Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 2/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 336/2004

Title: Aid in favour of photovoltaic solar energy — Modification of the exiting aid scheme N 460/2001

Objective: Granting aid to promote the use of photovoltaic solar energy as alternative source for the energy production

Legal basis: Resolución de la Dirección General del Instituto para la diversificación y ahorro de la energía (IDAE) por la que se regula la concesión de ayudas para el apoyo a la energía solar fotovoltaica

Budget: EUR 21,6 million per year

Intensity or amount: 40 % plus regional and SME bonuses

Duration: Until 31.12.2010 (re-notification after 31.12.2007)

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 423/05

Title: Research for the production of tomorrow (Germany)

Objective: Prolongation of aid scheme N 353/1999. The aid scheme aims at facilitating research and development projects into new types of production procedures and equipment based on new technologies. The programme is intended to provide support for joint projects, in which companies work together, transcending company barriers and creating synergies. Cooperation with universities and research establishments will also be encouraged (R&D)

Legal basis: Bundeshaushalt, Kapitel 3006 Titel 683 18

Budget: EUR 307,76 million

Intensity or amount: Up to 75 % for industrial research, up to 50 % for precompetitive development activities

Duration: 1.1.2004 — 31.12.2009

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Spain (Cataluña)

Aid No: N 459/2004

Title: Aid to waste minimization in Cataluña — Prolongation of the exiting aid scheme N 154/1999

Objective: Environmental protection (All sectors)

Legal basis: Resolución (…), de (…) de 2005, por la que se hace pública la convocatoria de subvenciones para la ejecución de proyectos de minimización de residuos

Budget: EUR 3 million per year

Intensity or amount: From 15 % to 40 % depending on the type of measure and the beneficiary

Duration: From 1.1.2005 to 31.12.2008

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Date of adoption:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 56/2005

Title: Low Carbon Research and Development Programme

Objective: To promote research and development of new innovative low CO2-emission technologies, build confidence in the viability of those technologies, encourage manufacturers to develop commercial low carbon vehicles and acquire new technical knowledge and innovation

Legal basis: Section 153(1)(y) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

Budget: GBP 15 million (EUR 21,8 million)

Intensity or amount: 75 % for feasibility studies preparatory to industrial research, 50 % for feasibility studies preparatory to pre-competitive development activities, 50 % for industrial research and 25 % for pre-competitive development

Duration: Three years from the day of this decision

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