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European Commission

2016/C 161/01

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 ( 1 )

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2016/C 161/02

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 ( 2 )

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

 

(2)   Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

4.5.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 161/1

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)

(2016/C 161/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

09.10.2015

Aid number

SA.34962 (2015/N)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Waste Contract to provide waste disposal services for spent fuel and intermediate level waste (ILW) from new nuclear power stations

Legal basis

Energy Act 2008 and Waste Transfer Pricing Methodology for the disposal of higher activity waste from new nuclear power stations

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Other

Form of aid

Other — Cap on the Waste Transfer Price

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

01.10.2015 — 01.10.2115

Economic sectors

ELECTRICITY; GAS; STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Energy and Climate Change

3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AP

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

20.11.2013

Aid number

SA.36740 (2013/N)

Member State

Lithuania

Region

—

Article 107(3)(a)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

AB ‘Klaipėdos nafta’

Legal basis

—

2012 m. gruodžio 20 d. įstatymas Nr. XII-65 ‘2013 metų valstybės biudžeto ir savivaldybių biudžetų finansinių rodiklių patvirtinimo įstatymas’

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2012 m. birželio 12 d. įstatymas Nr. XI-2053 ‘Suskystintų gamtinių dujų terminalo įstatymas’

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2012 m. vasario 15 d. Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimas Nr. 199 dėl suskystintų gamtinių dujų terminalo įrengimo

Type of measure

Individual aid

AB ‘Klaipėdos nafta’

Objective

Sectoral development, Services of general economic interest

Form of aid

Direct grant, Guarantee

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 17 (in millions)

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

03.12.2014 — 31.12.2069

Economic sectors

Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains

Name and address of the granting authority

Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerija

Lukiškių str. 2, 01512 Vilnius

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

16.03.2016

Aid number

SA.43117 (2015/N)

Member State

Belgium

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Staatssteun zeevervoer

Legal basis

1)

Wet 20.07.2005 tot wijziging van het Wetboek van de inkomstenbelastingen 1992 op het vlak van de bedrijfsvoorheffing ingevolge de Communautaire richtsnoeren 2004/43 van 17 januari 2004 van de Commissie van de Europese Unie betreffende staatssteun voor het zeevervoer: invoeging van art. 275 van het Wetboek van de inkomstenbelastingen 1992 (WIB 92)

2)

Koninklijke besluit 8.01.2006 tot uitvoering van artikel 275, § 5 van het Wetboek van de inkomstenbelastingen 1992 en tot wijziging van het KB/WIB 92 op het stuk van de aangifte in de bedrijfsvoorheffing: wijziging art. 90, § 1, vierde lid, KB/WIB 92.

3)

Koninklijk besluit 22.08.2006 tot wijziging van het KB/WIB 92 op het stuk van de bedrijfsvoorheffing. Opheffing art. 90, § 1, vierde tot het achtste lid. Invoeging artikelen 95 en 95 KB/WIB 92: toevoeging van de bijlagen IIIbis en IIIter aan het KB/WIB 92.

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Sectoral development

Form of aid

Other form of tax advantage

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 57 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 5,7 (in millions)

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

01.07.2016 — 30.06.2026

Economic sectors

Sea and coastal freight water transport

Name and address of the granting authority

SPF Finances

Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 33 bte 22 1030 Bruxelles

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

18.03.2016

Aid number

SA.43130 (2016/N)

Member State

France

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Crédit d’impôt cinéma et audiovisuel — modifications

Legal basis

Article 220 sexies du Code général des impôts (CGI)

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006303577&dateTexte=&categorieLien=cid

Article 220-F du CGI

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006303552&dateTexte=&categorieLien=cid

Article 46 quater-0 YL à 46 quater-0 YR de l’Annexe III du CGI

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=4B9F3F55845B6B192A6813D1E72C0E98.tpdila24v_3?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000024151157&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069574&dateTexte=20150313

Décret no 2014-794 du 9 juillet 2014 relatif à la partie réglementaire du code du cinéma et de l’image animée, articles D.331-1 à D.331-18

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=4B9F3F55845B6B192A6813D1E72C0E98.tpdila24v_3?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000029223531&dateTexte=20140711#JORFSCTA000029223840

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Culture

Form of aid

Other — Tax credit

Apart from the amendments notified here, the rules governing the tax credit and the terms for applying it are the same as those previously notified and consistently authorised by the Commission since its Decision C(2006) 832 final, extended by Decision C(2011) 9430 final, and in Decisions C(2013) 4118 final of 2 July 2013, C(2013) 7278 of 28 October 2013, C(2014) 8798 and C(2015) 6782 of 29 September 2015.

Budget

—

Intensity

60 %

Duration (period)

01.01.2016 — 31.12.2022

Economic sectors

Motion picture; video and television programme production; sound recording and music publishing activities, Motion picture; video and television programme production activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée

12, rue de Lübeck, 75784 Paris cedex 16

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

10.02.2016

Aid number

SA.43390 (2016/N)

Member State

Italy

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Italian securitisation scheme

Legal basis

Decree law

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 5 000 (in millions)

Intensity

Measure does not constitute aid

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES

Name and address of the granting authority

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE

VIA XX SETTEMBRE 97, ROMA

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

15.12.2015

Aid number

SA.43650 (2015/N)

Member State

Poland

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Fourth Prolongation of the Credit Unions Orderly Liquidation Scheme — H1 2016

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 14 grudnia 1994 r. o Bankowym Funduszu Gwarancyjnym (Dz. U. z 2014 r. poz. 1866, ze zm.)

Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 26 marca 2014 r. w sprawie zaniechania poboru podatku dochodowego od niektórych dochodów od osób prawnych (Dz. U. poz. 404)

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant/Interest rate subsidy, Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 3 300 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

01.01.2016 — 30.06.2016

Economic sectors

FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES

Name and address of the granting authority

Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny

ul. ks. Ignacego Jana Skorupki 4, 00-546 Warszawa

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

01.02.2016

Aid number

SA.43924 (2015/N)

Member State

Poland

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Thirteenth prolongation of the Polish bank guarantee scheme — H1 2016

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 12 lutego 2009 r. o udzielaniu przez Skarb Panstwa wsparcia instytucjom finansowym (Dz. U. Nr 39, poz. 308 ze zm.)

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 160 000 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

01.02.2016 — 30.06.2016

Economic sectors

FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES

Name and address of the granting authority

Minister Finansów

ul. Świętokrzyska 12, 00-916 Warszawa

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

4.5.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 161/8

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, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)

(2016/C 161/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

01.03.2016

Aid number

SA.41812 (2015/N)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

SCOTLAND

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Forestry Cooperation

Legal basis

European Communities Act 1972;

Rural Development Programme of Scotland 2014 — 2020

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Aid for cooperation in forestry sector

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 1 (in millions)

Annual budget: GBP 0,2 (in millions)

Intensity

75 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2020

Economic sectors

Silviculture and other forestry activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Forestry Commission

231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

26.02.2016

Aid number

SA.42452 (2015/N)

Member State

Germany

Region

BAYERN

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bayern — Ausgleichsregelung zum finanziellen Ausgleich von durch Wolf, Luchs oder Bär

verursachtem Schaden durch den ‘Ausgleichsfonds Große Beutegreifer’

Legal basis

Bescheid des Bayerischen Naturschutzfonds zur Förderung der Einrichtung des ‘Ausgleichsfonds Große Beutegreifer’

Förderrichtlinien des Bayerischen Naturschutzfonds vom 01.07.1999

Satzung für den Bayerischen Naturschutzfonds vom 26.09.2014

Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Bayern (Bayerische Haushaltsordnung — BayHO)

Bayerisches Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (BayVwVfG)

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Aid to compensate for the damage caused by protected animals, Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 0,032 (in millions)

Intensity

80 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2020

Economic sectors

AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING

Name and address of the granting authority

Bayerischer Naturschutzfonds, Stiftung des Öffentlichen Rechts

Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925 München

Ausgleichsfonds Große Beutegreifer, Die Trägergemeinschaft des Ausgleichsfonds wird vertreten durch: Wildland-Stiftung Bayern

Hohenlindner Str. 12, 85622 Feldkirchen

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

19.02.2016

Aid number

SA.42806 (2015/N)

Member State

Germany

Region

NIEDERSACHSEN

Article 107(3)(c)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Niedersachsen: Gewährung von Beihilfen durch die Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse

Legal basis

—

Satzung über die Gewährung von Beihilfen (Entwurf Beihilfesatzung der Niedersächsischen Tierseuchenkasse, Anlage 1)

—

§ 20 TierGeSG der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Anlage 2)

—

§ § 12, 14 AgTierGesG des Landes Niedersachsen (Anlage 3)

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests, Aid for advisory services in the agricultural sector, Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production

Form of aid

Direct grant, Subsidized services

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 269,5 (in millions)

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

until 31.08.2021

Economic sectors

Animal production

Name and address of the granting authority

Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse — Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts —

Brühlstraße 9, D-30169 Hannover

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.

Date of adoption of the decision

12.11.2015

Aid number

SA.43314 (2015/N)

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Podpora zpracování zemědělských produktů a zvyšování konkurenceschopnosti potravinářského průmyslu

Legal basis

1)

Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, v platném znění

2)

Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na základě § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Investment in processing and marketing

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: CZK 1 650 (in millions)

Annual budget: CZK 330 (in millions)

Intensity

50 %

Duration (period)

01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020

Economic sectors

Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo zemědělství

Těšnov 17, 117 05 Praha 1, Česká republika

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.