7.10.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 296/1


Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 296/01

Reference number of the State Aid

SA.32885 (11/X)

Member State

United Kingdom

Member State reference number

Name of the Region (NUTS)

UNITED KINGDOM

Mixed

Granting authority

HM Revenue & Customs

100 Parliament Street

London

SW1A 2BQ

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk

Title of the aid measure

Climate change levy: climate change agreements (agricultural sectors) 2011-2013

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Finance Act 2000, schedule 6, paragraph 42 to 52, as amended by Finance Act 2009, section 117 and Finance Act 2010, sections 18 and 67.

Statutory Instrument 2001/662.

Statutory Instrument 2006/59 as amended by Statutory Instrument 2006/1848.

Statutory instrument 2006/60 as amended by Statutory Instrument 2006/1931 and Statutory Instrument 2009/2458.

Statutory instrument 2011/684.

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Duration

1.4.2011—31.3.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING, MANUFACTURING

Type of beneficiary

SME, large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

GBP 53,50 (in millions)

For guarantees

GBP 0,00 (in millions)

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Reference to the Commission Decision

If co-financed by Community funds

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Art. 25)

107 GBP

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/news/ccl-agricultural-sectors.pdf

Go to the HMRC homepage. Under the heading ‘News & updates’ click on ‘What's new’.Go to items published on 11 April 2011 and the full text can be found by clicking on the heading ‘Climate Change Levy’ — State aid notification — (agricultural sectors: 2011-2013).

Reference number of the State Aid

SA.33357 (11/X)

Member State

Denmark

Member State reference number

8042-11-44

Name of the Region (NUTS)

DANMARK

Non-assisted areas

Granting authority

FødevareErhverv

Nyropsgade 30

1780 København V

Danmark

www.FERV.dk

Title of the aid measure

Tilskud til biogasanlæg m.v.

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

(udkast) til bekendtgørelse om tilskud til biogasanlæg m.v.

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Duration

1.8.2011—31.12.2015

Economic sector(s) concerned

ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY, AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING

Type of beneficiary

SME, large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

DKK 100,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission Decision

If co-financed by Community funds

Rådsforordning nr. 1698/2005 af 20. september 2005 om støtte til udvikling af landdistrikter fra Den Europæiske Landbrugsfond for Udvikling af Landdistrikter (ELFUL) med senere ændringer. — DKK 50,00 (in millions)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23)

45 %

20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

 

https://www.borger.dk/Lovgivning/Hoeringsportalen/dl.aspx?hpid=28920

 

http://www.borger.dk/lovgivning/hoeringsportalen(borger.dk)/ »biogasanlæg«.

Reference number of the State Aid

SA.33375 (11/X)

Member State

Spain

Member State reference number

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Granting authority

Ministra de Ciencia e Innovación

C/ Albacete, 5

28071- Madrid

Spain

www.micinn.es

Title of the aid measure

INNCORPORA 2011

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Orden CIN/1192/2011, de 5 de mayo, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria para el año 2011 del procedimiento de concesión de las ayudas correspondientes al subprograma Inncorpora, dentro del Programa Nacional de Contratación e Incorporación de Recursos Humanos de la Línea Instrumental de Actuación en Recursos Humanos del Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica (I+D+i) 2008-2011.

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Duration

13.5.2011—31.1.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME, large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 342,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Soft loan, Direct grant, Repayable advances

Reference to the Commission Decision

If co-financed by Community funds

Reglamento (CE) no 1083/2006 del Consejo de 11 de julio de 2006 por el que se establecen las disposiciones generales relativas al Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional

Reglamento (CE) no 1081/2006 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 5 de julio de 2006

Reglamento (CE) no 1828/2006 de la Comisión de 8 de diciembre de 2006 — EUR 52,00 (in millions)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)

75 %

Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b))

60 %

10 %

Experimental development (Art. 31(2)(c))

35 %

10 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/05/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-8334.pdf

Reference number of the State Aid

SA.33377 (11/X)

Member State

United Kingdom

Member State reference number

Name of the Region (NUTS)

SHETLAND ISLANDS

Article 107(3)(c)

Granting authority

Scottish Government

5 Atlantic Quay

150 Broomielaw

Glasgow

G2 8LU

www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/business-industry/support/17404

Title of the aid measure

Low Carbon Shetland — Thermal Storage to support renewables

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Scotland Act 1998

European Community Act 1972

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Date of granting

16.6.2011

Economic sector(s) concerned

ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY

Type of beneficiary

SME — Shetland Heat and Energy Power

Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking

GBP 0,80 (in millions)

For guarantees

GBP 0,00 (in millions)

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission Decision

If co-financed by Community funds

ERDF Priority 1 — GBP 0,80 (in millions)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Ad hoc aid (Art. 13.1)

20 %

20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/business-industry/support/17404

Reference number of the State Aid

SA.33378 (11/X)

Member State

United Kingdom

Member State reference number

Name of the Region (NUTS)

SCOTLAND

Mixed

Granting authority

Scottish Government

Rural and Environment Directorate

Saughton House

Broomhouse Drive

Edinburgh

EH11 3XD

www.scotland.gov.uk/home

Title of the aid measure

Scottish Rural Development Programme — measure code 123 (adding value to agriculture and forestry products)

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Section 2 (2) of the European Communities Act 1972

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification X 341/2010

Duration

16.8.2010—31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Food and beverage service activities

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

GBP 9,60 (in millions)

For guarantees

GBP 0,00 (in millions)

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission Decision

If co-financed by Community funds

Council Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) — GBP 5,90 (in millions)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Scheme

20 %

20 %

SME investment and employment aid (Art.15)

20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/farmingrural/SRDP