15.7.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 164/15


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

(2006/C 164/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XS 55/04

Member State

Italia

Region

Emilia-Romagna

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Regional Economic Development Plan:

Industrial research and pre-competitive development projects

Legal basis

Delibera di Giunta n. 2823 del 30 dicembre 2003 — Bando per l'attuazione della misura 1, Azione A del programma Regionale della Ricerca Industriale, l'Innovazione e il Trasferimento tecnologico (PRRIITT) «Progetti di ricerca industriale e sviluppo precompetitivo»

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 30 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

20.1.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2005

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:

Regione Emilia — Romagna

Address:

Via Aldo Moro 52

I-40127 Bologna

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

 

No


Aid No

XS 74/04

Member State

Italy

Region

Calabria

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Regional Economic Development Plan

Investment contract

Legal basis

Legge regionale 2 maggio 2001, n. 7, art 31 quater;

Legge regionale 26 giugno 2003, n. 8, art 26;

Deliberazione di Giunta regionale 26 aprile 2004, n. 242.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

The total amount is EUR 25 million, with estimated expenditure of EUR 10 million in 2005 and EUR 15 million in 2006

Loans guaranteed

No assistance is granted for loans.

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

No

Loans guaranteed

No

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

 

Date of implementation

2.8.2004

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

No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Coalmining

No

All manufacturing

Yes: textile, footwear, IT and tourism sectors

or

 

Steel

No

Shipbuilding

No

Synthetic fibres

No

Motor vehicles

No

Other manufacturing

No

All services

No

or

 

Transport services

No

Financial services

No

Other services

No

Name and address of the granting authority

Name.

Regione Calabria

Address:

Via Massara, n.2

I-88100 Catanzaro

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

 

No


Aid No

XS 84/2005

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Cohesion regions NUTS II Moravia-Silesia, Central Bohemia, North-West, Central Moravia, North-East, South-East, South-West

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Energy savings (Úspory energie)

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání, par.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

15 million in the years 2004 — 2006 inclusive

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

1.4.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006 or earlier depending on demand for funding.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Coalmining

No

All manufacturing

Yes

or

 

 Steel

No

Shipbuilding

No

 Synthetic fibres

No

Motor vehicles

No

Other manufacturing

No

All services

No

or

 

Transport services

No

Financial services

No

Other services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Address:

Na Františku 32

CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation.

The fund excludes awards of aid to an individual enterprise which would require prior notification to the Commission.

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 85/2005

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Cohesion regions NUTS II Moravia-Silesia, Central Bohemia, North-West, Central Moravia, North-East, South-East, South-West

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Obnovitelné zdroje energie (Renewable Energy Resources)

Legal basis

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání, par.

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

15 million EUR in the years 2004 — 2006 inclusive

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

1.4.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006 or earlier depending on demand for funding.

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Coalmining

No

All manufacturing

Yes

or

 

 Steel

No

Shipbuilding

No

Synthetic fibres

No

Motor vehicles

No

Other manufacturing

No

All services

No

or

 

Transport services

No

Financial services

No

 Other services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Address:

Na Františku 32

CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation.

The fund excludes awards of aid to an individual enterprise which would require prior notification to the Commission.

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 102/04

Member State

Italy

Region

Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Regional Economic Development Plan:

Support for the system of production districts recognised by the Veneto Region

Legal basis

Legge regionale del Veneto n. 8 del 4.4.2003, (in Bollettino ufficiale della Regione Veneto n. 36/2003): «Disciplina dei Distretti Produttivi ed Interventi di Politica Industriale locale».

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 17 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

Maximum permitted contribution: up to 40 % of eligible costs. Maximum expenditure of between EUR 150 000,00 and EUR 1 000 000,00 according to the type of project envisaged in the relevant notice.

 

Date of implementation

20.10.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until August 2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

apart from businesses operating in the following sectors: agriculture, fisheries, transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Regione Veneto — Giunta Regionale

Address:

Palazzo Balbi

Dorsoduro 3901

I-30100 VENEZIA

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(article does not apply to assistance for production districts)

 

Other information

The possibility exists to opt for the application of Regulation (EC) 69/01 — the ‘de minimis’ rule

 

 


Aid No

XS 111/05

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Thuringia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Research and development aid for SMEs in which subcontracting accounts for a maximum of up to 70 % of the total eligible expenditure of the R&D project (‘research cheque’)

Legal basis

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1260/1999 des Rates vom 21. Juni 1999 (ABl. L 161 vom 26.6.1999) sowie Operationelles Programm des Freistaates Thüringen

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 364/2004 der Kommission vom 25. Februar 2004 (ABl. L 63 vom 28.02.2004) zur Änderung der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 70/2001 der Kommission vom 12. Januar 2001 (ABl. L 10 vom 13.1.2001)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5 million

Loans guaranteed

 

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

 

Loans guaranteed

 

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 5(a) to (c) of the Regulation

Yes

 

Date of implementation

20.6.2005

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

From 20.6.2005 to 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:

Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Arbeit (TMWTA)

Address:

Max-Reger-Str. 4-8

D-99096 Erfurt

Other information:

TMWTA

Referatsleiter Technologieförderung

Dr. Michael Kummer

Tel.: 0361/37 97 480

Fax: 0361/37 97 409

E-Mail: Michael.Kummer@th-thueringen.de

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Articles 6 and 6a of the Regulation.

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 129/05

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

The aid measure covers the entire Federal territory

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

ERP-Innovation programme

Note: This brief description in accordance with the SME exemption regulation relates only to part II of the ERP Innovation programme (market introduction phase), which is restricted to SMEs matching the Community definition.

Part I (R&D phase) is being notified separately in accordance with the Community framework for state aid for research and development.

Legal basis

Beschluss der Bundesregierung vom 17.3.2005 zur Modifizierung des ERP-Innovationsprogramms

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Note: The amount relates to the entire programme, i.e. parts I and II. Resources will be allocated to the two parts in the light of claims and cannot therefore be determined in advance.

EUR 50 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

1.10.2005

Duration of the 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

The following firms may not receive aid.

Firms in difficulty in accordance with the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty

 

Firms in the fisheries sector which process and market agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.

 

The rules on the sensitive sectors (steel, synthetic fibres, transport and shipbuilding) will be observed.

 

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

KfW Bankengruppe

Address:

Palmengartenstraße 5-9

D-60325 Frankfurt

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 176/05

Member State

Germany

Region

Free State of Saxony

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Supplementary guidelines to the Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment's Guidelines on the Promotion of SMEs — Improvement of Entrepreneurial Potential — ‘Regional Cooperation Measures’ of 13 September 2005

Legal basis

§§ 23 und 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. April 2001 (SächsGVBl. S. 153)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,9 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

15.9.2005

Duration of the 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:

Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank

Address:

Pirnaische Straße 9

D-01069 Dresden

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 202/05

Member State

Germany

Region

Free State of Saxony

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Aid scheme of the Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to promote investment by small firms in structurally weak areas

Legal basis

§§ 23 und 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. April 2001 (SächsGVBl. S. 153)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

2005 EUR 2,8 million

2006 EUR 8,3 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

29.9.2005

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

All manufacturing

 Yes

Other services

 Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank

Address:

Pirnaische Straße 9

D-01069 Dresden

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 211/05

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Hamburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

HI Hamburg International

Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbh & Co. KG

Oberhauptstraße 3

22335 Hamburg

Legal basis

Einzelfallentscheidung der Kreditkommission gemäß dem Gesetz über die Kreditkommission

(Hamburgisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt 1997, Nr. 18, Seite 133)

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

EUR 110 775

Loans guaranteed

 

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes 7,5 %

 

Date of implementation

2.12.2005

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

 

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Transport services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Hamburg

Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Referat Finanzierungshilfen

Address:

Alter Steinweg 4

D-20459 Hamburg

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

 


Aid No

XS 215/05

Member State

Germany

Region

Land Berlin

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Low-interest promotion loans for investments on the basis of KfW enterprise credit to SMEs (‘Berlin credit’)

Legal basis

Investitionsbankgesetz vom 25. Mai 2004

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 58,8 million

Loans guaranteed

 

Individual aid

Overall aid amount: Some 400 applications a year are expected with an average individual commitment of EUR 147 000

 

Loans guaranteed

 

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

 

Date of implementation

1.1.2006

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

Unlimited, or for the period of validity of the exemption regulation (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:

Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Employment and Women

Address:

Referat III D

Martin-Luther-Straße 105

D-10820 Berlin

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes