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: 2011-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, East Midlands, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Germany, Italy, London, North East (England), North West (England), South East (England), South West (England), State aid, Upper Austria, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber, branch of activity, common market, control of State aid, large business, small and medium-sized enterprises








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2.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/12





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 352/03







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32496 (11/X)




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA
Mixed




Granting authority







Confidimprese FVG, capogruppo mandataria del costituito RTI «Competitività e sviluppo FVG»




via Savorgnana, 27 — 33100 UDINE




Tel 0432/511820 — fax 0432/511139




marco.dellamora@confidimpresefvg.it




www.confidimpresefvg.it








Title of the aid measure


POR FESR 2007 — 2013 Obiettivo Competitività Regionale e Occupazione
Friuli Venezia Giulia — Attività 1.2.a — incentivazione allo sviluppo tecnologico delle P.M.I. Linea di intervento C) «Fondo di garanzia per le PMI»




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


Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1530 del 4.8.2010 POR FESR 2007-2013 — Obiettivo competitività regionale e occupazione — attività 1.2.a «Incentivazione allo sviluppo competitivo delle PMI», linea di intervento c) «fondo di garanzia per le PMI» — approvazione del bando e relativi allegati, pubblicata sul Bollettino ufficiale della Regione n. 33 del 18.8.2010.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2011-31.12.2015




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


EUR 22,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


EUR 2,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Guarantee




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


POR FESR 2007-2013 — Obiettivo competitività regionale e occupazione — EUR 5,39 (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 %


—




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


60 %


20 %




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


40 %


20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75 %


—




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


80 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 250 000 EUR


—




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


200 000 EUR


—




Scheme


15 %


20 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.confidimpresefvg.it







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32501 (11/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


DEUTSCHLAND
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen




Brüderstraße 53




51427 Bergisch Gladbach




www.bast.de








Title of the aid measure


Innovationsprogramm Straße — Förderschwerpunkt Leise und innovative Fahrbahnoberflächen aus Beton oder auf Kunststoffbasis




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


Gesetz über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2011 (Haushaltsgesetz 2011)
Vom 22. Dezember 2010 (BGBl. I S. 2228)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


4.1.2011-31.12.2014




Economic sector(s) concerned


PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES




Type of beneficiary


SME,large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,30 (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 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.bast.de/cln_005/nn_510152/DE/Forschung/Forschungsfoerderung/Downloads/inno-foerdergrundsaetze-3-veroeffentlichung,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/inno-foerdergrundsaetze-3-veroeffentlichung.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.32696 (11/X)




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


OBEROESTERREICH
Mixed




Granting authority







Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abt. Wirtschaft,




Bahnhofplatz 1,




4021 Linz




www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at








Title of the aid measure


Wirtschafts-Impulsprogramm (WIP) des Landes Oberösterreich für den Zeitraum 2011-2013




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


Förderungsrichtlinien Wirtschafts-Impulsprogramm (WIP) des Landes Oberösterreich




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 622/2009




Duration


10.3.2011-31.12.2013




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


EUR 3,00 (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 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/cps/rde/xchg/ooe/hs.xsl/90682_DEU_HTML.htm







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33338 (11/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NORTH WEST, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER, EAST MIDLANDS, WEST MIDLANDS, EASTERN, LONDON, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST, NORTH EAST
Article 107(3)(a), Article 107(3)(c), Non-assisted areas, Mixed




Granting authority







The Department of Communities and Local Government




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 Environmental 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 400m allocated for each of the 7 schemes — GBP 2 800,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art.20)


15 %


—




Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21)


60 %


20 %




Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22)


45 %


20 %




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


45 %


20 %




Aid for environmental studies (Art.24)


50 %


20 %




Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Art. 18)
(Reference to the relevant standards: The standard assessed in accordance with 18 (6) / (8) of GBER)


35 %


20 %




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 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/regeneration/pdf/1924435.pdf










 


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











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.33340 (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
Article 107(3)(a), Article 107(3)(c), Non-assisted areas, 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 Risk Capital Investment 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 750,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Provision of risk capital




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


ERDF — annual expenditure of up to GBP 450 000 000 — GBP 450,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid in the form of risk capital (Art. 28 — 29)


1,5 GBP


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


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










 


http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/regeneration/pdf/1924469