracts Regulations SI 2006 No 5;










 


The Local Government Act 2007;










 


The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008; and










 


The European Communities (Finance) Act 2008.








Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.7.2011—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


GBP 5 250,00 (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


ERDF — GBP 2 800 m (GBP 400m x 7) — GBP 2 800,00 (in millions)




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)


65 %


—




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


100 %


—




Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34)


100 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 500 000 GBP


—




Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36)


200 000 GBP


—




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


50 000 000 GBP


—




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.communities.gov.uk/documents/regeneration/pdf/1924465.pdf










 


http://www.communities.gov.uk/regeneration/regenerationfunding/europeanregionaldevelopment/nationalguidance/stateaid/











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33592 (11/X)




Member State


Slovenia




Member State reference number


SI




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Slovenia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Eko sklad, Slovenski okoljski javni sklad




Tivolska cesta 30, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija




http://www.ekosklad.si/








Title of the aid measure


Spodbude EKO sklada j.s




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


Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči in pomoči po pravilu „de minimis“,
Splošni pogoji poslovanja Eko sklada, Slovenskega okoljskega javnega sklada in
Zakon o varstvu okolja (Uradni list RS, št. 39/06 –UPB, 70/08 in 108/09),




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


21.4.2011—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


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Soft loan, Direct grant, Interest subsidy




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 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 %




Scheme


30 %


20 %




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


50 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.ekosklad.si/dokumenti/spp.pdf










 


http://zakonodaja.gov.si/rpsi/r05/predpis_ZAKO1545.html










 


http://www.ekosklad.si/pdf/Pravilnik_DP.pdf











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33593 (11/X)




Member State


Belgium




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


VLAAMS GEWEST
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Departement Landbouw en Visserij




Koning Albert II-laan 35 bus 40




1030 Brussels




www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw








Title of the aid measure


Subsidie voor de uitvoering van het project „GEREDUCEERDE BODEMBEWERKING EN GROENBEDEKKERS VOOR DUURZAME BIOLOGISCHE TEELTSYSTEMEN” kaderend binnen de „CORE Organic II ERA-NET”




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


Ministerieel besluit van 23.8.2011 houdende toekenning van een subsidie aan het Eigen Vermogen van het Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (EV ILVO) voor de uitvoering van het project „GEREDUCEERDE BODEMBEWERKING EN GROENBEDEKKERS VOOR DUURZAME BIOLOGISCHE TEELTSYSTEMEN” kaderend binnen de „CORE Organic II ERA-NET”




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.9.2011—31.12.2014




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,07 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Other. Please specify. — gesubsidieerde diensten




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 research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34)


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=2300







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33594 (11/X)




Member State


Belgium




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


VLAAMS GEWEST
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Departement Landbouw en Visserij




Koning Albert II-laan 35 bus 40




1030 Brussels




www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw








Title of the aid measure


Subsidie aan de Universiteit Gent voor de uitvoering van het project „DOELGERICHTE BESTRIJDING EN VERBETERDE BESTUIVING IN ORGANISCHE GEWASBESCHERMING (BICOPOLL)” kaderend binnen het CORE Organic II ERA-NET




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


Ministerieel besluit van 2.9.2011 houdende toekenning van een subsidie aan de Universiteit Gent voor de uitvoering van het project „DOELGERICHTE BESTRIJDING EN VERBETERDE BESTUIVING IN ORGANISCHE GEWASBESCHERMING (BICOPOLL)” kaderend binnen het CORE Organic II ERA-NET




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.10.2011—31.12.2014




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,06 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Other. Please specify. — gesubsidieerde diensten




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 research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34)


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=2300







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33595 (11/X)




Member State


Belgium




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


VLAAMS GEWEST
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Departement Landbouw en Visserij




Koning Albert II-laan 35 bus 40




1030 Brussel




www.vlaanderen.be/landbouw








Title of the aid measure


Subsidie voor de uitvoering van het project „PROMOTEN VAN EEN GOEDE GEZONDHEID EN WELZIJN BIJ BIO-LEGHENNEN IN EUROPA (HealthyHens)” kaderend binnen het CORE Organic II ERA-NET




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


Ministerieel besluit nan 23.8.2011 houdende toekenning van een subsidie aan het Eigen Vermogen van het Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (EV ILVO) voor de uitvoering van het project „PROMOTEN VAN EEN GOEDE GEZONDHEID EN WELZIJN BIJ BIO-LEGHENNEN IN EUROPA (HealthyHens)” kaderend binnen het CORE Organic II ERA-NET




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.10.2011—31.12.2014




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,07 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Other. Please specify. — gesubsidieerde diensten




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 research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34)


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=2300