Aid No

XT 28/06

Member State

Italy

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Call for proposals to carry out continuous training activities — 2/2005

Legal basis

Art. 118 Legge 23 dicembre 2000, n. 388

Art. 48 Legge 27 dicembre 2002, n. 289

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 6 364 843 for this call for proposals

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation:

From 19 January 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until approximately 31 March 2007

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Fondartigianato — Fondo Artigianato Formazione

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation.

If the amount of aid to be granted for a single project exceeds EUR 1 million, the Commission will be notified in advance

Yes

Aid No

XT 31/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Sicilia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Improvement of the competitiveness of businesses, with priority for SMEs. This comprises two actions: A) Continuing training; B) On-the-job training for new recruits to be put to immediate use in the workplace

Legal basis

Art. 19 della legge regionale n. 32 del 23.12.2000 pubblicata sulla GURS parte I n. 61 del 23.12.2000 recante: «Disposizioni per l'attuazione del POR Sicilia 2000-2006 e di riordino dei regimi di aiuto alle imprese»; art. 117, comma 2, della legge regionale n. 6 del 3.5.2001; POR Sicilia 2000-2006, approvato con Decisione CE C(2004) n. 5184 del 15.12.2004; Complemento di Programmazione adottato con deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 83 del 8.3.2006, misura 3.09.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Overall amount for scheme: EUR 132 342 857, of which EUR 11 140 273,98 will be tied to particular areas (ITP and IRP)

Annual expenditure expected to be around EUR 20 000 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes, within the limits provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Date of implementation

Action A): Public Notice No 3 of 17 July 2002 with deadline October 2002, published in Sicilian Official Gazette No 34 of 26 July 2002: the final ranked list of projects has not yet been approved. The aid may be disbursed only once the decree approving the final ranked list has been adopted. Action B) Public Notice No 4 of 30 June 2005, published in Sicilian Official Gazette No 29 of 8 July 2005: the list of eligible projects has been approved. The aid may be disbursed only once the individual financing decrees have been adopted, after the documents submitted have been checked and found in order

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

The objective is to carry out training for employees within local and sectoral development projects and within company and local/regional training plans that do not come under the projects of the National Fund for continuing training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Assessorato regionale al Lavoro, Previdenza Sociale, formazione Professionale ed Emigrazione

Dipartimento Formazione Professionale

Aid No

XT 33/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Marche

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

INDESIT COMPANY

Legal basis

Articoli 87 e 88 del Trattato della Comunità Europea; Regolamento (CE) n. 68/2001 della Commissione del 12 gennaio 2001 relativo all'applicazione degli articoli 87 e 88 del Trattato CE agli aiuti destinati alla formazione e Regolamento (CE) n. 363/2004 della Commissione del 25 febbraio 2004 di modifica del precedente Regolamento; Decreto Direttoriale del Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali — DGPOF 247/segr/05 del 5 agosto 2005. Convenzione tra Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali DGPOF e Italia Lavoro S.p.A. del 20 dicembre 2005 approvata con Decreto Direttoriale del Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali — DGPOF 434/VI/05 del 23 dicembre 2005

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

No

Loans guaranteed

No

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 303 800

Loans guaranteed

No

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

The funds will be granted to Indesit Company on completion of the training activities under the project approved by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies — Directorate-General for Guidance and Training Policies (DGPOF) and following checks by Italia Lavoro S.p.A., in accordance with the Agreement of 20 December 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

The maximum duration of the aid is six months from the start of the activities and will end with the disbursement of the resources allocated by Directorial Decree 247/segr/05 of 5 August 2005, at the latest two months from completion of the activities

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali

Referente: Dott. ssa Vera Marincioni, Direttore Generale della Direzione Generale per le Politiche, per l'Orientamento e la Formazione;

Telefono: (39) 06 36 75 47 60; fax (39) 063 22 23 58

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XT 35/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione del Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Operational programme, ESF Objective 3, measure D1: development of continuing training with a view to labour market flexibility and business competitiveness in the public and private sectors, with priority given to SMEs

Legal basis

Programma Operativo approvato dalla Giunta Regionale con DGR n. 2469 del 28.7.2000 e dalla Commissione Europea con Decisione C (2000) 2071 del 21 settembre 2000 integrata dalla Decisione C (2004) 2912 del 20.7.2004 — Riferimento Regionale DGR n. 3756 del 6.12.2005 e DGR n. 1868 del 13.6.2006

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

The action will be carried out over the two-year period 2006-2007 for an overall amount, excluding the private-sector contribution, of EUR 38 970 000, under Regional Authority Decisions (DGR) Nos 3756 of 6 December 2005 and 1868 of 13 June 2006

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes, as provided for in Article 4(1) to (5) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001

Date of implementation:

13 June 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

31 December 2008

Objective of aid

To promote continuing training, both general and specific, to respond to the changes in the labour market brought about by developments in working methods, the introduction of computerised production systems, the globalisation of markets and the need for greater operational flexibility. The effectiveness of the aid measures will be ensured by an extensive network of continuing training activities in the region

Economic sectors concerned

All production sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione del Veneto — Palazzo Balbi