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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)
SL C 76, 28.3.2003, p. 27–28
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
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)
Official Journal C 076 , 28/03/2003 P. 0027 - 0028
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2003/C 76/08) (Text with EEA relevance) Date of adoption of the decision: 11.3.2003. Member State: Italian Republic. Aid No: N 19/03. Title: Extension of a scheme to reduce social charges in the maritime cabotage sector. Objective: To promote the competitiveness of shipowners active in the maritime cabotage sector. Legal basis: Legge 27 dicembre 2002, n. 289. Budget: A maximum of EUR 20 million/year. Aid intensity or amount: 25 %. Duration: One year. Other information: Extension of a scheme already approved by the Commission for the period 1999-2002. 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: 20.12.2002. Member State: Germany (Lower Saxony). Aid No: N 559/02. Title: Guidelines concerning the granting of allocations in the context of the programme "Economy and Environment" allocated by the funds of business development - ecological scope. Objective: To create more innovative methods of production which aim at the efficient use of natural resources and the substitution of environment-impairing materials. Legal basis: §§ 23 und 24 der Niedersächsischen Landeshaushaltsordnung. Budget: In the year 2003 up to EUR 3,359 million for grants and EUR 5,624 million for soft loans. Aid intensity or amount: Up to 30 % gross of eligible costs, plus surcharge of 10 % gross for SMEs, plus 5 % gross for firms located in assisted regions. Duration: Until 31.12.2007. 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: 27.11.2002. Member State: Germany. Aid No: N 565/02. Title: BTU - Beteiligungskapital für kleine Technologieunternehmen. Objective: R& D, SME, access to risk capital for small technology companies. Legal basis: ERP-Haushaltsplangesetz. Budget: EUR 195,2 million (no budget increase since last approval). Duration: 30.6.2006. 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: 19.2.2003. Member State: United Kingdom. Aid No: N 588/02. Title: Grant for long-distance coach services. Objective: The scheme offers compensation. To the operators of scheduled long-distance coach services, conditional on them offering half-rate fare concessions to elderly and disabled passengers. Legal basis: Section 154 of the Transport Act 2000. Budget: GBP 12 million (EUR 18,7 million) annually. Aid intensity or amount: Not applicable. Duration: Permanent. 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: 15.11.2002. Member State: Germany. Aid No: N 633/02. Title: Support of Innovative Networks - InnoNet. Objective: To stimulate the collaboration especially between SMEs and research institutions and to promote the more rapid implementation of R& D results in marketable products, processes and services. Legal basis: Bundeshaushaltsordnung. Budget: EUR 13 million in 2003, EUR 16 million in 2004, EUR 20 million in 2005, EUR 25 million per year from 2006 on. Aid intensity or amount: Measure mostly not constituting aid, very low intensity of possible aid effects. Duration: 1.1.2003 until 31.12.2012. 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