52004XC0407(04)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2004/C 87/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 40/01

Member State: Italy

Region: Apulia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Promoting the human factor: training measures under Article 10(1)(b) of Regional Law 3/2001

Legal basis: Legge regionale 4 gennaio 2001 n. 3/01 modificata dalla legge regionale n. 23/01

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

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Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity for Apulia on the European regional aid map (35 % nge + 15 % gge)

Date of implementation: 12 September 2001 (date on which the aid schemes were notified to the Commission)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: The aid is intended to facilitate on-the-job training. The following costs are eligible:

(a) costs of trainers;

(b) travelling expenses of trainers and trainees;

(c) current expenses;

(d) amortisation costs for training tools and equipment;

(e) costs of consultancy services;

(f) staff costs.

The planned aid is in line with Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid, published in Official Journal No L 10 of 13 January 2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: The aid is intended for SMEs operating in the craft sector, industry, tourism, the distributive trades and services

Name and address of granting authority: Regione Puglia Via G. Capruzzi, 212 I - Bari

Other information: The maximum aid intensity is 40 %, plus an extra 10 % where the training is given to disadvantaged workers

Aid No: XT 41/03

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: BMW AG Herbert-Quandt-Allee D - 93055 Regensburg

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung, Bescheid vom 8.8.2003

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 500000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of eligible expenditure

Date of implementation: - Agreement on early start to measure: 12 September 2002

- First approved: 8 August 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: First payment: 1 September 2003. Last payment will probably be made on 31 January 2005

Objective of aid: General training aid for the continued training of 19 apprentices taken over from NMH, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, as follows:

- 7 as industrial mechanics in their 2nd year of training

- 6 as industrial mechanics in their 3rd year of training

- 4 as electronics technicians in their 2nd year of training

- 2 as electronics technicians in their 3rd year of training,

in accordance with the Training Framework Plan

Economic sector(s) concerned: Manufacturing industry, motor vehicle sector

Name and address of granting authority: Regierung der Oberpfalz Sachgebiet 600 D - 93039 Regensburg