Reference number of State Aid

X 192/08

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Emilia-Romagna

Article 87(3)(c)

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Aiuti destinati alle imprese operanti nel territorio della Regione appartenenti ai settori esposti alla concorrenza internazionale e che sono rivolti alla prima formazione, alla riqualificazione ed aggiornamento dei loro addetti, con particolare riguardo alle fasce deboli

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

Delibera di Giunta regionale n. 1968 del 24.11.2008

(Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Emilia-Romagna — Parte II — n. 213 del 17 dicembre 2008)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.form-azione.it/operatori/regimi_aiuti.htm

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

24.11.2008-30.6.2014

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 6,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

«Programma Operativo della Regione Emilia-Romagna FSE Obiettivo 2 “Competitività regionale e occupazione” 2007-2013», approvato dalla Commissione Europea con decisione C(2007) 5327 del 26.10.2007 — 7,20 milioni di EUR

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

Specific training (Article 38(1))

25 %

20 %

General training (Article 38(2))

60 %

20 %

Reference number of State Aid

X 193/08

Member State

France

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

France

Mixed

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Aides à la recherche et au développement agricole

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

Loi de finances 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 article 52 III, pour 2006, publiée au journal officiel du 31 décembre 2005; articles L 820-1 à 3 du code rural; articles D 821-1 et 15, R-821-13 et 16, R-822-1, L-611-1 et 14 et suivants du code rural; arrêté du 19 octobre 2006 relatif à l’élaboration et à l’évaluation du programme national de développement agricole et rural.

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://agriculture.gouv.fr/sections/thematiques/recherche-developpement

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification N 189/03

Duration

1.1.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 120,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

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 %

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

100 %

—

Reference number of State Aid

X 1/09

Member State

United Kingdom

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Wales

Article 87(3)(a), Article 87(3)(c)

Non-assisted areas

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Welsh Assembly Government Support for Training

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

Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Section 34)

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000021_en_1

Education Act 2002 (Section 14)

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2002/ukpga_20020032_en_1

Government of Wales Act 2006 (Section 80)

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_1

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/report/081217stateaidsupportfortrainingschemei.pdf?lang=en

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

1.1.2009-31.12.2013

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

GBP 16,20 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant, Repayable advances

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

European Social Fund (ESF) — GBP 38,00 million

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

Specific training (Article 38(1))

25 %

20 %

General training (Article 38(2))

60 %

20 %

Reference number of State Aid

X 2/09

Member State

Austria

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Steiermark

Mixed

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Richtlinie für die steierische Wirtschaftsförderung

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

Steiermärkisches Wirtschaftsförderungsgesetz 2001 (LGBl. Nr. 14/2002, Novelle LGBl. Nr. 98/2007)

Richtlinie für die steierische Wirtschaftsförderung (GZ: A14-10-2/2008-207 vom 22.12.2008)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.sfg.at/downloads/docs/4251_2_207RSA_Beilage_Richtlinie_20081222.pdf

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

1.1.2009-31.12.2009

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 100,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Steiermark 2007—2013 (genehmigt von der Europäischen Kommission am 4. Mai 2007 CCI: 2007AT162PO007) — 155,00 EUR (in Mio.)

Objectives

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

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

15 %

20 %

Aid for newly created small enterprises (Article 14)

100 %

—

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

20 %

—

Aid for small enterprises newly created by female entrepreneurs (Article 16)

100 %

—

Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 18)

35 %

20 %

Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 19)

35 %

20 %

Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20)

15 %

—

Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21)

60 %

20 %

Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Article 22)

45 %

20 %

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

45 %

20 %

Aid for environmental studies (Article 24)

50 %

20 %

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

—

Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27)

50 %

—

Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)

75 %

—

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33)

50 %

—

Aid to young innovative enterprises (Article 35)

EUR 1 250 000

—

Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36)

EUR 200 000

—

Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Article 37)

EUR 200 000

—

Specific training (Article 38(1))

25 %

20 %

General training (Article 38(2))

60 %

20 %

Reference number of State Aid

X 3/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

Italy

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Lombardia

Article 87(3)(c)

Granting authority

Title of the aid measure

Micromacro: bando per micro progetti a dimensione regionale e macro progetti su grandi aree geografiche per l'internazionalizzazione delle PMI

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

BURL N. 51 15.12.2008 (S.O.)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.infopoint.it/pdf/2008/01510.pdf

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

15.12.2008-15.9.2011

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

EUR 3,50 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 %

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

—

Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27)

50 %

—