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ANNEX III Form for the provision of summary information under the reporting obligation laid down in Article 9(1) Please fill in the information required below. PART I Aid reference Member State Member State reference number Region Granting authority
(to be completed by the Commission ) United Kingdom Name of the Region North West England Name
Regional aid status1 Unassisted North West Development Agency
Address
PO Box 37, Renaissance House, Centre Park, Warrington WA1 1XB www.nwda.co.uk
Webpage Title of the aid measure National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Web link to the full text of the aid measure Type of measure
R&D Aid to Maelstrom Ltd Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980045_en_1
www.nwda.co.uk/stateaid
Scheme Ad hoc aid
Amendment of an existing aid measure
Name of the Beneficiary Maelstrom Limited Commission aid number
Prolongation Modification Duration2 Date of granting 3 Economic sector(s) concerned 1 2 3
Scheme Ad hoc aid All economic sectors eligible to receive aid
01/06/09 to 31/05/11 1 June 2009
Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid. Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid. Aid is to be considered to be granted at the moment the legal right to receive the aid is conferred on the beneficiary under the applicable national legal regime.
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Type of beneficiary Budget
Limited to specific sectors - Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2.4 SME Large enterprises Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme5 Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking6
SME (small enterprise) National currency… (in millions) National currency… (in millions) £0.95million (60%) Eligible costs are £1.6m and therefore the intervention is 60%. Lower than the 70% permitted.
For guarantees7
National currency… (in millions)
Aid instrument (Art. 5)
If co-financed by Community funds Yes
4 5 6 7 8
Grant Interest rate subsidy Loan Guarantee/ Reference to the Commission decision8 Fiscal measure Risk capital Repayable advances Other (please specify)
Grant
Reference(s): measures 2.1.3 ERDF North West Operational Programme 20072013 England
National currency… (in millions) £800,000
Amount of Communit y funding EU 800,000
NACE Rev.2 - Statistical classification of Economic Activities in the European Community. In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme. In case of an ad hoc aid award: Indicate the overall aid amount/tax loss. For guarantees, indicate the (maximum) amount of loans guaranteed. Where appropriate, reference to the Commission decision approving the methodology to calculate the gross grant equivalent, in line with Article 5(1)(c) of the Regulation.
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PART II Please indicate under which provision of the GBER the aid measure is implemented. General Objectives Max SME - bonuses Objectives (list) aid in % (list) intensi 20% The Investment in equipment and personnel for the ty undertaking is a R&D design and development of equipment which in % small enterprise as investment will address mixing matter at nano particle or defined in Annex 1 aid for level to alter its configuration at molecular Max Reg 800/2008 and nanotechnolo level. aid this is demonated? by their accounts gy mixing amou and the We have classified all costs as industrial research capability nt in confirmation from as this is project specific research aimed towards nation the undertaking the design, construction, and performance validation al that the number of of a demonstrator programme for next generation curre their employees for mixing technology. This is a nanotech technology the last two years ncy which changes the composition of a product at subhas been below 50 units. I attach the accounts which demonstrates that this is a group under s 247 Companies Act 1985 and therefore is a “small sized group” under the EU Company Law Directives which adopts the same definition as Annex 1 thereof.
atomic level to suit the consistency requirements of a manufacturer. It will be a three-year project, and will deliver a validated, open access demonstrator of a next generation mixing tool and also the dissemination of know how to a network of regional chemical and formulated product companies fully aware of the new technology and positioned to exploit its opportunities; and an enhanced academic skill base for teaching, research and knowledge transfer. The aim of the project is the acquisition and dissemination of new skills and knowledge, that of nano particle mixing. This technology will be demonstrated so that it assists in the development of new products and processes. In our view this is too far removed from the market to be classed as experimental development.
Regional Scheme investment and employment aid9 (Art. 13) Ad hoc aid (Art. 13(1)) Aid for newly created small enterprises (Art. 14)
…%
SME investment and employment aid (Art. 15)
…%
9
…% …%
In the case of ad hoc regional aid supplementing aid awarded under aid scheme(s), please indicate both the aid intensity granted under the scheme and the intensity of the ad hoc aid.
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Aid for small enterprises newly created by female entrepreneu rs (Art. 16) Aid for Environmen tal protection (Art. 17 – 25)
Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participatio n in fairs (Art. 26 – 27)
…%
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 (Art. 18) Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard
…%
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 (Art. 19)
…%
Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Art. 20) Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Art. 21) Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Art. 22) Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Art. 23) Aid for environmental studies (Art. 24)
…%
Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Art. 25)
… nation al curre ncy …%
Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Art. 26)
Aid for SME participation in fairs (Art. 27)
…% …% …% …%
…%
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Aid in the form of risk capital (Art. 28 - 29) Aid for research, development and innovation (Art. 30 – 37)
Aid for research and development projects (Art. 31)
Fundamental research (Art. 31(2)(a))
Industrial research (Art. 31(2)(b))
…%
Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Art. 33) Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Art. 34) Aid to young innovative enterprises (Art. 35)
…%
Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Art. 37)
Aid for disadvantag ed and disabled workers (Art. 40 –
50%
Experimental development (Art. 31(2) (c)) Aid for technical feasibility studies (Art. 32)
Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Art. 36)
Training aid (Art. 38 – 39)
… nation al curre ncy …%
Specific training (Art. 38(1)) General training (Art. 38(2)) Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies(Art. 40)
…%
…% … nation al curre ncy … nation al curre ncy … nation al curre ncy …% …% …%
20%
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42) Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Art. 41) Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Art. 42)
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