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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 202/07)

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 95/2006

Title: Climate Change Levy: eligibility of further sectors to Climate change agreements

Objective: Five further sectors concluded Climate Change Agreement with the UK government. The achievement of the energy efficiency targets foreseen by the agreements entitles the concerned sectors/companies to a reduction under the Climate Change Levy

Legal basis: Finance Act 2000

Budget: No change in the budget foreseen for all Climate change agreements.

Duration: Until 31 March 2011

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 196a/2005

Title: Programme to abate emissions of air pollutants at pollution sources operated in public interest

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Zákon č. 86/2002 Sb., o ochraně ovzduší

Budget: Approximately CZK 10 million (EUR 347 000) p.a.

Aid intensity or amount: Higher from:

30 % or 40 % (energy savings, CHP, renewable energy) + 10 % or 5 % for regions supported according to Article 87 (3) (a) or (c) respectively, or

regional aid rate (which ranges from 20 % to 50 %) + 10 %

The aid according to point 28 of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection: 15 %

Duration: 6 years (calculated from 1 February 2005)

Other information: Form of the aid: soft loans, interest subsidies

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 196b/2005

Title: Programme of reconstruction of air pollution sources in the sense of the legislative requirements of the Act on protection of the air

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Zákon č. 86/2002 Sb., o ochraně ovzduší

Budget: Approximately CZK 100 million (EUR 3,5 million) p.a.

Aid intensity or amount: Higher from:

30 % or 40 % (energy savings, CHP, renewable energy) + 10 % or 5 % for regions supported according to Article 87 (3) (a) or (c) respectively, or

regional aid rate (which ranges from 20 % to 50 %) + 10 %.

The aid according to point 28 of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection: 15 %.

Duration: 6 years (calculated from 1 February 2005)

Other information: Form of the aid: grants, soft loans, interest subsidies

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 196c/2005

Title: Programme to abate volatile organic compound emissions

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Zákon č. 86/2002 Sb., o ochraně ovzduší

Budget: Approximately CZK 25 million (EUR 867 000) p.a.

Aid intensity or amount: Higher from:

30 % + 10 % or 5 % for regions supported according to Article 87 (3) (a) or (c) respectively, or

regional aid rate (which ranges from 20 % to 50 %) + 10 %

The aid according to point 28 of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection: 15 %

Duration: 6 years (calculated from 1 February 2005)

Other information: Form of the aid: soft loans, interest subsidies

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 196d/2005

Title: Programme of implementation of regional programmes to abate pollutant emissions and pollution levels

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Zákon č. 86/2002 Sb., o ochraně ovzduší

Budget: Approximately CZK 20 million (EUR 694 000) p.a.

Aid intensity or amount: Higher from:

30 % or 40 % (energy savings, CHP, renewable energy) + 10 % or 5 % for regions supported according to Article 87 (3) (a) or (c) respectively, or

regional aid rate (which ranges from 20 % to 50 %) + 10 %

The aid according to point 28 of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection: 15 %

Duration: 6 years (calculated from 1 February 2005)

Other information: Form of the aid: soft loans, interest subsidies

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 196e/2005

Title: Programme for support of utilisation of waste

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Zákon č. 185/2001 Sb. o odpadech, zákon č. 477/2001 Sb. o obalech

Budget: Approximately CZK 240 million (EUR 8,2 million) p.a.

Aid intensity or amount: Higher from:

30 % + 10 % or 5 % for regions supported according to Article 87 (3) (a) or (c) respectively

regional aid rate (which ranges from 20 % to 50 %) + 10 %

An SME bonus of 10 % is applicable

Duration: 6 years (calculated from 1 February 2005)

Other information: form of aid: soft loans, interest subsidies

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 196g/2005

Title: Programme of best available techniques

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Zákon č. 76/2002 Sb., o integrované prevenci

Budget: Zákon č. 76/2002 Sb., o integrované prevenci

Aid intensity or amount: Higher from:

30 % + 10 % or 5 % for regions supported according to Article 87 (3) (a) or (c) respectively, or

regional aid rate (which ranges from 20 % to 50 %) + 10 %

The aid according to point 28 of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection: 15 %

Duration: 6 years (calculated from 1 February 2005)

Other information: Form of the aid: grants, soft loans, interest subsidies

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid number: N 570/2005

Title: ‘Reduction excise duty biofuel’.

Objective: Environment: emission reduction (Biofuel producers and fuel traders)

Legal basis: „Invoegen van een nieuw artikel 72a in de Wet op de accijns ingevolge het wetsvoorstel houdende wijziging van enkele belastingwetten (Belastingplan 2006)”

Budget: EUR 70 million

Duration: One year: 1.1.2006 until 31.12.2006

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 579/2004

Title: Compensation scheme for salmon fishermen

Objective: The objective of the scheme is to make good the damage caused by the sudden ban on the sale of large salmon for human consumption

Legal basis: Aktstykke nr. 8 af 20. oktober 2004 og bekendtgørelse af 3. oktober 2005 om ændring af bekendtgørelse om tilskud til visse erhvervsfiskere, der har drevet fiskeri efter laks i Østersøen

Budget: The overall budget amount is 3 million DKK (400 000 EUR)

Form of aid and intensity: For each vessel there will be a ceiling for obtaining compensation: the total landings of salmon (in kg) in 2003 + 30 %. When an individual vessel reaches the ceiling, generally, no compensation can be obtained for further landings of large salmon

Period of assistance: The scheme is a temporary measure to remedy losses in the period of 16 September 2004 to 15 March 2005

Other information: Annual report

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Province of Mantova)

Aid No: N 620/05

Title: Investment aid for the creation of biogas plants in the province of Mantova

Objective: Environmental aid for the creation of two biogas plants

Legal basis: 

Budget: 1 million EUR

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % + 10 % for SMEs

Duration: 3 years

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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