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: Catalonia, Czechia, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, large business, motor vehicle industry, small and medium-sized enterprises








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11.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/41





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 329/05







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33450 (11/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SCOTLAND
Mixed




Granting authority







Scottish Government




European Structural Funds




Atlantic Quay




150 Broomielaw




G2 8LU




www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/business-industry/support/17404/structuralfunds2007-2013








Title of the aid measure


ERDF Priorities 1 & 2 Support Scheme Scotland




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


European Community Act 1998
Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland Statutory Instruments 2006 No 304 (s 3)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 654/2009




Duration


1.8.2011—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 55,00 (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 Priorities 1&2 Scotland — GBP 75,50 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Scheme


20 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404/latest-news







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33574 (11/X)




Member State


Netherlands




Member State reference number


NLD




Name of the Region (NUTS)


AGGLOM.'S-GRAVENHAGE
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







B&W Rotterdam namens Management Autoriteit Kansen voor West




Coolsingel 40




3011 AD Rotterdam




http://www.kansenvoorwest.nl/








Title of the aid measure


Aardwarmte Den Haag




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


besluit%20efro%20staatscourant%2023%20oktober%202007.pdf




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Date of granting


9.12.2010—31.12.2011




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Type of beneficiary


SME — Aardwarmte Den Haag vof




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


EUR 7,40 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


EFRO — EUR 3,40 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23)


45 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.kansenvoorwest.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=50







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33589 (11/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


ES51




Name of the Region (NUTS)


CATALUNA
Mixed




Granting authority







Agencia de Apoyo a la Empresa Catalana (ACC1Ó)




Passeig de Gràcia, 129




08008 Barcelona




http://www.acc10.cat/








Title of the aid measure


Línea de ayudas en forma de garantía para la financiación de proyectos de innovación, internacionalización y industrialización.




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


Orden EMO/197/2011, de 1 de agosto, por la cual se aprueban la bases reguladoras y se abre la convocatoria de la línea de ayudas en forma de garantía para la financiación de proyectos de innovación, internacionalización y industrialización. (DOGC núm. 5940 de 11.8.2011)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


12.8.2011—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 15,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


EUR 30,00 (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 %




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


25 %


0 %




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


25 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.gencat.cat/eadop/imagenes/5940/11213026.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33590 (11/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


ES 51




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 préstamos directos en condiciones preferentes para la financiación de actuaciones en el sector de la motocicleta




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


Resolución EMO/1907/2011, de 22 de julio, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la línea de préstamos directos en condiciones preferentes para la financiación de actuaciones en el sector de la motocicleta, y por la que se abre la convocatoria para el año 2011




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


4.8.2011—31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles, Manufacture of motorcycles




Type of beneficiary


SME,large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 36,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Soft loan




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 %




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


25 %


20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


50 %


—




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




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


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.gencat.cat/eadop/imagenes/5934/11194120.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33597 (11/X)




Member State


Czech Republic




Member State reference number


34737/11/08100/08000




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


ICT a strategické služby — 3.výzva — prodloužení




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 147/2010




Duration


1.9.2011—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


CZK 2 940,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


SF-ERDF — 85 %
státní rozpočet — 15 % — CZK 2 499,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Scheme


40 %


20 %




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


50 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.mpo-oppi.cz/ict-a-strategicke-sluzby/#vyzva4