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Document 52006XC1004(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 (Text with EEA relevance)

    ĠU C 239, 4.10.2006, p. 2–7 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    4.10.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 239/2


    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

    (2006/C 239/02)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    Aid No

    XS 5/06

    Member State

    Poland

    Region

    Podregion 1 — jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski — 3.02.01.02

    Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

    State aid scheme for the development of SMEs subject to block exemptions — Dzierżoniów

    Legal basis

    Uchwała nr XLIII/298/05 Rady Miejskiej Dzierżoniowa z dnia 27 czerwca 2005 r. Art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84, z poz. 84 z późn. zm.)

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

    Aid scheme

    Annual overall amount

    EUR 0,125 million

    (PLN 0,5 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

    7.11.2005

    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

    Yes

    Name and address of the granting authority

    Urząd Miasta

    Rynek 1

    PL-58-200 Dzierżoniów

    Large individual aid grants

    In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

    Yes

     


    Aid No

    XS 19/06

    Member State

    Germany

    Region

    Rheinland-Pfalz

    Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

    Granting of low-interest loans under the SME assistance scheme

    Legal basis

    § 19 des Landesgesetzes über die Förderung der kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen sowie der in der freien Wirtschaft tätigen freien Berufe (Mittelstandsförderungsgesetz) vom 3.2.1978 (GVBl. S. 103), geändert durch Artikel 2 Nr. 3 des Gesetzes vom 14.5.1982 (GVBl. S. 129), des § 44 der Landeshaushaltsordnung für Rheinland-Pfalz vom 20.12.1971 (GVBl. 1972, S. 2), zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 51 des Gesetzes vom 6.2.2001 (GVBl. S. 29), § 4 Abs. 1 des Treuhandvertrages vom 21./22./23. Dezember 1993 zwischen dem Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau und der Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) GmbH, Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau zur Vergabe zinsverbilligter Darlehen an die mittelständische Wirtschaft

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

    Aid scheme

    Annual overall amount

    Interest rate subsidies

    EUR 4,4 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

    1.3.2006

    Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

    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

    Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) GmbH (Förderbank)

    Holzhofstraße 4

    D-55116 Mainz

    Large individual aid grants

    In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

    The guideline (Richtlinie) referred to above excludes aid measures that go beyond the terms of Article 6 of the Regulation

    Yes

     


    Aid No

    XS 53/06

    Member State

    Italy

    Region

    Regione Sardegna

    Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

    Support for technological innovation, environmental protection, organisational innovation, commercial innovation and workplace safety

    Legal basis

    Legge 27 ottobre 1994, n. 598, art. 11 lett. b) 2a parte

    Direttive di attuazione approvate con Decreto dell'Assessore dell'Industria della Regione Sardegna n. 76 del 23 marzo 2006

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

    Aid scheme

    Annual overall amount

    EUR 8 619 000

    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

    1.4.2006

    Duration of 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

    Regione Autonoma della Sardegna — Assessorato dell'Industria

    Viale Trento 69

    I-09123 Cagliari

    Large individual aid grants

    In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation, the measure excludes individual aid grants or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid,

    a)

    if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million and

    the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %,

    in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or

    b)

    if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 million

    Yes

     


    Aid No

    XS 55/06

    Member State

    United Kingdom

    Region

    West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

    Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

    Geoenvironmental Research Parks — Phase 2

    Legal basis

    (1)

    Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/906); Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation 2000;

    (2)

    Supplemental Charter of Cardiff University 2005 Objective 6

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

    Aid scheme

    Annual overall amount

    GBP 872 313

    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

    From 31.3.2006

    Duration of scheme or individual aid award

    Until 31st December 2006

    NB. As noted above, the grant was committed prior to 31 December 2006. Payments against this commitment will, potentially (in line with N+2) continue until 30th June 2008

    Objective of aid

    Aid to SMEs

    Yes

     

    Economic sectors concerned

    Limited to specific sectors

    Yes

    Other services (R&D)

    Yes

    Name and address of the granting authority

    National Assembly for Wales

    C/o Welsh European Funding Office

    Cwm Cynon Business Park

    Mountain Ash CF45 4ER

    United Kingdom

    Large individual aid grants

    In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

    Yes

     


    Aid No

    XS 62/06

    Member State

    Czech Republic

    Region

    Střední Čechy

    Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

    CIUR, a. s.

    Legal basis

    Zákon č. 188/2004 Sb. o odpadech a o změně některých dalších zákonů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů;

    Zákon č. 477/2001 Sb. o obalech a o změně některých zákonů (zákon o obalech), ve znění pozdějších předpisů;

    Vyhláška č. 115/2002 Sb. o podrobnostech nakládání s obaly;

    Vyhláška č. 383/2001 Sb. o podrobnostech nakládání s odpady, ve znění pozdějších předpisů

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

    Aid scheme

    Annual overall amount

     

    Loans guaranteed

     

    Individual aid

    Overall aid amount

    EUR 1 159 740

    Loans guaranteed

     

    Maximum aid intensity

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

    Yes: EUR 1 159 740

     

    Date of implementation

    Third quarter of 2006

    Duration of scheme or individual aid award

    One-off aid

    Objective of aid

    Aid to SMEs

    Increasing the use of waste paper collected from across the Czech Republic, including schools and institutions, from the current 5 000 tonnes per year to the estimated 12 000 tonnes per year. The paper will be used for the manufacture of cellulose fibres, which are used in the building industry as a building insulant.

    Yes

     

    Economic sectors concerned

    Limited to specific sectors

    Yes

    Other manufacturing (manufacture of insulating material)

    Yes

    Name and address of the granting authority

    Státní fond životního prostředí

    Kaplanova 1931/1

    CZ-148 00 Praha 11


    Aid No

    XS 68/06

    Member State

    Hungary

    Region

    Entire country

    Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

    EQUAL Community Initiative

    Legal basis

    Az EQUAL Közösségi Kezdeményezés fejezeti kezelésű előirányzat felhasználásával kapcsolatos szabályokról szóló 33/2004. (XII. 23.) FMM rendelet

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

    For 2005: EUR 13 649 200 (1)

    Maximum aid intensity

    According to the maximum level established in the regional map in accordance with paragraph 30 of Government Decree 85/2004 (IV.19.) and the higher aid intensity for SMEs:

    a)

    65 % in the regions of Észak-Magyarország, Észak-Alföld, Dél-Alföld, Közép-Dunántúl and Dél-Dunántúl, and in the sub-regions of Celldömölk, Letenye, Őriszentpéter, Tét, Vaspár and Zalaszentgrót,

    b)

    60 % in the Nyugat-Dunántúl region,

    c)

    55 % in Pest County, with the exceptions listed under point a),

    d)

    50 % in Budapest

    Date of implementation

    1 January 2005

    Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

    31 December 2006

    Objective of aid

    The aim of the EQUAL Community Initiative is to develop innovative methods to tackle discrimination and inequalities on the labour market via the Development Partnership and with the help of economic operators, including undertakings. Aid to micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises for investment in tangible and intangible assets plays an important role in achieving this objective.

    EQUAL contributes to the implementation of the European Employment Strategy

    Economic sectors concerned

    All sectors

    Name and address of the granting authority

    Foglalkoztatáspolitikai és Munkaügyi Minisztérium Humánerőforrás-fejlesztési Operatív Program és EQUAL Program Irányító Hatóság

    Alkotmány utca 3., H-1054 Budapest


    Aid No

    XS 78/06

    Member State

    Cyprus

    Region

    All regions

    Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

    The Research Promotion Foundation's Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development 2006

    Legal basis

    Απόφαση του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου της 14ης Μαρτίου και με αριθμό συνεδρίας 79

    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: 75 %

     

    Date of implementation

    15.5.2006

    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

    Yes

    Name and address of the granting authority

    Ίδρυμα Προώθησης Έρευνας

    Γωνία Απελλή και Νιρβάνα

    Άγιοι Ομολογητές,

    Τ.Κ. 23422,

    CY-1683 Λευκωσία

    [Gonia Apelli kai Nirvana

    Agioi Omologites,

    T.K. 23422,

    CY-1683 Nicosia]

    Large individual aid grants

    In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

    Yes: the plan does not apply to large individual aid grants

     


    (1)  Data contains the annual budget of the EQUAL programme for 2005. The budget also contains measures not constituting state aid. (Calculated with exchange rate HUF 250 = EUR 1).


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