52003XC0724(01)

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 175/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.4.2003

Member State: Austria

Aid No: E 8/02

Title: Public bank guarantees (Ausfallshaftung) in Austria

Objective: Support the credit institutions concerned in their economic functioning

Legal basis: Regional laws and/or statutes of the banks, referring in general terms to § 1356 ABGB (civil code)

Budget: Unlimited in amount

Form of interventions: State guarantees

Aid intensity or amount: Not quantified

Duration: Unlimited in time

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.4.2003

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 466/02

Title: Electricity production grant

Objective: Promote combined heat and power production using waste, natural gas and biogas

Legal basis: Lov nr. 944 af 27. december 1991 om tilskud til elproduktion, senest ændret ved lov nr. 393 af 6. juni 2002 om ændring af lov om energiafgift af mineralolieprodukter m.v., lov om afgift af naturgas og bygas, lov om afgift af stenkul, brunkul og koks m.v., lov om kuldioxidafgift af visse energiprodukter, lov om afgift af svovl og lov om tilskud til elproduktion

Budget: 2003: DKK 328 million (about EUR 44,1 million); 2004: DKK 323 million (about EUR 43,5 million); 2005: DKK 306,9 million (about EUR 41,3 million); 2006: DKK 301,9 million (about EUR 40,6 million)

Aid intensity or amount: DKK 0,02/kWh-DKK 0,10/kWh

Duration: 2007

Other information: Annual report

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.4.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 766/02

Title: Urban free zones

Objective: Regeneration

Legal basis: Projet de loi "pacte de relance pour la ville"

Budget: EUR213000000,00 over five years

Duration: From 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.5.2003

Member State: France (Overseas departments)

Aid No: N 236/02

Title: Regional Participation Fund - Overseas departments

Objective: Regional aid

Legal basis: Loi n° 46860 du 30.4.1946 et décret 92-1176 modifié par le décret 2000-878

Budget: EUR 6098000,00

Comments: EUR 2287000,00 for Martinique and Guadeloupe and EUR 762000,00 for French Guiana and Réunion

Aid intensity or amount: Gross: 8,4 %; Net: 5,34 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.3.2003

Member State: Austria (Tyrol)

Aid No: N 774/02

Title: Tyrol programme of regional planning priorities (ROSP) 2001-2006 - improvement of infrastructure alpine supply

Objective: Improvement of alpine supply

Legal basis: "Rahmenrichtlinie für die Wirtschaftsförderung des Landes Tirol" und Förderungsrichtlinie - ROSP 2001-2006 - Förderungsschwerpunkt "Verbesserung von infrastrukturellen Alpinangeboten" (Raumordnungsschwerpunktprogramm ROSP 2001-2006)

Budget: EUR 125 million for the period until the end of 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Up to the ceiling applicable in the respective SME Regulation, the regional aid ceilings under the regional aid map as in force at the moment the aid is awarded with and the multisectoral framework for big investments with additional temporary increase in the aid intensity for the promotion of skilifts

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids