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, Catalonia, Czechia, East Midlands, London, North West (England), South East (England), South West (England), Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, West Midlands, 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 51/13





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 51/03







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34184 (12/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
Mixed




Granting authority







Cabinet Office




1 Horseguards Rd




London




SW1A 2HQ




www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Mutuals Support Programme




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


Charities Act 2006 (section 70)
Appropriation Act 2011 (section 5)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


30.12.2011-31.3.2015




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


GBP 4,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Other — Professional consultancy support will be contracted by Cabinet Office for the benefit of organisations or potential organisations
Support provided under Article 16 and 26/27, will be within the limits set out in those Articles. Please ignore aid intensities below.




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


1 %


—




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


2 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://mutuals.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/support







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34185 (12/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


ES 51




Name of the Region (NUTS)


CATALUNA
Mixed




Granting authority







Institut Català d’Energia




C/Pamplona, 113, tercera planta




08018 Barcelona




http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/icaen








Title of the aid measure


Subvenciones para proyectos de inversión en el marco del Plan de acción de la estrategia de ahorro y eficiencia energética en Catalunya




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


Resolución EMO/2854/2011, de 29 de noviembre, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones de ahorro y eficiencia energética, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva y en régimen reglado, y se hace pública la convocatoria para el año 2011 modificada por la Resolución EMO/2982/2011, de 22 de diciembre. (DOGC 6021 de 9.12.2011 y DOGC 6035 de 30.12.2011 respectivamente).




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


10.12.2011-30.1.2013




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 9,85 (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 %




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: Directiva 2008/50/CE y la Euro 5)


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 %




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


20 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


https://www.gencat.cat/eadop/imagenes/6021/11333064.pdf










 


https://www.gencat.cat/eadop/imagenes/6035/11355142.pdf











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34189 (12/X)




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


OESTERREICH
Mixed




Granting authority







Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (und Landesstellen bei vereinbarter Ergänzungsförderung)




Ungargasse 37




1030 Wien




www.awsg.at








Title of the aid measure


Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung für KMU — Prämienförderung (in der Fassung 22. Dezember 2011)




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


Bundesgesetz über besondere Förderung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, BGBl. Nr. 432/1996 idgF (KMU-Förderungsgesetz),
Richtlinie: Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung für KMU — Prämienförderung (in der Fassung 22. Dezember 2011)
Programmdokumente: KMU-Innovationsförderung „Unternehmensdynamik“, Jungunternehmerförderung, Innovationsschutz und Innovationsvermarktung




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation SA.32797




Duration


1.1.2012-30.6.2014




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 13,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Für ausgewählte Projekte Kofinanzierung im Rahmen der Operationellen Programme (EFRE) — EUR 0,70 (in millions)




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)


100 %


—




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


200 000 EUR


—




Scheme


20 %


20 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://rili.awsg.at/Inventory.aspx?id=1189&version=5










 


http://www.awsg.at/Content.Node/foerderungen/banken/48361.php











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34190 (12/X)




Member State


Austria




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


OESTERREICH
Mixed




Granting authority







Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH




Ungargasse 37




1030 Wien




www.awsg.at








Title of the aid measure


Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung — Haftungsübernahmen (in der Fassung 22. Dezember 2011)




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


Bundesgesetz über besondere Förderung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, BGBl. Nr. 432/1996 idgF (KMU-Förderungsgesetz), Richtlinie: Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung — Haftungsübernahmen (in der Fassung 22. Dezember 2011),
Programmdokumente: KMU-Innovationsförderung „Unternehmensdynamik“, Jungunternehmerförderung, Mikrokredite für kleine Unternehmen,
KMU-Stabilisierung




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation SA.32798




Duration


1.1.2012-30.6.2014




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 70,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


EUR 70,00 (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 %




Scheme


20 %


20 %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


20 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://rili.awsg.at/Inventory.aspx?id=1188&version=6










 


http://www.awsg.at/Content.Node/foerderungen/banken/48361.php











Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34210 (12/X)




Member State


Czech Republic




Member State reference number


638/12/08100/08000




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


Nemovitosti – 2. 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
Zákon č. 513/1991 Sb., obchodní zákoník




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 638/2009




Duration


4.1.2012-31.12.2013




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 889,00 (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 3 400,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Scheme


40 %


20 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://mpo-oppi.cz/nemovitosti/#vyzva3