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: 2012-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brandenburg, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Northern Ireland, Sardinia, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, aid to undertakings, common market, control of State aid, employment aid, farming sector, fishing industry, investment, large business, research and development, silviculture, small and medium-sized enterprises








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25.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/27





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 221/09







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34902 (12/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NORTHERN IRELAND
Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Invest Northern Ireland




Bedford Square




Bedford Street




Belfast BT2 7ES




www.investni.com








Title of the aid measure


Non Executive Director Programme




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


The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1982/1083/contents)
The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2002/1/contents)
The European Communities Act 1972
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/68/contents)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.5.2012-29.5.2015




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 0,15 (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


—




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 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.investni.com/index/publications.htm?filter=N







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34913 (12/X)




Member State


Hungary




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Hungary
Article 107(3)(a),Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium




1055, Budapest Honvéd u. 13-15




http://ngm.gov.hu/








Title of the aid measure


Vállalkozás részére bérpótló juttatásban részesülõ személy foglalkoztatásához nyújtható támogatás




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


A közfoglalkoztatáshoz nyújtható támogatásokról szóló 375/2010. (XII. 31.) Korm. rendelet




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.1.2011-31.12.2013




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


HUF 4 576,00 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Társadalmi Megújulás Operatív Program — HUF 4 576,00 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40)


48 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.magyarkozlony.hu/pdf/8074







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34921 (12/X)




Member State


Italy




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


SARDEGNA
Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Assessorato del Turismo, artigianato e commercio




Viale Trieste, 105 — 09123 Cagliari




www.regione.sardegna.it








Title of the aid measure


PO FESR 2007/2013, Competitività regionale e occupazione, Asse IV — Ambiente, Attrattività Naturale, Culturale e Turismo, Obiettivo Operativo 4.2.2 «Diversificare, destagionalizzare e riqualificare l’offerta turistica regionale innalzando il livello qualitativo dei prodotti e servizi turistici», Linea di intervento 4.2.2.a, «Adattamento delle caratteristiche strutturali delle attività del settore turistico e promozione dei progetti di investimento finalizzati al risparmio energetico ed al miglioramento dell’impatto ambientale», bando Interventi materiali e immateriali per completare e migliorare l’offerta delle imprese turistiche




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


Legge regionale 14 maggio 1984, n. 22
Legge regionale 12 agosto 1998, 27
Deliberazione della Giunta regionale 19/29 del 14.4.2011
Deliberazione della Giunta regionale 48/58 del 1.12.2011




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.6.2012-31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Accommodation




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 8,80 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission Decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


PO FERS 2007/2013, Asse IV, Linea di intervento 4.2.2.a — EUR 2,20 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)


35 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:
http://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/1725?s=1&v=9&c=389&c1=1284&id=29385







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34923 (12/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


BRANDENBURG
Article 107(3)(a),Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)




Steinstraße 104-106




14480 Potsdam




www.ilb.de








Title of the aid measure


Brandenburg-Kredit Erneuerbare Energien




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


Gesetz über die Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Juli 1996 (GVBl. I/96, Nr. 19 S. 258) geändert durch Gesetz vom 20. April 2004 (GVBl. I/04, Nr. 07, S. 156).




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.6.2012-31.12.2013




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 1,70 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Article 5)


Interest subsidy




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.ilb.de/de/wirtschaft/darlehen/brandenburg_kredit_erneuerbare_energien_1/index.html







Reference number of the State Aid


SA.34924 (12/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


—




Name of the Region (NUTS)


DEUTSCHLAND
Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung




Deichmanns Aue 29




53179 Bonn




Deutschland




www.ble.de








Title of the aid measure


Bund, Modell- und Demonstrationsvorhaben Biologische Vielfalt:
„Erhaltung der innerartlichen Vielfalt gebietsheimischer Wildobstarten in Sachsen“, Projekt-Nr.n 10BM018 und 10BM025




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


Zuwendungsbescheide (s. Anlage: Entwurfsversion vom 4.6.2012)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


—




Duration


1.7.2012-30.6.2017




Economic sector(s) concerned


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Type of beneficiary


SME




Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 0,63 (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 %




Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34)


100 %


—




Web link to the full text of the aid measure:






 


http://www.ble.de/DE/03_Forschungsfoerderung/99_SANI_Publikationen/SANI-Publikationen_node.html










 


http://www.ble.de/DE/03_Forschungsfoerderung/04_BiologischeVielfalt/MuD-Vorhaben/MuD-VorhabenBV_node.html;jsessionid=28D24D7FAFCE1AFD6DA3C9E629ABB45D.1_cid135