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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

(2006/C 29/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 178/2005

Title: Tax credit for publishers as regards expenditure on paper when publishing works in Italian

Objective: To encourage the use of Italian and to maintain the quality of the written language, pluralism of information and cultural diversity

Legal basis: Articolo 4, commi 181-186 e 189 della legge 24 dicembre 2003, n. 350 (legge finanziaria 2004) e articolo 1, comma 484 della legge 30 dicembre 2004, n. 311 (legge finanziaria 2005)

Budget: EUR 190 million (i.e. EUR 95 million per year)

Aid intensity or amount: 10 % gross equivalent of the cost of paper used in publishing works in Italian

Duration: 31 December 2006 (2005 and 2006)

Other information: Evaluation report to be submitted by Member State

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 (Martinique)

Aid No: N 202/2004

Title: Subscription to risk capital companies — Framework scheme of Martinique

Objective: Regional aid, risk capital aid

Budget: EUR 610 000

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: Italy

Aid No: N 224/2005, N 225/2005, N 226/2005, N 227/2005 and N 228/2005

Title: Incorporation of the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 to the existing State aid schemes: N 715/1999 (case N 224/05); N 445/2000 (case N 225/05); N 747/1997 (case N 226/05); N 710/1999 (case N 227/05); N 214/2003 ex N 288/96 (case N 228/05).

Legal basis: Decreto del Ministero delle attività produttive del 18 aprile 2005

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 (Comunidad de Madrid)

Aid No: N 359/2005

Title: Aid to investment in assisted zones in Comunidad de Madrid. Prolongation of the existing aid scheme N 431/2000

Objective: Regional development (all sectors)

Legal basis: 

‘Orden 91/2005 de 12 de enero de 2005, por la que se modifica y prorroga la Orden 5135/2004, de 1 de junio, de la Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica, por la que se regula el programa de reactivación empresarial de la Comunidad de Madrid’

Budget: EUR 8 million per year

Intensity or amount: from 10 % to 20 % gross grant equivalent. 10 % bonus for SMEs

Duration: From 1.10.2005 to 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: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 474/2005

Title: Amendments to renewables obligation scheme

Objective: Environmental protection (electricity)

Legal basis: Renewables Obligation Order 2006

Budget: ca. GBP 100 million (EUR 149 million) per year

Duration: 6 years

Further information: Annual reports

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 (whole territory)

Aid No: N 535/2004

Title: Centres of Basic Research

Objective: R&D aid (not sector specific)

Legal basis: Zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných prostředků a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů

Nařízení vlády č. 461/2002 Sb., o účelové podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných prostředků a o veřejné soutěži ve výzkumu a vývoji

Budget: CZK 1,2 billion (EUR 39,5 million) for the whole duration

Intensity or amount: up to 100 %

Duration: until 31 December 2011

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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