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Document 52006XC0504(01)
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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development (Text with EEA relevance)
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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development (Text with EEA relevance)
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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development (Text with EEA relevance)
ĠU C 105, 4.5.2006, p. 2–7
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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4.5.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 105/2 |
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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development
(2006/C 105/02)
(Text with EEA relevance)
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Aid No |
XS 113/04 |
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Member State |
Italy |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
Beta S.r.l. for its research and development project ‘Obiettivo Europa’ [‘Target Europe’] |
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Legal basis |
Delibera CIPE n. 81 del 29 settembre 2002, relativa agli aiuti nazionali di adattamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero peAr la campagna 2001/2002, che ha concesso la somma di 2,6 milioni di euro per attività di assistenza tecnica, ricerca e divulgazione nel settore bieticolo, nei limiti delle autorizzazioni comunitarie e sulla base delle direttive impartite dal Ministro delle politiche agricole e forestali. Proposta di delibera CIPE, relativa agli aiuti nazionali di adattamento a favore dei produttori di barbabietole da zucchero per la campagna 2003/2004, per un importo di 2,6 milioni di euro |
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Overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: |
EUR 5 200 000 |
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Maximum aid intensity |
60 % for ‘industrial research’, which may be increased by 10 percentage points for meeting the conditions in Article 5a(4)(c)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 |
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Date of implementation |
1 October 2004 |
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Duration of individual aid award |
October 2007 |
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Objective of aid |
The project has two main strands: R&D and coordinated dissemination of information, aimed at promoting the acquisition of new know-how in certain priority areas recognised as the main factors holding back Italian sugar beet production and at disseminating to those working in the sector the best techniques already acquired or to be acquired as a result of the planned measures. In the R&D field, the following topics, which are of importance to the Italian sugar beet industry, are to be covered: retrogradation, varieties, irrigation, nematodes, nitrogenous fertilizers, early sowing and control of technical means. |
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Economic sectors concerned |
Research and development in the sugar beet sector |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Name: Ministerio delle politiche agricole e forestali |
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Address:
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Aid No |
XS 136/04 |
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Member State |
Netherlands |
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Region |
All regions |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
Knowledge Exploitation Subsidy Programme (SKE) |
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Legal basis |
Kaderwet EZ-subsidies |
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Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company |
Aid scheme |
Annual overall amount |
EUR 10 million |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Individual aid |
Overall aid amount |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
Yes |
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Date of implementation |
20.10.2004 |
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Duration of scheme or individual aid award |
Until 1.1.2010 |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Economic sectors concerned |
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Name: Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Address:
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation |
Not applicable |
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Aid No |
XS 9/05 |
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Member State |
Portugal |
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Region |
Madeira Autonomous Region |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
SIPPE-RAM (Scheme to promote small business projects in the Madeira Autonomous Region) |
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Legal basis |
Decreto Legislativo Regional N 22/2004/M, de 12 de Agosto e a Portaria N 203/2004, de 18 de Outubro |
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Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company |
Aid scheme |
Annual overall amount |
EUR 5,7 million |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Individual aid |
Overall aid amount |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
Yes |
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Date of implementation |
19.10.2004 |
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Duration of scheme or individual aid award |
Until 31.12.2006 |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Economic sectors concerned |
Limited to specific sectors |
Yes |
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Yes |
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or |
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Steel |
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Shipbuilding |
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Synthetic fibres |
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Motor vehicles |
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Other manufacturing |
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or |
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Transport services |
Yes |
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Financial services |
No |
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Other services |
Yes |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Name: IDE-RAM — Instituto de Desenvolvimento Empresarial da Região Autónoma da Madeira |
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Address:
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation |
Yes |
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Notes: |
Investment in the following areas of activity is eligible for support under the SIPPE-RAM scheme:
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Other information: |
Following publication of the above legislation, the SIPPE-RAM scheme is now governed by two different sets of rules:
No applications for aid under this scheme were received between 13 August 2004 and 18 October 2004 since all the necessary changes to the SIPPE-RAM scheme had not yet been published. |
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Aid No |
XS 48/05 |
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Member State |
Netherlands |
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Region |
Province of South Holland |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
Comon Invent BV |
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Legal basis |
Algemene Subsidieverordening Zuid-Holland, 1 juni 2004 |
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Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company |
Aid scheme |
Annual overall amount |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Individual aid |
Overall aid amount |
EUR 144 000 |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
Yes, aid intensity is 60 % |
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Date of implementation |
25.1.2005 |
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Duration of scheme or individual aid award |
Until 31.12.2005 |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to SMEs |
Yes |
The aim of the project is, with the help of industrial research, to develop knowledge of sensor technology that can be used to detect leaks in gas pipes. |
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Economic sectors concerned |
Limited to specific sectors |
Yes |
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Other manufacturing |
Chemical industry |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Name: Province of South Holland |
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Address:
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation |
Yes |
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Aid No |
XS 106/05 |
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Member State |
Ireland |
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Region |
All regions |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
Building International Competitiveness of SMEs Through Productivity Improvement (Capital) |
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Legal basis |
The Industrial Development Act 1986 Sections 21 and 30 |
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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company |
Aid scheme |
Estimated annual overall amount: EUR 8 million. 2005/06 inclusive |
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Individual aid |
Overall aid amount |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
Yes (1) |
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Date of implementation |
1.6.2005. |
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Duration of scheme or individual aid award |
Until 31.12.2006 or earlier depending on demand for funding. An annual review will take place to justify the continuance of the scheme into the following year. |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Economic sectors concerned |
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
No |
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Limited to specific sectors |
Yes |
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Coalmining |
No |
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All |
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Steel |
No |
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Shipbuilding |
No |
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Synthetic fibres |
No |
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Motor vehicles |
No |
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Other manufacturing |
No |
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No |
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Transport services |
No |
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Financial services |
Yes |
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Other services |
Yes |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Name: Enterprise Ireland (2) |
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Address:
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Large individual aid grants |
The fund excludes awards of aid to an individual enterprise which would require prior notification to the Commission. |
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Aid No |
XS 130/05 |
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Member State |
Malta |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
Innovative Start-Up Scheme |
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Legal basis |
Business Promotion Act — Cap 325 Malta Enterprise Corporation Act — Cap 463 |
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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: |
Aid scheme |
Annual overall amount |
EUR 0,125 million |
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Loans guaranteed |
EUR 1 million |
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Individual aid |
Overall aid amount |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
Yes |
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Date of implementation |
1.5.2005. |
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Duration of scheme or individual aid award |
Until 31.12.2006. |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Economic sectors concerned |
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Name: Malta Enterprise Corporation |
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Address:
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation |
n/a |
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Aid No |
XS 132/05 |
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Member State |
Lithuania |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
State aid for innovative projects by SMEs |
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Legal basis |
2005 m. birželio 10 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas Nr. 4-237 |
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Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company |
Aid scheme |
Annual overall amount |
EUR 2 million |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Individual aid |
Overall aid amount |
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Loans guaranteed |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
Yes |
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Date of implementation |
16.6.2005 (2005m. birželio 16 d. Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro įsakymas atspausdintas Valstybės žiniose (Žin., 2005, Nr. 75-2731)) |
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Duration of scheme or individual aid award |
Until 30.6.2007 |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Economic sectors concerned |
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
Yes |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Name: Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
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Address:
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation |
Yes |
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(1) The maximum aid intensity will conform to the aid intensities for new investment and job creation projects for SMEs set out in the Regional Aid Map for Ireland.
(2) Shannon Development will manage this fund in the Midwest region on behalf of Enterprise Ireland.