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: 2012-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, East Midlands, London, North East (England), North West (England), South East (England), South West (England), State aid, Sweden, United Kingdom, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber, common market, control of State aid, energy production, gas, large business, processing industry, small and medium-sized enterprises








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23.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/62





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 87/03







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34093 (11/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


WALES
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Gower College




Skills for Industry Regional Team




Sketty Hall




Swansea




SA2 8QF




www.gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk








Title of the aid measure


Skills for Industry




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


The Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Section 34)
The Education Act 2002 (Section 14)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.7.2011 - 31.12.2015




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 3 060 000,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


GBP 0,00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Subsidized services




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


European Social funds — GBP 9,18 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




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.gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk/AboutUs/Information/Partnerships







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34389 (12/X)




Member State


Sweden




Member State reference number


N2012/945/MK




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SVERIGE
Mixed




Granting authority


Länsstyrelserna i respektive län
Adress, se web-plats
www.lst.se




Title of the aid measure


Stöd till biogasanläggningar inom ramen för Landsbygdsprogrammet




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


5 kap. 4 a – 4 e §§ förordningen (2007:481) om stöd för landsbygdsutvecklingsåtgärder




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.2.2012 - 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Manufacture of gas




Type of beneficiary


SME,large enterprise




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


SEK 250,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


EJFLU
Belopp av gemenskapsfinansiering
45,81 % av totalbeloppet — SEK 114,50 (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)


30 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/13166/a/19592










 


http://www.lagboken.se/files/167185/070481.pdf#search=




‘dels 2’







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34421 (12/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







Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)




1 Victoria Street




London




SW1H 0ET




http://www.bis.gov.uk








Title of the aid measure


Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS)




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


Industrial Development Act 1982, Parts III and IV. Enables selective financial assistance in the form of advice, information and service provision. The relelvant power in Section 11 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 which enables the Secretary of State to make provision for the giving of advice (whether free of charge or otherwise) to persons carrying on business, is the underlying enabling legislation for all the work which will be undertaken as a result of Manufacturing Advisory Service.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Prolongation X 47/2008




Duration


2.1.2012 - 31.3.2015




Economic sector(s) concerned


MANUFACTURING




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


GBP 17,00 (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


The consortium who are delivering the MAS are currently applying for ERDF funds from all regional Programmes where available. — GBP 20,00 (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 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.mas.bis.gov.uk/







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34425 (12/X)




Member State


Czech Republic




Member State reference number


MSMT-2779/2012-31




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Czech Republic
Mixed




Granting authority







Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy




Karmelitská 7, P.O.Box 78, 118 12 Praha 1




http://www.msmt.cz/








Title of the aid measure


NÁVRAT




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


Usnesení Vlády České republiky ze dne 7. prosince 2010 č. 886, k programu NÁVRAT na podporu výzkumu, experimentálního vývoje a inovací
Zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu, experimentálního vývoje a inovací z veřejných prostředků a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů (zákon o podpoře výzkumu, experimentálního vývoje a inovací), ve znění pozdějších předpisů (dále jen „Zákon“)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


14.9.2011 - 31.12.2019




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 50,10 (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 %




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


20 %


0 %




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.msmt.cz/vyzkum/program-navrat










 


http://www.msmt.cz/file/17530