Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 13.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 7/17 |

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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 7/06

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| Reference number of State Aid | X 491/09 | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | North East, Yorkshire and The Humber  Mixed | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | One North East and Yorkshire Forward | | Stella House | | Goldcrest Way | | Newburn Riverside | | Newcastle upon Tyne | | NE15 8NY | | UNITED KINGDOM |  |  | | --- | | Yorkshire Forward | | Victoria House | | 2 Victoria Place | | Leeds | | LS11 5AE | | UNITED KINGDOM | | http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/ | | http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/ | | |
| Title of the aid measure | One North East and Yorkshire Forward Environmental Action Scheme 2009-2013 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Commission Regulation No 800/2008  The Regional Development Act 1998  The Industrial Development Act 1982  European Communities Act 1972  European Communities (Finance) Act 2008  Environmental Protection Act 1990  Commission Recommendation C20031422/361/EC | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 1.5.2009-31.12.2013 | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | 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; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use, activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME  large enterprise | |
| Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | GBP 100,00 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Loan, Interest rate subsidy, 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 % |
| Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 18) | 35 % | 55 % |
| Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 19) | 35 % | 55 % |
| Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20) | 15 % | — |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21) | 60 % | 80 % |
| Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Article 22) | 45 % | 65 % |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23) | 45 % | 65 % |
| Aid for environmental studies (Article 24) | 50 % | 70 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/lib/liDownload/14618/Environmental%20Action%20Scheme.doc?CFID=4353011&CFTOKEN=99620935

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| Reference number of State Aid | X 492/09 | |
| Member State | Spain | |
| Member State reference number | ES | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Cataluña  Non-assisted areas | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial (CIDEM) | | Passeig de Gràcia, 129 | | 08008 Barcelona | | ESPAÑA | | http://www.acc10.cat | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Línea de ayudas para empresas que desarrollen nuevas oportunidades de negocio | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Resolución IUE/889/2009, de 26 de marzo, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras y se abre la convocatoria de las líneas de ayuda para la consolidación de sistemas territoriales de innovación, dinamización de clústers y empresas que desarrollen nuevas oportunidades de negocio (Dentro de esta Resolución hay diversas ayudas; esta comunicación se refiere a las ayudas del anexo 2, en concreto a los gastos de adquisición de maquinaria, formación y R+D de los proyectos de cambio estructural) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 8.4.2009-31.12.2009 | |
| 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 2,80 million | |
| 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 % |
| SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) | 20 % | — |
| Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 % | — |
| Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | — |
| Specific training (Article 38(1)) | 25 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.gencat.net/eadop/imagenes/5355/09083097.pdf

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| Reference number of State Aid | X 493/09 | |
| Member State | Poland | |
| Member State reference number | PL | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Poland  Article 87(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | Patrz załącznik nr 1  Właściwy dla danego organu udzielającego pomocy. | |
| Title of the aid measure | Ulgi w spłacie zobowiązań podatkowych w formie:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | odroczenia terminu płatności podatku lub rozłożenia zapłaty podatku na raty, |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | odroczenia lub rozłożenia na raty zapłaty zaległości podatkowej wraz z odsetkami za zwłokę lub odsetek określonych w decyzji, o której mowa w art. 53a, |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | umorzenia w całości lub w części zaległości podatkowych, odsetek za zwłokę lub opłaty prolongacyjnej. | | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Artykul 67a i art. 67b paragraf 1 pkt 3 lit. h) ustawy z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. – Ordynacja podatkowa (tekst jednolity z 2005 r. Dz.U. nr 8, poz. 60 ze zm.) | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 29.4.2009-30.6.2014 | |
| 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 | PLN 25,00 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Fiscal measure | |
| 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 (Article 15) | 20 % | — |
| Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26) | 50 % | — |
| Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27) | 50 % | — |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.mf.gov.pl/dokument.php?const=6&dzial=2602&id=171456&typ=news

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| Reference number of State Aid | X 494/09 | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Sachsen-Anhalt  Article 87(3)(a) | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt | | Domplatz 12 | | 39104 Magdeburg | | DEUTSCHLAND | | http://www.ib-sachsen-anhalt.de | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung von Einzel-, Gemeinschafts- und Verbundvorhaben im Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- und Innovationsbereich | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | MBl. LSA Nr. 14/2009 vom 20.4.2009 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 21.4.2009-31.12.2013 | |
| 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 | EUR 83,00 million | |
| For guarantees | — | |
| Aid Instrument (Article 5) | Direct grant | |
| Reference to the Commission Decision | — | |
| If co-financed by Community funds | 11.07/41.07  11.08./41.08 — 55,00 EUR (in Mio.) | |
| Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency | SME-bonuses in % |
| Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) | 80 % | 20 % |
| Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) | 60 % | 20 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.asp.sachsen-anhalt.de/frdb/files/234.pdf

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| Reference number of State Aid | X 495/09 | |
| Member State | Italy | |
| Member State reference number | — | |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Bolzano-Bozen  Article 87(3)(c) | |
| Granting authority | |  | | --- | | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano — Ripartizione 21 | | Via Santa Geltrude 3 | | 39100 Bolzano BZ | | ITALIA | | http://www.provincia.bz.it/formazione-professionale/ | | |
| Title of the aid measure | Contributi a imprese ed enti di formazione per fronteggiare la crisi economica — L.P. 29/1977 | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | legge provinciale 29/1977  legge provinciale 40/1992  delibera della Giunta provinciale 1143/2009 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | — | |
| Duration | 15.5.2009-31.12.2009 | |
| 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 0,40 million | |
| 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 % |
| General training (Article 38(2)) | 60 % | 20 % |

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.provincia.bz.it/formazione-professionale/service/285.asp

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