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| 28.7.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 185/7 |

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2005/C 185/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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| Aid Number | XS 34/04 | | | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | | | |
| Region | East Wales Objective 2 and Transitional Programme | | | |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid | Creating Lean Enterprises | | | |
| Legal basis | Industrial Development Act 1982 | | | |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | | GBP 119 659 |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |  |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation | | Yes |  |
| Date of implementation | From 1.7.2004 | | | |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2007 | | | |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SME | | Yes |  |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SME | | Yes | |
| Limited to specific sectors | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Coalmining | | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | All manufacturing | | |  | |
| or | |  | |
| Steel | |  | |
| Shipbuilding | |  | |
| Synthetic fibres | |  | |
| Motor vehicles | |  | |
| Other manufacturing | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | All services | | |  | |
| or | |  | |
| Transport services | |  | |
| Financial services | |  | |
| Other services | |  | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:  Welsh European Funding Office | | | |
| Address:   |  | | --- | | Cwm Cynon Business Park | | Mountain Ash | | CF45 4ER | | | | |
| Large individual aid grants | In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation  The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid,   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 000 000 and   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or | |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | (b) | if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 000 000. | | |  |  |

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| Aid No | XS 122/03 | | | |
| Member State | Belgium | | | |
| Region | Flanders | | | |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Growth bonus — aid scheme to promote investment aid to small and medium-sized enterprises | | | |
| Legal basis | Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 10 oktober 2003 tot toekenning van steun aan kleine en middelgrote ondernemingen voor investeringen in het Vlaamse Gewest | | | |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | | EUR 25 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |  |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | | Yes |  |
| Date of implementation | 18.11.2003 | | | |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | 31.12.2006 | | | |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | | Yes |  |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | | Yes | |
| Limited to specific sectors | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Coalmining | | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | All manufacturing | | |  | |
| or | |  | |
| Steel | |  | |
| Shipbuilding | |  | |
| Synthetic fibres | |  | |
| Motor vehicles | |  | |
| Other manufacturing | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | All services | | |  | |
| or | |  | |
| Transport services | |  | |
| Financial services | |  | |
| Other services | |  | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:  Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap  Administratie Economie  Afdeling Economisch Ondersteuningsbeleid | | | |
| Address:   |  | | --- | | Markiesstraat 1 | | 1000 Brussels | | | | |
| Large individual aid grants | In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation  The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid,   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million and   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or | |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | (b) | if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 million. | | | Yes |  |

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| Aid No | XS 123/03 | | | |
| Member State | Germany | | | |
| Region | Hamburg | | | |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Directive for the granting by the Innovationsstiftung Hamburg of financial assistance for project promotion | | | |
| Legal basis | Gesetz über die Innovationsstiftung Hamburg | | | |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | | EUR 0,25 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |  |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation | | Yes |  |
| Date of implementation | 1.12.2003 | | | |
| Duration of the scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 | | | |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | | Yes |  |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | | Yes | |
| Limited to specific sectors | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Coalmining | | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | All manufacturing | | |  | |
| or | |  | |
| Steel | |  | |
| Shipbuilding | |  | |
| Synthetic fibres | |  | |
| Motor vehicles | |  | |
| Other manufacturing | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | All services | | |  | |
| or | |  | |
| Transport services | |  | |
| Financial services | |  | |
| Other services | |  | |
| Name and address of the granting authority: | Name:  Innovationsstiftung Hamburg | | | |
| Address:   |  | | --- | | Pickhuben 4 | | D-20457 Hamburg | | | | |
| Large individual aid grants | In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation  The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid,   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million and   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or | |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | (b) | if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 million. | | | Yes |  |

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| Aid Number | XS 126/03 | | | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | | | |
| Region | Wales | | | |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid | Intellectual Property Wales (IPWales®) | | | |
| Legal basis | The University of Wales, Swansea was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1920. (Under the Charter the University of Wales, Swansea has the power to operate This scheme.) | | | |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | | GBP 85 000 |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |  |
| Loans guaranteed | |  |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation | | Yes |  |
| Date of implementation | From 1.12.2003 | | | |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2004 | | | |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SME | | Yes |  |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SME | | Yes | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Limited to specific sectors | | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Coalmining | | |  | |
| All manufacturing | |  | |
| Or | |  | |
| Steel | |  | |
| Shipbuilding | |  | |
| Synthetic fibres | |  | |
| Motor vehicles | |  | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Other manufacturing | | |  | |
| All services | |  | |
| or | |  | |
| Transport services | |  | |
| Financial services | |  | |
| Other services | |  | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:  University of Wales, Swansea | | | |
| Address:   |  | | --- | | Singleton Park | | Swansea | | South Wales | | SA1 8PP | | | | |
| Large individual aid grants | In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation  The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid,   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 000 000 and   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or | |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | (b) | if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 000 000. | | | Yes |  |

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