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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 67/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 120/01

Title: Aid to Rolls-Royce for the development of engines

Objective: To support the development of two new high-thrust civil aircraft engines

Legal basis: 1982 Civil Aviation Act

Budget: GBP 250 million

Aid intensity or amount: Reimbursable advance of up to 37 % of eligible costs

Duration: Last instalment to be delivered by 31 March 2004

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: 3.7.2001

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 209/01

Title: Guarantee for borrowings of the Housing Finance Agency

Objective: Social housing

Legal basis: Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981 with its amendments 1982, 1985, 1988 and 1992

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: 21.12.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 611/B/01

Title: Processing and marketing - fisheries sector

Objective: To improve the financial and technical management of fisheries enterprises by means of advisory services

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones para planes de asistencia técnica y de gestión en los sectores de transformación y comercialización de los productos agrarios, silvícolas, de la pesca, la acuicultura y la alimentación, y se convocan para el ejercicio 2001 (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación)

Budget: ESP 40 million (approximately EUR 240405 in 2001 (this amount applies to all the sectors covered by the legal basis: agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food)

Duration: Unspecified

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: 20.6.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 804/2000

Title: Sale of shares in GSG - Land Berlin

Objective: Sale of a public company by a trade sale

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 20.6.2001

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: NN 87/2000

Title: Waste disposal system re-collection of paper and cardboard at times of low international prices

Objective: Environmental protection

Legal basis: Artikel 15.36 Wet Milieubeheer

Aid intensity or amount: The measure does not constitute aid

Duration: 1 April 1998 to 31 December 2001

Other information: The measure makes an agreement between producers and importers of paper and paper products, municipalities and waste paper companies binding to all producers and importers of paper and products in the Netherlands

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