Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 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: 2014-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bavaria, Catalonia, Estonia, Germany, Netherlands, North West (England), Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, care of people with disabilities, common market, control of State aid, employment aid, energy saving, environmental protection, environmental research, industrial research, investment aid, large business, renewable energy, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises








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23.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 120/16





Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 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)
(2014/C 120/02)







Aid number


SA.38082 (2013/X)




Member State


Estonia




Member State reference number


 




Name of the Region (NUTS)


Estonia
Article 107(3)(a)




Granting authority







Eesti Töötukassa




Lasnamäe 2, 11414 Tallinn, Eesti




www.tootukassa.ee








Title of the aid measure


Palgatoetus ja puuetega inimeste töötamise toetamine 2014




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


Tööturuteenuste ja -toetuste seadus (RT I 2005, 54, 430);
Vabariigi Valitsuse 12.12.2013 määrus nr.174 Tööhõiveprogramm 2014-2015 (RT I, 17.12.2013)




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 




Duration


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2014




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 34,6 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




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


50 %


 




Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42)


100 %


 




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/117122013006
https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/106072013006?leiaKehtiv







Aid number


SA.38156 (2014/X)




Member State


Netherlands




Member State reference number


 




Name of the Region (NUTS)


NEDERLAND
Non-assisted areas, Mixed, Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Ministerie van Economische Zaken




Postbus 20401 2500 EK Den Haag




www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ez








Title of the aid measure


Green deal Textielservice Industrie




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


Artikel 7 Kaderwet EZ-subsidies




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 




Date of granting


From 12.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES




Type of beneficiary


SME — Federatie Textielbeheer Nederland




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


EUR 0,247 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 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 environmental studies (Art.24)


50 %


0 %




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


50 %


0 %




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


45 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.rvo.nl/actueel/nieuws/textielsector-werkt-aan-meer-energie-efficiency







Aid number


SA.38188 (2014/X)




Member State


Spain




Member State reference number


ES51




Name of the Region (NUTS)


CATALUNA
Mixed




Granting authority







Departa, emtp de Empresa y Ocupación; Dirección General de Economia Social y Cooperativa y Trabajo So




Sepúlveda, 148-150 08011 Barcelona




http://www.gencat.cat/temes/cat/treball.htm








Title of the aid measure


Trabajo con apoyo a la empresa ordinaria de las personas con discapacidad y/o enfermedad mental




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


Orden EMO/285/2013, de 11 de noviembre, por la cual se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones para el Programa Trabajo con Apoyo de personas con discapacidad y/o enfermedad mental en el mercado ordinario de trabajo, y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2013.




Type of measure


Scheme




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 




Duration


22.11.2013 — 23.01.2014




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 2,25 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 5)


Direct grant




Reference to the Commission decision


—




If co-financed by Community funds


Programa Operativo del Fondo Social Europeo de Competitividad Regional y Empleo de Cataluña par el período 2007-2013
cofinanciación 50% — EUR 1,13 (in millions)




Objectives


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


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42)


80 %


 




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://portaldogc.gencat.cat/utilsEADOP/PDF/6506/1326351.pdf







Aid number


SA.38214 (2014/X)




Member State


Germany




Member State reference number


612-40306-0008




Name of the Region (NUTS)


BAYERN
Article 107(3)(c)




Granting authority







Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten




Ludwigstraße 2




80539 München




http://www.stmelf.bayern.de/








Title of the aid measure


Bayern: Forschungsprojekt: Frühwarnsystem für Stoffwechselerkrankungen von Milchkühen




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








—


Bayerische Haushaltsordnung einschl. Verwaltungsvorschriften und allgem. Nebenbestimmungen,










—


Rechtsvorschriften zum Subventionsgesetz,










—


Kooperationsvereinbarung zwischen MPR und LKV,










—


Vereinbarung über die Förderung des Forschungsprojektes










—


Kurzbeschreibung








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 




Date of granting


From 19.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering




Type of beneficiary


SME — Milchprüfring Bayern e.V.




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


EUR 0,4465 (in millions)




For guarantees


—




Aid Instrument (Art. 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 %


0 %




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
http://www.stmelf.bayern.de/mam/cms01/agrarpolitik/dateien/b_forsch_fruehwarnsystem_milchkuehe.pdf







Aid number


SA.38218 (2014/X)




Member State


United Kingdom




Member State reference number


 




Name of the Region (NUTS)


UNITED KINGDOM, NORTH WEST
Non-assisted areas




Granting authority







Department of Energy and Climate Change




3 Whitehall Place




LONDON




SW1A 2AW




https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change








Title of the aid measure


SACSESS Project




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


Section 5(1) of the Science and Technology Act 1965:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/4




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 




Date of granting


From 15.01.2014




Economic sector(s) concerned


PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES




Type of beneficiary


large enterprise — National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


GBP 0,4167 (in millions)




For guarantees


GBP 0.00 (in millions)




Aid Instrument (Art. 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 %




Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a))


100 %


 




Web link to the full text of the aid measure
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decc-grant-for-participation-in-sacsess-eu-project
Click on ‘DECC Grant for participation in SACSESS EU project’