21.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 324/28

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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

(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.

—	Up to 25 % for pre-competitive development activities.

—	SME bonus 10 %

—	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:

—	Incentives to research and technological development projects in strategic sectors.

—	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:

—	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

—	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:

—	Up to 50 % for industrial research projects.

—	Up to 25 % for pre-competitive development activities.

—	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:

—	risk equalisation system: EUR 15 billion per year

—	retention of reserves: EUR 1,3 billion one-off measure

Duration:

—	risk equalisation system: unlimited duration

—	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:

—	Implementation of the SPD Objective 1 for Martinique

—	Credit award from the European Social Fund

—	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/

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