| 4.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 254/1 | 
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 254/01)
| Date of adoption of the decision | 16.06.2017 | |||||
| Aid number | SA.32543 (2011/N) | |||||
| Member State | Greece | |||||
| Region | ATTIKI | — | ||||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Measures in favour of OSE group | |||||
| Legal basis | Law 3891/2010 on the restructuring, reorganisation and development of the OSE Group and of TRAINOSE, and other provisions relating to the railway sector. | |||||
| Type of measure | Individual aid | OSE S.A. | ||||
| Objective | Execution of an important project of common European interest, Restructuring firms in difficulty | |||||
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Debt write-off, Other — Transfer of employees | |||||
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 14 280 000 (in millions) | |||||
| Intensity | % | |||||
| Duration (period) | — | |||||
| Economic sectors | Passenger rail transport; interurban, Freight rail transport | |||||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 11.05.2017 | ||||||
| Aid number | SA.33229 (2017/N-2) | ||||||
| Member State | Slovenia | ||||||
| Region | — | — | |||||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Restructuring of NLB — Slovenia | ||||||
| Legal basis | Slovenian Banking Act | ||||||
| Type of measure | Ad hoc aid | Nova Lubljanska Banka (NLB) | |||||
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy | ||||||
| Form of aid | Other — Cocos, Common equity, Asset transfer | ||||||
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 2 321 (in millions) | ||||||
| Intensity | — | ||||||
| Duration (period) | 18.12.2013 — 31.12.2019 | ||||||
| Economic sectors | FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | ||||||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 23.04.2015 | |||
| Aid number | SA.39347 (2014/N) | |||
| Member State | Portugal | |||
| Region | — | — | ||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Regime remuneratório aplicável à produção de energia renovável de fonte ou localização oceânica por centros eletroprodutores com recurso a tecnologias em fase de experimentação ou pré-comercial | |||
| Legal basis | Decreto-lei 172/2006, Decreto-lei 215-B/2012. | |||
| Type of measure | Scheme | — | ||
| Objective | Environmental protection | |||
| Form of aid | Direct grant | |||
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 590 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 25 (in millions) | |||
| Intensity | 0 % | |||
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2015 | |||
| Economic sectors | Production of electricity | |||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 05.01.2017 | ||||
| Aid number | SA.44097 (2016/N) | ||||
| Member State | Finland | ||||
| Region | ETELA-KARJALA | — | |||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Toimintatuki lentokentille- Kaakkois- Suomen Lappeenrannan lentokenttä | ||||
| Legal basis | Valtionavustuslaki, 688/201 | ||||
| Type of measure | Individual aid | — | |||
| Objective | Airport operation | ||||
| Form of aid | Direct grant | ||||
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 2,5 (in millions) | ||||
| Intensity | 80 % | ||||
| Duration (period) | 01.01.2016 — 31.03.2019 | ||||
| Economic sectors | Passenger air transport | ||||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | ||||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 17.03.2017 | |||
| Aid number | SA.44259 (2016/N) | |||
| Member State | Greece | |||
| Region | — | — | ||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Concession agreements for the upgrade, maintenance, management and operation of regional airports | |||
| Legal basis | Decision of the Governing Council for the Economic Policy No. 240B/13.8.2015 (Government Gazette 98B/17.8.2015) approving the execution of the Concession Agreements Act of the Council of Ministers No 39/2.11.2015 (Government Gazette 138A/3.11.2015) approving the execution of the Concession Agreements as well as the execution of any other agreements that are amending or are ancillary of executory to the Concession Agreements and Law 4389/2016 of 27 May 2016 — Chapter XIV Articles 215 and 216 (Government Gazette 94/Α/27.5.2016) ratifying the Concession Agreements | |||
| Type of measure | Individual aid | — | ||
| Objective | — | |||
| Form of aid | — | |||
| Budget | — | |||
| Intensity | Measure does not constitute aid | |||
| Duration (period) | — | |||
| Economic sectors | Passenger air transport | |||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 05.04.2017 | |||
| Aid number | SA.44378 (2017/N) | |||
| Member State | Finland | |||
| Region | SUOMI/FINLAND | — | ||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Päästökaupasta johtuvien epäsuorien kustannusten kompensoimista koskeva tukiohjelma Stödordning för kompensering av indirekta kostnader för handeln med utsläppsrätter | |||
| Legal basis | Laki päästökaupasta johtuvien epäsuorien kustannusten kompensoimisesta | |||
| Type of measure | Scheme | — | ||
| Objective | Environmental protection | |||
| Form of aid | Direct grant | |||
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 149 (in millions) | |||
| Intensity | 40 % | |||
| Duration (period) | 01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020 | |||
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | |||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.11.2016 | |
| Aid number | SA.44887 (2016/N) | |
| Member State | United Kingdom | |
| Region | — | — | 
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | First Prolongation and Amendment of The Big Society Capital | |
| Legal basis | — | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | The Big Society Capital | 
| Objective | Other | |
| Form of aid | Other — Capital (which currently amounts to £ 400m but the UK would like this amount to be increased up to 600 millions) is in the form of ‘the Reclaim fund’ which consists of funds from dormant bank accounts pursuant to the Dormant Accounts Act 2008. The other aid instrument is the ‘Big Lottery Fund’. | |
| Budget | Overall budget: GBP 600 (in millions) | |
| Intensity | — | |
| Duration (period) | 18.11.2016 — 20.12.2026 | |
| Economic sectors | OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Cabinet Office, 1 Horse Guard's Road, London SW1 2HQ | |
| Other information | — | |
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 16.06.2017 | |
| Aid number | SA.45296 (2017/N) | |
| Member State | Germany | |
| Region | — | — | 
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Atomentsorgungsfonds | |
| Legal basis | Gesetz zur Neuordnung der Verantwortung in der kerntechnischen Entsorgung | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — | 
| Objective | Other | |
| Form of aid | Other — State renounces to resources upon payment by the operators of the aggregate amount of basic amount and risk premium | |
| Budget | — | |
| Intensity | % | |
| Duration (period) | From 01.07.2017 | |
| Economic sectors | Production of electricity | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Deutschland | |
| Other information | — | |
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 03.05.2017 | |||
| Aid number | SA.46046 (2016/NN) | |||
| Member State | Slovakia | |||
| Region | — | — | ||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Oslobodenie od spotrebnej dane v sektore vodnej dopravy (vnútrozemské vody) ustanovené v smernici Rady č. 2003/96/ES o reštrukturalizácii právneho rámca Spoločenstva pre zdaňovanie energetických výrobkov a elektriny (ďalej len ‘smernica Rady č. 2003/96/ES’). | |||
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 358/2015 Z. z., Zákon č. 98/2004 Z. z. o spotrebnej dani z minerálneho oleja v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len ‘zákon č. 98/2004 Z. z.’) | |||
| Type of measure | Scheme | — | ||
| Objective | Sectorial development, Other | |||
| Form of aid | Tax rate reduction | |||
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 38,4 (in millions) | |||
| Intensity | 100 % | |||
| Duration (period) | 01.05.2014 — 30.04.2024 | |||
| Economic sectors | Inland passenger water transport, Inland freight water transport | |||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 26.06.2017 | |||
| Aid number | SA.47144 (2016/N) | |||
| Member State | Sweden | |||
| Region | SVERIGE | — | ||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Tax reduction of employee share option | |||
| Legal basis | Inkomstskattelagen (1999:1229) samt Skatteförfarandelagen (2011:1244) | |||
| Type of measure | Scheme | — | ||
| Objective | SMEs, Research, development and innovation | |||
| Form of aid | Reduction of social security contributions | |||
| Budget | Annual budget: SEK 160 (in millions) | |||
| Intensity | % | |||
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2027 | |||
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | |||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 16.02.2017 | |||
| Aid number | SA.47267 (2017/N) | |||
| Member State | United Kingdom | |||
| Region | — | — | ||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Electricity Market Reform — Contract for Difference for Renewables. Amendment | |||
| Legal basis | United Kingdom Energy Act 2013 and its amendment. | |||
| Type of measure | Scheme | — | ||
| Objective | Environmental protection | |||
| Form of aid | Direct grant | |||
| Budget | — | |||
| Intensity | % | |||
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2017 | |||
| Economic sectors | Electric power generation; transmission and distribution | |||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 05.05.2017 | |||
| Aid number | SA.47623 (2017/N) | |||
| Member State | France | |||
| Region | — | — | ||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Soutien par tarifs d'achat au développement des installations sur bâtiment utilisant l'énergie radiative du soleil. | |||
| Legal basis | Code de l'énergie, articles du L. 314-1 au L. 314-13. | |||
| Type of measure | Scheme | — | ||
| Objective | Renewable energy | |||
| Form of aid | Direct grant | |||
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 3 800 (in millions) | |||
| Intensity | — | |||
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2023 | |||
| Economic sectors | Production of electricity | |||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||
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| Date of adoption of the decision | 17.07.2017 | |||||||
| Aid number | SA.48265 (2017/N) | |||||||
| Member State | Hungary | |||||||
| Region | — | — | ||||||
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | A magyar sporttámogatási program kiterjesztése a röplabdára | |||||||
| Legal basis | 
 
 
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| Type of measure | Scheme | — | ||||||
| Objective | Sectorial development | |||||||
| Form of aid | Tax rate reduction | |||||||
| Budget | Overall budget: HUF 120 000 (in millions) Annual budget: HUF 20 000 (in millions) | |||||||
| Intensity | 70 % | |||||||
| Duration (period) | 01.07.2017 — 30.06.2023 | |||||||
| Economic sectors | Sports activities | |||||||
| Name and address of the granting authority | 
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| Other information | — | |||||||
The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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