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Document 52005XC1116(02)

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 (Text with EEA relevance)

OJ C 283, 16.11.2005, p. 8–13 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

16.11.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/8


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 283/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

 XS 12/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

North West England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Elton Moss Bridge Boat Hire

Legal basis

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

 

Loans guaranteed

 

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 75 422 over 2 years

Loans guaranteed

 

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

 

Date of implementation

15.1.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.1.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Cheshire Rural Recovery Programme

Address:

Reaseheath College

The Phillip Leverhulme Centre

Reaseheath

Nantwich

UK-CW5 6DF

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

 


Aid No

XS 16/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales & the Valleys

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Carmarthenshire County Council

Rural Services & Thematics Fund

Legal basis

Local Government Act 2000 — Part 2: Promotion of Wellbeing, subsection 4.

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 1 464 000

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

2.2.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.4.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Sarah L Veck

Head of Economic Development

Address:

Economic Development Division

Carmarthenshire County Council

Business Resource Centre

Parc Amanwy

New Road

Ammanford

Carmarthenshire

UK-SA18 3EP

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

 


Aid No

XS 38/04

Member State

Germany

Region

Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs with a view to opening up domestic and foreign markets for SMEs (Guidelines on market opening, 22 March 2004, published in the Brandenburg Government Gazette, No 13, 7 April 2004

Legal basis

Operationelles Programm Brandenburg 2000-2006 unter Beachtung der jeweils geltenden einschlägigen Bestimmungen aus den EU-Verordnungen (insbesondere der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999 und der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1145/2003)

§§ 23, 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO)

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 2,3 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

Mit Inkrafttreten der Richtlinie vom 1.1.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid

Until 31.12.2005

Objective of aid

Opening up markets and promoting sales of products and services provided by SMEs

Creating networks of enterprises to neutralise the structural competitive disadvantages of Brandenburg-based enterprises

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)

Address:

Steinstr. 104-106

DE-14480 Potsdam

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

 


Aid No

XS 116/04

Member State

Germany

Region

Rhineland-Palatinate

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Technology and energy — low-interest ISB to promote measures in the areas of technology and energy

Legal basis

Richtlinie zur Vergabe von zinsgünstigen ISB-Darlehen zur Förderung von Maßnahmen im Technologie- und Energiebereich

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 20 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

15.10.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) GmbH

Address:

Holzhofstraße 4, DE-55116 Mainz

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 126/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

North East England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Rivergreen Developments Plc

Legal basis

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Industrial Development Act 1982 Sections 7 & 11

Section 2 Local Government Act 2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

 

Loans guaranteed

 

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 835 025

Loans guaranteed

 

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

 

Date of implementation

From 1.9.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 1.9.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Government Office for the North East

European Programmes Secretariat

Address:

Citygate

Gallowgate

Newcastle Upon Tyne

UK-NE1 4WH

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 139/03

Member State

Spain

Region

Autonomous Community of the Basque Country

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Aid scheme for in-service training in enterprises (consulting services)

Legal basis

Acuerdo de 6.10.2003 del Patronato de HOBETUZ (Fundación Vasca para la Formación Profesional Continua), por el que se aprueba la prórroga para el ejercicio 2003 de la Convocatoria de Ayudas a la Formación Continua dirigida a Empresas en el ámbito de C.A.P.V. publicada en el ejercicio 2002 (Boletín Oficial del País Vasco de 9.10.2003)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,2 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

9.10.2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2003

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

HOBETUZ, Fundación Vasca para la Formación Profesional Continua

Address:

Gran Vía, 35-6o

ES-48009 Bilbao

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


Aid No

XS 145/04

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales and the Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

KEARNS AGENCY LTD

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

 

Loans guaranteed

 

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

GBP 181 160

Loans guaranteed

 

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

 

Date of implementation

From 1.12.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2005

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Welsh European Funding Office

Address:

CWM Cynon Business Park

UK-Mountain Ash CF45 4ER

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

 


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