29.10.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/2

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2005/C 270/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XE 5/04

Member State

Spain

Region

Extremadura

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Promotion of stable employment in the Autonomous Region of Extremadura

Legal basis

Decreto 18/2004, de 9 de marzo, publicado en el Diario Oficial de Extremadura no 31 de 16 de marzo de 2004

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

Annual overall amount

EUR 9 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

17.3.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Junta de Extremadura

Consejería de Economía y Trabajo

Address:

Paseo de Roma s/n.

C.P. 06.800.

Mérida (Badajoz)

Other information

The aid scheme is part-financed by the European Social Fund, with 70% of the funds being provided through Operational Programme 2000-2006 under Measures 43.3 ‘Sustaining the consolidation of existing employment’, 42.6 ‘Helping the unemployed enter the job market’ and 42.7 ‘Fighting long-term unemployment through job market entry schemes’. The calculation of funds must exclude the part financed exclusively by the Autonomous Community.

Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid in conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation.

Yes

Aid No

XE 10/04

Member State

Poland

Region

Whole country

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Employment aid programme concerning various tax breaks

Legal basis

Art. 48 § 1 pkt 1 i 2 i art. 67 § 1 ustawy z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. Ordynacja podatkowa (Dz.U. nr 137, poz. 926 z późn. zm.)

Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 21 kwietnia 2004 r. w sprawie szczegółowych warunków udzielania pomocy na zatrudnienie w zakresie niektórych ulg podatkowych (Dz.U. nr 95, poz. 956)

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

Annual overall amount

EUR 51,9 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.5.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (2) eligible for employment aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Tax collection bodies:

1.	the head of the tax office, the head of the customs office, the head of the local authority, the Mayor, the head of the district authority or the head of the voivodship — as the body of first instance,

the head of the tax chamber and the head of the customs chamber — as:

(a)	the body repealing decisions issued by the head of the tax office or the head of the customs office respectively,

(b)	the body of first instance, on the basis of separate provisions,

(c)	the body repealing decisions issued by this body of first instance,

3.	the local government appeals board — as the body repealing decisions issued by the head of the local authority, the Mayor, the head of the district authority or the head of the voivodship.

the Minister for Public Finances is a tax collection body — as:

(a)	the body of first instance in cases involving the declaration of invalidity of a decision, renewal of proceedings, amendments to or repeal of a decision or a declaration that it has expired — in its official capacity.

(b)	the body repealing decisions issued in the cases referred to in section a.

Address:

Whole country

Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XE 13/04

Member State

Estonia

Region

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Estonian National Development Plan for the Implementation of the EU Structural Funds — Single Programming Document 2004-2006, Measure 1.3 ‘Inclusive Labour Market’

Legal basis

Sotsiaalministri määrus nr 89 (07.07.2004) RAK meetme 1.3 ‘Võrdsed võimalused tööturul’ tingimused ja toetuse seire läbiviimise eeskiri

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

Annual overall amount

EUR 4 million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

19.7.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (3) eligible for employment aid

Yes

All manufacturing (3)

Yes

All services (3)

Yes

Other

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Tööturuamet

Address:

Luha 16

EE-101029 Tallinn

Other information

The scheme will be co-financed by the European Social Fund.

Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

(2) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector.

(3) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector.