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: 2012-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Italy, Marches, North East (England), Slovenia, State aid, Styria, United Kingdom, Yorkshire and The Humber, common market, control of State aid, large business, small and medium-sized enterprises








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21.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/41





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)
2012/C 51/08







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.26833 (X 51/08)




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


MARCHE
Mixed




Granting authority







Regione Marche — PF Fondo sociale europeo e formazione




Via Gentile da Fabriano 9, 60125 Ancona Italia




www.istruzioneformazionelavoro.marche.it








Title of the aid measure


POR MARCHE FSE 2007/2013. Asse I Obiettivo Specifico a). Intervento 2.4.d. progetti formativi di management per il sostegno all’imprenditoria femminile




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


DECRETO DIRIGENTE P.F. FONDO SOCIALE EUROPEO E FORMAZIONE n. 243/FSE_06 del 10 ottobre 2008 pubblicato sul BUR MARCHE n. 97 del 16 ottobre 2008




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


10.10.2008-31.12.2013




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 0,35 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


POR MARCHE FSE 2007/2013. Asse I Obiettivo Specifico a). Intervento 2.4.d. — EUR 0,13 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60 %


80 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.istruzioneformazionelavoro.marche.it/Notizie/singolaBando.asp?IdNotizia=542&idArea=0







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.30219 (X 20/10)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NORTH EAST, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
Article 107(3)(c),Non-assisted areas,Mixed




Granting authority







Yorkshire Forward and One North East




Yorkshire Forward




Victoria House




2, Victoria Place




Leeds




LS11 5AE









One North East




Stella House




Goldcrest Way




Newburn Riverside Newcastle NE15 8NY




www.yorkshire-forward.com and www.onenortheast.co.uk




Title of the aid measure


Northern England Property Scheme 2010-13




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


Regional Development Agencies Act 1998
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993
Local Government Act 2000
Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
The Public Contracts Regulations SI 2006 No 5
European Communities Act 1972 and
European Communities (Finance) Act 2008




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2010-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Mining of metal ores, Forestry and logging, Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, Other mining and quarrying, Mining support service activities, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of leather and related products, Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials, Manufacture of paper and paper products, Printing and reproduction of recorded media, Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms, Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products, Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics, Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations, Manufacture of other chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment




Type of beneficiary


SME,large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 75,00 (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


Yorkshire and Humber details
COMMISSION DECISION of 7.12.2007 adopting the operational programme for Community assistance from the European Regional Development Fund under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective in the region of Yorkshire and Humber in the United Kingdom CCI 2007 UK 162 PO009
North East of England details
COMMISSION DECISION of 10.12.2007 adopting the operational programme for Community assistance from the European Regional Development Fund under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective in the region of North East England in the United Kingdom CCI 2007UK162PO005






—


GBP 75,00 (in millions)








Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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: On case by case basis)


35 %


20 %




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 %




Scheme


25 %


20 %




Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/page/stateaid.cfm










 


http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/about/our-funding/state-aid/notification-scheme











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34279 (12/X)




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


STEIERMARK
Mixed




Granting authority







Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (SFG)




Nikolaiplatz 2




A-8020 Graz




http://sfg.at/








Title of the aid measure


Richtlinie für die Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung (SFG) 2009 — 2013




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


Steiermärkisches Wirtschaftsförderungsgesetz 2001 (LGBl. Nr. 14/2002, Novellen LGBl. Nr. 98/2007 und LGBl. Nr. 32/2009)
Richtlinie für die Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung (GZ: A14-10-2/2010-218 vom 4.10.2010)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 2/2009




Duration


1.1.2009-31.12.2013




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 100,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant, Other — zusätzlich verweisen wir auf die Haftungsübernahmen der SFG basierend auf Punkt 5.1.5 der Richtlinie für die Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung — Beihilfe Nr. SA.32644(X/11)




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Steiermark 2007-2013 (genehmigt von der Europäischen Kommission am 4. Mai 2007 CCI: 2007AT162PO007) — EUR 155,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




Aid for small enterprises newly created by female enterpreneurs (Art. 16)


15 %


—




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)


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 %




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 %




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


50 %


—




Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)


50 %


—




Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)


75 %


—




Scheme


15 %


20 %




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


50 %


—




Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)


1 250 000 EUR


—




Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art.14)


25 %


—




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


200 000 EUR


—




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


200 000 EUR


—




Specific training (Art. 38(1))


25 %


20 %




General training (Art. 38(2))


60 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.sfg.at/downloads/docs/5459_SFGRichtlinie2010.pdf







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34281 (12/X)




Member State


Slovenia




Member State reference number


SI




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Slovenia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







MINISTRSTVO ZA GOSPODARSTVO




Kotnikova 5




1000 LJUBLJANA




Slovenija




http://www.mg.gov.si/








Title of the aid measure


Spodbujanje učinkovite rabe energije in rabe obnovljivih virov energije – regionalna pomoč




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


Pravilnik o spodbujanju učinkovite rabe energije in rabe obnovljivih virov energije (Ur.l. RS št. 89/2008, 25/2009)
Uredba o zagotavljanju prihrankov energije pri končnih odjemalcih (Ur.l. RS št. 114/2009, 57/2011)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Modification X 435/2009




Duration


3.4.2009-31.12.2013




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 16,00 (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 %




Scheme


30 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://zakonodaja.gov.si/rpsi/r07/predpis_PRAV9247.html










 


http://zakonodaja.gov.si/rpsi/r06/predpis_URED5406.html