Date of adoption of the decision

4.3.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 433/08

Member State

Poland

Region

Dolnośląskie

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Regional ad hoc aid to UPS Polska Sp. z o.o.

Legal basis

Uchwała Rady Ministrów nr 113/2008 z dnia 23 maja 2008 r. w sprawie ustanowienia programu wieloletniego pod nazwą: „Wsparcie finansowe inwestycji realizowanej przez UPS Polska Sp. z o.o. we Wrocławiu pod nazwą: Centrum Usług finansowo-księgowych, w latach 2008–2009”, projekt umowy ramowej o udzielenie dotacji celowej pomiędzy Ministrem Gospodarki a UPS Polska Sp. z o.o.; art. 117 ustawy z dnia 30 czerwca 2005 r. o finansach publicznych (Dz.Urz. z 2005 r., nr 249 poz. 2104 ze zm.)

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development, Employment

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 0,75 million

Intensity

2,82 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Service activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Other information

—

Date of adoption of the decision

22.10.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 511/09

Member State

Cyprus

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Special government bonds scheme

Legal basis

Law on the issue of special government bonds and the implementing Decree pursuant to section 12 of the Law on the issue of special government bonds

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

EUR 3 000 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

30.11.2009-31.5.2010

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Other information

—

Date of adoption of the decision

13.10.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 537/09

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongation of the financial support measures to the banking industry in the UK

Legal basis

Common Law Powers of the Treasury supported by section 228 of the Banking Act 2009

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 300 000 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

13.10.2009-31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

Other information

—

Date of adoption of the decision

3.12.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 547/09

Member State

Romania

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Schema cadru național temporar de acordare de ajutoare de stat pentru sprijinirea societățiilor afectate de actuala criză economică și financiară

Legal basis

Schema cadru național temporar de acordare de ajutoare de stat pentru sprijinirea societățiilor afectate de actuala criză economică și financiară

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant, Interest subsidy, Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: RON 950 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2010

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

Other information

—

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4389

JPY

Japanese yen

133,62

DKK

Danish krone

7,4415

GBP

Pound sterling

0,89140

SEK

Swedish krona

10,1930

CHF

Swiss franc

1,4873

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2290

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,285

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

269,85

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7093

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1030

RON

Romanian leu

4,2253

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1411

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5885

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4953

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,1608

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9764

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0126

KRW

South Korean won

1 662,37

ZAR

South African rand

10,5618

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,8238

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2936

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

13 542,61

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8887

PHP

Philippine peso

66,100

RUB

Russian rouble

43,1600

THB

Thai baht

47,779

BRL

Brazilian real

2,4917

MXN

Mexican peso

18,6664

INR

Indian rupee

66,6210

Reference number of State Aid

X 385/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Lazio

Mixed

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

POR FESR 2007-2013 Obiettivo Competitività regionale e Occupazione- Asse I «Ricerca, innovazione e rafforzamento della base produttiva» — Attività 1 «Potenziamento e messa in rete delle attività di ricerca e trasferimento tecnologico» (Settori Agricoltura e Pesca)

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

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

28.2.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 101,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission Decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

POR FESR 2007-2013 Obiettivo Competitività regionale e Occupazione- Asse I «Ricerca, Innovazione e Rafforzamento della base produttiva» — 50,50 milioni di EUR

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Article 34)

100 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 396/09

Member State

Cyprus

Member State reference number

25.06.001.727

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Cyprus

Article 87(3)(c)

Non-assisted areas

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Σχέδιο Μετακίνησης Πολύ Μικρών Επιχειρήσεων σε Καθορισμένες και Κατάλληλες Περιοχές

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

Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου με ημερομηνία 12.3.2009

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

23.3.2009-30.6.2014

Economic sector(s) concerned

Manufacturing, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Materials recovery, Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories, Repair of personal and household goods, Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 1,50 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

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 %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

15 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 397/09

Member State

Germany

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Braunschweig

Article 87(3)(a)

Article 87(3)(c)

Mixed

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Einzelbewilligung an die NEOMAN/MAN AG (über die Kämmer Consulting GmbH)

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

Fördergrundsätze über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung von Maßnahmen im Rahmen des Programms „Dynamische Integration in den Arbeitsmarkt“ (DIA)

§ 44 Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO)

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

16.3.2009-31.3.2011

Economic sector(s) concerned

Manufacture of motor vehicles

Type of beneficiary

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 1,94 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission Decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

CCI-Code OP Ziel RWB: 2007 DE 052 PO 007, genehmigt durch Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission K(2007) 3497 vom 13. Juli 2007 — 0,29 EUR (in Mio.)

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

General training (Article 38(2))

15 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 398/09

Member State

Denmark

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Danmark

Article 87(3)(c)

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Videnkupon

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

Bekendtgørelse af lov om Teknologi og Innovation, nr. 835 af 13. august 2008

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

1.6.2008-31.12.2010

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

DKK 20,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

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 %

Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

—

Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))

25 %

—

Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Article 34)

50 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 399/09

Member State

Latvia

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Latvia

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Investīciju aizdevumi komersantu konkurētspējas uzlabošanai

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

Ministru kabineta 2009. gada 17. februāra noteikumi Nr. 149 “Noteikumi par aizdevumiem komersantu konkurētspējas uzlabošanai”

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification X 185/08

Duration

5.3.2009-31.12.2013

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

LVL 42,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Soft loan

Reference to the Commission Decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

2.2.1.4. aktivitāte – Aizdevumi komersantu konkurētspējas uzlabošanai.

Tiks līdzfinansēta no ERAF līdzekļiem – LVL 40,31 (miljonos)

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

15 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 400/09

Member State

Czech Republic

Member State reference number

12176/09/08100

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Strední Cechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Strední Morava, Moravskoslezko

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Progres-2.výzva

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

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

zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

13.3.2009-31.12.2010

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

CZK 850,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Soft loan

Reference to the Commission Decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Nařízení Komise č. 1083/2006 – 722,50 CZK (v milionech)

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

40 %

20 %

Reference number of State Aid

X 402/09

Member State

United Kingdom

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

United Kingdom

Non-assisted areas

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Regional Venture Capital Scheme (C 56/2000)/(2001/712/EC)

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

Industrial Development Act 1982

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1982/cukpga_19820052_en_1

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification N 334/2000

Modification C 56/2000

Duration

10.3.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

GBP 2,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Provision of risk capital

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 risk capital (Article 28-29)

GBP 860 000

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 403/09

Member State

Germany

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Hamburg

Non-assisted areas

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Nutzung von Prozessabwärme in einem Erdgas-Expander zur Stromerzeugung

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

§ 44 LHO (Hamburg)

http://hh.juris.de/hh/gesamt/HO_HA.htm#HO_HA_P15

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Date of granting

20.3.2009

Economic sector(s) concerned

Manufacture of basic metals

Type of beneficiary

Large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 0,30 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

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 %

Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21)

16 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 406/09

Member State

Spain

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Comunidad Valenciana

Article 87(3)(c)

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Subvenciones públicas destinadas al fomento del empleo estable para el ejercicio 2009. Programa de apoyo a la contratación de trabajadores con discapacidad por empresas ordinarias.

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

Orden de 30 de diciembre de 2008, de la Consellería de Economía, Hacienda y Empleo, por la que se convocan las ayudas destinadas al fomento del empleo estable y otras medidas para la creación de empleo para el ejercicio 2009. Publicada en el Diari Oficial de la Comunitat Valenciana no 5943 de 29.1.2009.

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

30.1.2009-31.12.2009

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 7,10 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Sólo la contratación temporal de personas discapacitadas, a través del FSE PO2007-2013 de la Comunitat Valenciana — 0,85 EUR (en millones)

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41)

60 %

—

Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42)

100 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 407/09

Member State

Spain

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Galicia

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Programa de incentivos a la contratación por cuenta ajena de personas desempleadas pertenecientes a colectivos en riesgo de exclusión social, cofinanciado por el fondo social europeo

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

Orden de 26 de febrero de 2009 por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras del programa de incentivos a la contratación por cuenta ajena de personas desempleadas pertenecientes a colectivos en riesgo de exclusión social, cofinanciado por el Fondo Social Europeo y se procede a su convocatoria para el año 2009 (DOG no 43 de 3 de marzo).

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

16.9.2008-15.9.2009

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 0,50 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

FSE 2007-2013 Galicia, No CCI 2007 ES 051 PO004 — 0,40 EUR (en millones)

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

General training (Article 38(2))

41,31 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 408/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Marche

Mixed

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione Foncooper — Regione Marche

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

Titolo I della legge 27.2.1985 n. 49 modificata con legge 5.3.2001 n. 57 articolo 12 (GU n. 66 del 20.3.2001)

DGR 408 del 16.3.2009

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

1.4.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, construction, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities, information and communication, financial and insurance activities, real estate activities

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 1,50 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Soft loan

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 %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

10 %

20 %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

40 %

—