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Document 52006XC0715(02)

    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 (Text with EEA relevance)

    IO C 164, 15.7.2006, p. 15–24 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    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

     


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