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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
IO C 324, 21.12.2005, p. 28–30
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
21.12.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 324/28 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(2005/C 324/07)
(Text with EEA relevance)
Date of adoption:
Member State: France (Caen — Basse-Normandie)
Aid No: N 172/2004
Title: Aide à la R&D pour Philips Semiconductors à Caen (Basse-Normandie)
Objective: R&D aid (Micro-electronics)
Budget: EUR 200 million eligible costs
Intensity or amount: EUR 33 million aid amount. 25 % maximum aid intensity
Duration: Five years (2004 — 2008)
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:
Member State: France
Aid No: N 215/04
Title: Individual R&D aid for the firm ATMEL Rousset
Objective: To speed up the development of flash memories
Legal basis: Article L-1511-5 du Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales
Budget: EUR 92,88 million
Aid intensity or amount: 29,6 %
Duration: 2004 to 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:
Member State: Czech Republic
Aid No: N 223/2005
Title: Aid to biofuels
Objective: Environmental protection
Legal basis: Zákon č. 353/2003 Sb., Zákon č. 256/2000 Sb., Nařízení vlády č. 86/2001 Sb. Nařízení vlády č. 148/2005 Sb
Budget: 2005: EUR 11,6 million
2006: EUR 23,3 million
Duration: Until 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:
Member State: United Kingdom — Carlisle, North West region of England
Aid No: N 231/2005
Title: Disaster Recovery United Biscuits — McVitie Factory
Objective: Compensate damages caused by flooding
Legal basis: Section 5 of Regional Development Agency Act 1998 — Powers to award grants
Budget: GBP 1 million (EUR 1,45 million)
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:
Aid No: N 235a/2005
Member State: Poland
Title in original language: Wspieranie inwestycji początkowych opartych na nowej technologii
Legal basis in original language: Ustawa o niektórych formach wspierania działalności innowacyjnej
Objective: Regional development [All sectors]
Overall aid amount planned: PLN 200 million [ca. EUR 50 million]
Duration:
Maximum aid intensity: 50 %, 40 %, 30 %, 22,5 %
Other information: Aid scheme — Debt write-off
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:
Member State: Spain (Cataluña)
Aid No: N 446/2004
Title: ‘Aid for research, development and technological innovation in Cataluña’. Modification of the existing aid scheme N 143/2003.
Objective: The scheme aims at granting aid to carry out industrial research and pre-competitive development projects implying the subcontracting of an external R&D provider. At least one of those R&D providers must be a public research centre, a non profit making research centre or one of the centres belonging to a technological network called CIDEM.
Legal basis: Orden TRI/291/2004, de 6 de agosto, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras para el otorgamiento de ayudas para la investigación, el desarrollo y la innovación tecnológica, y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2004
Budget: EUR 1,2 million per year
Intensity or amount:
— |
Up to 50 % for industrial research projects. |
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Up to 25 % for pre-competitive development activities. |
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SME bonus 10 % |
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No regional bonus |
Duration: 1.1.2004 — 31.12.2006
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:
Member State: Spain (Cataluña)
Aid No: N 498/2004 and N 502/2004
Title:
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Incentives to research and technological development projects in strategic sectors. |
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Incentives to joint research and technological development projects. |
Objective: N 498/2004: The scheme aims at granting aid to enterprises in order to promote the development of industrial research and technological development projects in the aerospace, pharmaceutical, technologically advanced food products and renewable energy sectors, as well as in the sectors composing their value chain. The eligible projects must be conducive to the achievement of products and processes either new or technologically improved when comparing them with those already existing in the Catalan industry.
N 502/2004: The scheme aims at granting aid to joint research and technological development project carried out by groups of enterprises as defined in point 2.4 of this decision. The eligible projects must significantly increase the technological capacity of Cataluña.
Sectors: N 498/2004: NACE sectors 24 (chemical products and pharmaceutical industry); 15 (manufacture of food products and beverages); 31 (manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c.); 35 (manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft).
N 502/2004: This scheme does not target specific sectors in an exclusive way. However, the beneficiaries belonging to the sectors mentioned before will be prioritised.
Legal basis:
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Orden TRI/293/2004, de 4 de agosto, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de incentivos a proyectos empresariales en investigación, desarrollo e innovación tecnológica en sectores estratégicos, y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2004 |
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Orden TRI/292/2004, de 4 de agosto, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de incentivos para proyectos conjuntos de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico (I+D), y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2004 |
Budget: EUR 28 milion (N 498/2004) and EUR 20 million (N 502/2004)
Intensity or amount:
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Up to 50 % for industrial research projects. |
— |
Up to 25 % for pre-competitive development activities. |
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The SME bonus is applicable in scheme N 498/2004 |
Duration: 17 August 2004 — 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:
Member State: The Netherlands
Aid No: N 541/04 and N542/04
Title: Risk equalisation system and retention of reserves
Objective: Health care insurance sector
Legal basis: Zorgverzekeringswet
Budget:
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risk equalisation system: EUR 15 billion per year |
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retention of reserves: EUR 1,3 billion one-off measure |
Duration:
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risk equalisation system: unlimited duration |
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retention of reserves: one-off measure |
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:
Aid No: N 572/2004
Member State: France [Martinique]
Title: Individual aid for training — Société martiniquaise des villages de vacances (SMVV)
Legal basis:
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Implementation of the SPD Objective 1 for Martinique |
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Credit award from the European Social Fund |
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Application of articles 87 and 88 EC Treaty to training aid |
Objective: Training
Maximum aid intensity: 60 %
Budget: Annual expenditure planned: EUR 4 385 508
Duration: End date: 31.12.2005
Other information: Individual aid
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/