23.11.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 286/3

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 286/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XE 17/05

Member State

Hungary

Region

Entire country

Title of aid scheme

Investment aid for the employment of disabled persons

Legal basis

A foglalkoztatást elősegítő támogatásokról, valamint a Munkaerőpiaci Alapból foglalkoztatási válsághelyzetek kezelésére nyújtható támogatásról szóló 6/1996. (VII. 16.) MüM rendelet 19/B. §-a.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme

HUF 1 billion for 2005.

Maximum aid intensity

Where the employment of handicapped workers entails additional costs, aid of up to 100 % of such additional costs may be granted to the firm employing the disabled person.

Date of implementation

Start of the aid programme: 1 January 2005.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

End of the aid programme: 31 December 2006.

Objective of aid

Investment aid which, with a view to employing disabled workers, is linked to investment for the creation, modernisation and development of jobs, the construction, installation, extension, conversion and improved safety of facilities, and the procurement, conversion and improved safety of equipment.

Economic sectors concerned

—

All Community sectors (1)

—

All manufacturing (1)

—

All services (1)

—

Other (please specify)

Name and address of the granting authority

Foglalkoztatáspolitikai és Munkaügyi Minisztérium

H-1054 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 3.

Telephone: (36-1) 473 81 00

Fax: (36-1) 473 81 01

E-mail: info@fmm.gov.hu

Other information

The aid may be granted for sheltered employment and is covered by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002.


Aid No

XE 28/06

Member State

Malta

Title of aid scheme

ETC Employment Aid Programme

Legal basis

Employment and Training Services Act (Cap. 343)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 million

Loans guaranteed

 

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes

Date of implementation

1.9.2006

Duration of scheme

Until 31.12.2007 (2)

Objective of aid

Art. 4 Creation of employment

No

Art. 5 Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6 Employment of disabled workers

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

—

All Community sectors (3) eligible for employment aid

Yes

—

All manufacturing1 (3)

 

—

All services (3)

 

—

Other

 

Name and address of the granting authority

Employment and Training Corporation

Head Office

Hal-Far, P.O. Box 20,

MT-Birzebbuga, BBG 01

Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

(1)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector.

(2)  This scheme will be adapted according to the rules applicable after review of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002.

(3)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.