Aid No

XS 287/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Piemonte — Provincia di Novara

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Interventi per l'innovazione e l'ammodernamento delle piccole e medie imprese: PMI operanti in tutti i settori (fatti salvi i regolamenti o le direttive comunitarie specifici adottati a norma del trattato CE e relativi alla concessione di aiuti di Stato in determinati settori)

Legal basis

Delibera della Giunta Camerale CCIAA Novara n. 64 del 17.9.2007 ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 70/2001

Budget

EUR 400 000

Maximum aid intensity

Investments: 15 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 10 000 for microenterprises and small businesses, 7,5 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 10 000 for medium-sized enterprises.

Consultancy services: 50 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 5 000.

First participation in fairs: 50 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 3 000

Date of implementation

Applications to be submitted from 3 December 2007 to 31 December 2007

Applications to be examined for approval within 90 days of 31 December 2007

Duration

Accounts of expenditure to be produced within 10 days of 31 October 2008

Clearance by the end of 2008

Objective

To support action to modernise enterprises and to develop product and process innovation and environmentally sustainable development (General introduction and Article 2 of the Bando di contributo)

Economic sectors

All eligible sectors (all eligible sub-codes)

Name and address of the granting authority

Website

www.no.camcom.it/contributi — Bando 0701 sez A

Other information

Aid No

XS 291/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Schleswig-Holstein

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung von Forschung, Entwicklung und Technologietransfer

Legal basis

Verwaltungsvorschriften zu § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung Schleswig-Holstein (LHO)

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

EUR 14,5 million, of which, EUR 9,5 million from ERDF and EUR 5 million from Land resources

Maximum aid intensity

Up to 90 % for universities and research/technology-transfer institutions

Up to 50 % for industrial research carried out by enterprises

Date of implementation

16 October 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

31 December 2007

Objective of aid

The measure serves to assist the development and support of research, regional technology development and technology transfer, in order to:

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Other information

Liquidation after grant by:

Aid No

XS 293/07

Member State

Greece

Region

Αττικής (Δήμος Περάματος) (Attikis (Dimos Peramatos))

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

«Ενίσχυση της ανταγωνιστικότητας και της καινοτομίας των μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων του Περάματος, στους τομείς της μεταποίησης, του τουρισμού και των υπηρεσιών, στα πλαισια της κοινοτικής πρωτοβουλίιας URBAN II» («enishysi tis antagonistikotitas kai tis kainotomias ton mikromesaion epiheiriseon toy Peramatos, stoys tomeis tis metapoiisis, toy toyrismoy kai ton ypiresion, sta plaisia tis koinotikis protoboylias URBAN II»)

Legal basis

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1,6 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2) to (6) and Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.11.2007

(Expected starting date of signing contracts for granting the aid)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Aid will be granted to enterprises operating in sectors auxiliary to the ship repair sector (e.g. manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, checking, navigating and other purposes).

Excluded:

The shipbuilding and ship repair sector (Code 351 of the 2003 classification of sectors of economic activity (STAKOD) under the Framework on State aid to shipbuilding (OJ C 317, 30.12.2003))

Name and address of the granting authority

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

Aid No

XS 299/07

Member State

Republic of Bulgaria

Region

Цялата територия на Република България, регион по чл. 87, ал. 3, б) „a“ от ДЕО (Tsyalata teritoriya na Republika Balgariya, region po chl. 87, al. 3, b) „a“ ot DEO)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

2007BG161PO003/2.1.1-01/2007 „Технологична модернизация на предприятията“ (2007BG161PO003/2.1.1-01/2007 „Tehnologichna modernizatsiya na predpriyatiyata“)

Legal basis

Решение на МС № 965/16.12.2005, Оперативна програма „Развитие на конкурентоспособността на българската икономика“ 2007-2013 г., чл. 4 от Постановление 121 на МС от 31.5.2007 г. за определяне на реда за предоставяне на безвъзмездна финансова помощ по оперативните програми, съфинансирани от Структурните фондове и Кохезионния фонд на Европейския съюз, и по Програма ФАР на Европейския съюз, и Заповед № РД-16-944/16.10.2007 на министъра на икономиката и енергетиката (Reshenie na MS № 965/16.12.2005, Operativna programa „Razvitie na konkurentosposobnostta na balgarskata ikonomika“ 2007-2013 g., chl. 4 ot Postanovlenie 121 na MS ot 31.5.2007 g. za opredelyane na reda za predostavyane na bezvazmezdna finansova pomosht po operativnite programi, safinansirani ot Strukturnite fondove i Kohezionniya fond na Evropeyskiya sayuz, i po Programa FAR na Evropeyskiya sayuz, i Zapoved № RD-16-944/16.10.2007 na ministara na ikonomikata i energetikata)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 25 000 000

Loans guaranteed

—

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

—

Loans guaranteed

—

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

17.10.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2010

Purpose of the aid

Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Either

Shipbuilding

Yes

Synthetic fibres

Yes

Other manufacturing:

Sector D — ‘Manufacturing industry’, of the National Classification of Economic Activities, including the manufacture and processing of cork products

Yes

Or

Other services:

Sector K — ‘Activities in the field of computer technology’, code 72 of the National Classification of Economic Activities only

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката

Дирекция „Европейски фондове за конкурентоспособност“

Управляващ орган на Оперативна програма „Развитие на конкурентоспособността на българската икономика“ 2007-2013 г.

(Ministerstvo na ikonomikata i energetikata

Direktsiya „Evropeyski fondove za konkurentosposobnost“

Upravlyavasht organ na Operativna programa „Razvitie na konkurentosposobnostta na balgarskata ikonomika“ 2007-2013 g.)

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

No large individual aid grants are planned

Aid No

XS 300/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Sardegna

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

‘Contributi per impianti fotovoltaici’

Legal basis

Art. 24, L.R. 29 maggio 2007, n. 2

Deliberazioni Giunta Regionale n. 25/44 del 3.7.2007 e n. 36/2 del 18.9.2007

DDS n. 457 del 28.9.2007

Budget

EUR 10 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

The aid consists of a capital grant of at most 20 % gge of the eligible cost of the installation of a photovoltaic power system (or the maximum allowed under the Italian regional aid map in force when the aid is granted, if the amount is less than 20 %).

The aid is conditional on the investment remaining in the region for at least five years and on the recipient firm's own contribution being at least 25 %.

The grant is compatible with the measures to encourage the generation of electricity using photovoltaic power systems as set out in the Ministerial Decree of 28 July 2005, as amended by the Ministerial Decrees of 6 February 2006 and 19 February 2007 (the ‘energy account’).

This grant may not be combined with any other grant from the Region, the State or the Community

Date of implementation

Applications may be submitted from 9 October until 20 November 2007.

Aid will not be granted before 120 days from the closure of the invitation to tender

Duration

30 June 2008

Objective

As one of the actions to promote industry, the measure is intended to encourage the use of renewable energy by SMEs in Sardinia

Economic sectors

SMEs active in all production sectors are eligible apart from those involved in the generation and distribution of electricity. In addition, the following companies may not receive the aid and are therefore excluded from the invitation to tender (Article 2):

The applicant company must also meet the following eligibility criteria:

Comments

If, when the list of aid applications is approved, the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 have not yet been published in the OJ, the deadlines for granting the aid will be suspended unless the applicant opts for de minimis aid under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006

Name and address of the granting authority

Other information

While EUR 10 000 000 has been earmarked for SMEs, the invitation to tender is also open to the following private persons, for whom the sum of EUR 5 000 000 has been allocated: