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| 1.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 88/34 |

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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)

2010/C 88/07

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| Aid number | X 52/2008 | |
| Member State | Spain | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | ESPANA  Mixed | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE, Y MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO | | C/ALFONSO II No 62 28014 MADRID | | http://www.marm.es/ | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Ayudas a la formación | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Real Decreto 1643/2008 de 10 de octubre por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones estatales destinadas al sector equino (BOE 11 de octubre de 2008)  Corrección de errores del Real Decreto 1643/2008 de 10 de octubre por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones estatales destinadas al sector equino (BOE 20 de octubre de 2008) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 01.01.2009 - 31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | Raising of horses and other equines | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | EUR 0,06 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | 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 % |
| Specific training (Art. 38(1)) | 25,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/10/11/pdfs/A40988-40995.pdf - http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/10/20/pdfs/A41725-41725.pdf

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| Aid number | X 60/2008 | |
| Member State | France | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | FRANCE  Mixed | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | Délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement et la compétitivité des territoires (DIACT) | | 8 rue de Penthièvre | | 75800 Paris Cedex 08 | | www.diact.gouv.fr | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Régime cadre exempté de notification relatif aux aides à la recherche, au développement et à l’innovation pris sur la base du règlement général d’exemption par catégorie no 800/2008 du 6 août 2008 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Pour les interventions de l’Etat: article 20 de la constitution du 4 octobre 1958 ainsi que les articles L. 2251-1, L. 3231-1 et L. 4211-1 du Code général des collectivités territoriales.  Pour les collectivités territoriales et leurs groupements: articles L. 1511-1 à L. 1511-5 du Code général des collectivités territoriales tels que modifiés par l.’article 1er de la loi no 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabilités locales. | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 13.10.2008 - 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 | EUR 15,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | EUR 1,00 (in millions) | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Guarantee, Grant, Repayable advances | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Programmes opérationnels de l'objectif convergence et de l'objectif compétitivité et de l'emploi des fonds structurels communautaires - 5,00 EUR (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100,00 % | — |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 65,00 % | 15 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 40,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32) | 75,00 % | — |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) | 100,00 % | — |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) | 100,00 % | — |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35) | 1 500 000,00 EUR | — |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36) | 200 000,00 EUR | — |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37) | — | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.diact.gouv.fr/fr\_1/amenagement\_du\_territoire\_44/aides\_aux\_entreprises\_626/

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| Aid number | X 61/2008 | |
| Member State | France | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | FRANCE  Mixed | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | Délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement et la compétitivité des territoires (DIACT) | | 8, rue de Penthièvre | | 75800 Paris Cedex 08 | | www.diact.gouv.fr | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Régime cadre exempté de notification relatif aux aides aux travailleurs défavorisés et handicapés pris sur la base du Règlement général d’exemption par catégorie no 800/2008 du 6 août 2008 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Pour les interventions de l’Etat: article 20 de la constitution du 4 octobre 1958 ainsi que les articles L. 2251-1, L. 3231-1 et L. 4211-1 du Code général des collectivités territoriales.  Pour les collectivités territoriales et leurs groupements: articles L. 1511-1 à L. 1511-5 du Code général des collectivités territoriales tels que modifiés par l.’article 1er de la loi no 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabilités locales. | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 13.10.2008 - 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 | EUR 20,00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | EUR 0,50 (in millions) | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Guarantee, Grant, Repayable advances | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | Ensemble des programmes opérationels régionaux des fonds structurels pour la période 2007-2013 - 4,00 EUR (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) | 50,00 % | — |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) | 75,00 % | — |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42) | 100,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.diact.gouv.fr/fr\_1/amenagement\_du\_territoire\_44/aides\_aux\_entreprises\_626/

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| Aid number | X 62/2008 | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER  Mixed | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | Yorkshire Forward and Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | | Yorkshire Forward | | 1 Victoria House | | Victoria place | | Leeds | | LS11 5AE |  |  | | --- | | Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | | 1 Victoria Street | | london | | SW1H 0ET | | www.yorkshire-forward.com and www.berr.gov.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Yorkshire and humber Research and Development Scheme for Large Companies | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | |  |  | | --- | --- | | 1) | The Industrial Development Act 1982  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1982/cukpga\_19820052\_en\_1 |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | 2) | The Regional Development Agency Act 1998  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga\_19980045\_en\_1 | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | Modification N585/2007  Transfer of the original scheme (N486/2003) and subsequent prolongation (N585/2007) to GBER.  Addition of Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to list of granting authorities:   |  | | --- | | Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | | 1 Victoria Street | | london | | SW1H 0ET | | www.berr.gov.uk |   and addition of Industrial Development Act 1982 to the list of national legal bases  The Industrial development Act 1982  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1982/cukpga\_19820052\_en\_1  Prolongation N585/2007  No | |
| Duration | 13.10.2008 - 31.03.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES, CONSTRUCTION, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES, REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES, PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY, EDUCATION, HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES, ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION, OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES, ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS EMPLOYERS; U0NDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE, ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES | |
| Type of beneficiary | large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | GBP 24.20 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | Grant | |
| Reference to the Commission decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | COMMISSION DECISION of 7-XII-2007 adopting the operational programme for Community assistance from the European Regional Development Fund under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective in the region of Yorkshire and Humber in the United Kingdom  CCI 2007 UK 162 PO009- 6.26 GBP (in millions) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a)) | 100,00 % | — |
| Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b)) | 50,00 % | 15 % |
| Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c)) | 25,00 % | 15 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

https://www.yfird.org/

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| Aid number | X 160/2008 | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | United Kingdom | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | SCOTLAND  Mixed | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | Scottish Local Authorities | | Chair SLAED, c/o Development Services, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT. | | www.slaed.org.uk & www.stateaidscotland.gov.uk | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Scottish Local Authorities Support for Training and the Employment of Disabled/Disadvantaged Workers. | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Section 20 Of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 01.01.2009 - 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 | GBP 2.00 (in millions) | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Art. 5) | 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 % |
| Specific training (Art. 38(1)) | 25,00 % | 20 % |
| General training (Art. 38(2)) | 60,00 % | 20 % |
| Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 40) | 50,00 % | — |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) | 75,00 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2003/30001d.htm#20

http://www.stateaidscotland.gov.uk/state\_aid/SA\_ApprovalsView.jsp?pContentID=347&p\_applic=CCC&p\_serv

http://www.slaed.org.uk

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