# Official Journal C 460/12 N

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6412 November 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 460

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6412 November 2021

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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 460/01 | 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 (
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 460/01

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 (
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 12.11.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 460/1 |
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12.11.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 460/1

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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)

(2021/C 460/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 17.6.2021 |
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| Aid number | SA.55526 |
| Member State | Greece |
| Region | EVROS |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | LNG Terminal Alexandroupolis in Greece |
| Legal basis | L.4001/2011 ‘For the operation of electricity and Natural Gas market, Research, Production and distribution Networks Hydrocarbons and additional provisions’, as amended by L. 4047/2012, L. 4546/2018, L.4602/2019 and L.4643/2019 |
| Type of measure | Ad Hoc |
| Objective | Energy infrastructures |
| Form of aid | Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy |
| Budget | Overall budget: 166 700 000 EUR
  Annual budget: 55 000 000 EUR |
| Intensity | 100 % |
| Duration (period) | Start Date: End Date: |
| Economic sectors | Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Managing Authority EU funds, Operational Program on Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2014-2020
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| Other information | |

Date of adoption of the decision

17.6.2021

Aid number

SA.55526

Member State

Greece

Region

EVROS

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

LNG Terminal Alexandroupolis in Greece

Legal basis

L.4001/2011 ‘For the operation of electricity and Natural Gas market, Research, Production and distribution Networks Hydrocarbons and additional provisions’, as amended by L. 4047/2012, L. 4546/2018, L.4602/2019 and L.4643/2019

Type of measure

Ad Hoc

Objective

Energy infrastructures

Form of aid

Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy

Budget

Overall budget: 166 700 000 EUR

Annual budget: 55 000 000 EUR

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

Start Date: End Date:

Economic sectors

Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains

Name and address of the granting authority

Managing Authority EU funds, Operational Program on Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2014-2020

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Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.9.2021 |
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| Aid number | SA.56448 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | Concession bpost 2021-2022 |
| Legal basis | — | Royal Decree of 25 June 2017 concerning the award and the general implementation rules of concession contracts, articles 65 and 68 -Amended Belgian Law of 21 March 1991 on the reform of certain economic public companies, article 141 -Law of 26 January 2018 on postal services, article 25 -Royal Decree of 24 April 2014 concerning the regulation of postal services |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.9.2021

Aid number

SA.56448

Member State

Belgium

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

Concession bpost 2021-2022

Legal basis

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Royal Decree of 25 June 2017 concerning the award and the general implementation rules of concession contracts, articles 65 and 68 -Amended Belgian Law of 21 March 1991 on the reform of certain economic public companies, article 141 -Law of 26 January 2018 on postal services, article 25 -Royal Decree of 24 April 2014 concerning the regulation of postal services

Type of measure

Individual aid

bpost

Objective

Services of general economic interest (SGEI)

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 324 000 000 EUR

Annual budget: 0 EUR

Intensity

Duration

From 1.1.2021

Economic sectors

Postal activities under universal service obligation

Name and address of the granting authority

Koninkrijk België — Royaume de Belgique

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Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 25.10.2021 |
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| Aid number | SA.62065 |
| Member State | Denmark |
| Region | Denmark |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | Videreførelse af sømandsfradragsordningen. |
| Legal basis | Lov om beskatning af søfolk (sømandsbeskatningsloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 131 af 7. februar 2020, som ændret ved lov nr. 1583 af 27. december 2019 (Udvidelse af sømandsfradrag til søfolk på forsknings- og havundersøgelsesskibe). |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Sectorial development |
| Form of aid | Other forms of tax advantage |
| Budget | Overall budget: 50 000 000 DKK
  Annual budget: 5 000 000 DKK |
| Intensity | 0 % |
| Duration (period) | 1.1.2022 — 31.12.2031 |
| Economic sectors | Water transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Skatteministeriet (‘The Ministry of Taxation’) |
| Nicolai Eigtveds Gade 28 |

Date of adoption of the decision

25.10.2021

Aid number

SA.62065

Member State

Denmark

Region

Denmark

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

Videreførelse af sømandsfradragsordningen.

Legal basis

Lov om beskatning af søfolk (sømandsbeskatningsloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 131 af 7. februar 2020, som ændret ved lov nr. 1583 af 27. december 2019 (Udvidelse af sømandsfradrag til søfolk på forsknings- og havundersøgelsesskibe).

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Sectorial development

Form of aid

Other forms of tax advantage

Budget

Overall budget: 50 000 000 DKK

Annual budget: 5 000 000 DKK

Intensity

0 %

Duration (period)

1.1.2022 — 31.12.2031

Economic sectors

Water transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Skatteministeriet (‘The Ministry of Taxation’)

Nicolai Eigtveds Gade 28

Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 26.8.2021 |
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| Aid number | SA.62766 (2021/N) |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | CANARIAS | Article 107(3)(a) |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | TRTEL — Régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea, con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias |
| Legal basis | — | Documento de bases sobre el régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea (TFUE), con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias. |

Date of adoption of the decision

26.8.2021

Aid number

SA.62766 (2021/N)

Member State

Spain

Region

CANARIAS

Article 107(3)(a)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

TRTEL — Régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea, con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias

Legal basis

—

Documento de bases sobre el régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea (TFUE), con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias.

| — | Real Decreto 552/2020, de 2 de junio, sobre compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de funcionamiento de la Unión Europea, con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias |
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Real Decreto 552/2020, de 2 de junio, sobre compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de funcionamiento de la Unión Europea, con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Aid for the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 234,5 (in millions)

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2027

Economic sectors

Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority

| Julio Fuentes Gómez, Ministerio de Fomento |
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| Calle Ruíz de Alarcón, 1, 28014, Madrid |

Julio Fuentes Gómez, Ministerio de Fomento

Calle Ruíz de Alarcón, 1, 28014, Madrid

Other information

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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 | 14.10.2021 |
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| Aid number | SA.63553 |
| Member State | Finland |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | Aid to the central and regional trotting tracks in Finland |
| Legal basis | Valtionavustuslaki 688/2001 Arpajaislaki 1047/2001 Valtioneuvoston asetus hevoskasvatuksen ja hevosurheilun edistämiseen käytettävästä osuudesta Veikkaus Oy:n tuotosta 14/2017 |
| Type of measure | Scheme
  Central trotting track (Vermo Oy) and regional trotting tracks |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: 175 000 000 EUR
  Annual budget: 35 000 000 EUR |
| Intensity | |
| Duration (period) | 1.1.2022 — 31.12.2026 |
| Economic sectors | Gambling and betting activities |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö |
| PL 30, 00023 Valtioneuvosto |

Date of adoption of the decision

14.10.2021

Aid number

SA.63553

Member State

Finland

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aid to the central and regional trotting tracks in Finland

Legal basis

Valtionavustuslaki 688/2001 Arpajaislaki 1047/2001 Valtioneuvoston asetus hevoskasvatuksen ja hevosurheilun edistämiseen käytettävästä osuudesta Veikkaus Oy:n tuotosta 14/2017

Type of measure

Scheme

Central trotting track (Vermo Oy) and regional trotting tracks

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 175 000 000 EUR

Annual budget: 35 000 000 EUR

Intensity

Duration (period)

1.1.2022 — 31.12.2026

Economic sectors

Gambling and betting activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö

PL 30, 00023 Valtioneuvosto

Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 7.10.2021 |
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| Aid number | SA.64688 |
| Member State | Slovakia |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | COVID-19: Amendments to SA.57599 (as amended by SA.59809) and SA.59996 |
| Legal basis | Act No. 358/2015 Coll. on the regulation of certain relations in the field of State aid and minimum aid and on amendments to certain acts; Act No. 71/2013 Coll. on subsidies within the powers of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic as amended; Act No. 290/2016 Coll. on small and medium enterprises support and on the amendment and supplements to the Act No. 71/2013 Coll. on subsidies within the powers of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic as amended |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: 0 EUR
  Annual budget: 0 EUR |
| Intensity | 0 % |
| Duration | 16.6.2020 — 31.12.2021 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky |
| Mlynské nivy 44/a, 827 15 Bratislava, Slovenská republika |

Date of adoption of the decision

7.10.2021

Aid number

SA.64688

Member State

Slovakia

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

COVID-19: Amendments to SA.57599 (as amended by SA.59809) and SA.59996

Legal basis

Act No. 358/2015 Coll. on the regulation of certain relations in the field of State aid and minimum aid and on amendments to certain acts; Act No. 71/2013 Coll. on subsidies within the powers of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic as amended; Act No. 290/2016 Coll. on small and medium enterprises support and on the amendment and supplements to the Act No. 71/2013 Coll. on subsidies within the powers of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic as amended

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 0 EUR

Annual budget: 0 EUR

Intensity

0 %

Duration

16.6.2020 — 31.12.2021

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky

Mlynské nivy 44/a, 827 15 Bratislava, Slovenská republika

Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.10.2021 |
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| Aid number | SA.100142 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | COVID-19: Aid to the pyrotechnics sector |
| Legal basis | Modalità e criteri per l’accesso al Fondo per gli spettacoli pirotecnici di cui all’articolo 11- septies del decreto-legge 25 maggio 2021, n. 73 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: 2 000 000 EUR |
| Intensity | |
| Duration | Until 31.12.2021 |
| Economic sectors | Other amusement and recreation activities |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Direzione Generale Spettacolo — Ministero della Cultura |
| Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 9/a 00185 Roma |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.10.2021

Aid number

SA.100142

Member State

Italy

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

COVID-19: Aid to the pyrotechnics sector

Legal basis

Modalità e criteri per l’accesso al Fondo per gli spettacoli pirotecnici di cui all’articolo 11- septies del decreto-legge 25 maggio 2021, n. 73

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 2 000 000 EUR

Intensity

Duration

Until 31.12.2021

Economic sectors

Other amusement and recreation activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Direzione Generale Spettacolo — Ministero della Cultura

Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 9/a 00185 Roma

Other information

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

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

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