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| 15.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 61/1 |
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15.2.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 61/1

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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)

(2019/C 61/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 08.01.2019 |
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| Aid number | SA.45765 (2018/NN) |
| Member State | Lithuania |
| Region | Lithuania | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Support to power plants producing electricity from renewable energy sources |
| Legal basis | Law on Energy of the Republic of Lithuania No IX-884 adopted on 16-05-2002 and its subsequent amendments;
  Law on Electricity of the Republic of Lithuania No VIII-1881 adopted on 20-07-2000 and its subsequent amendments. |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Renewable energy, Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Other — See attachment |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 318.34 (in millions)
  Annual budget: EUR 74.77 (in millions) |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 12.05.2011 — 31.07.2015 |
| Economic sectors | Production of electricity |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania |
| Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104, Vilnius, Lithuania |

Date of adoption of the decision

08.01.2019

Aid number

SA.45765 (2018/NN)

Member State

Lithuania

Region

Lithuania

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Support to power plants producing electricity from renewable energy sources

Legal basis

Law on Energy of the Republic of Lithuania No IX-884 adopted on 16-05-2002 and its subsequent amendments;

Law on Electricity of the Republic of Lithuania No VIII-1881 adopted on 20-07-2000 and its subsequent amendments.

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Renewable energy, Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant, Other — See attachment

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 318.34 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 74.77 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

12.05.2011 — 31.07.2015

Economic sectors

Production of electricity

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania

Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104, Vilnius, Lithuania

Other information

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 14.09.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.46491 (2016/FC) |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Potentiële staatssteun — Supermarkt in Meerssen |
| Legal basis | — |
| Type of measure | — | — |
| Objective | — |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | — |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | — |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

14.09.2018

Aid number

SA.46491 (2016/FC)

Member State

Netherlands

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Potentiële staatssteun — Supermarkt in Meerssen

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

—

—

Objective

—

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

—

Other information

—

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 | 17.12.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.48570 (2018/N) |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | ITALIA | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Incentivi fiscali all’investimento in start up e PMI innovative |
| Legal basis | Incentivi fiscali all’investimento in PMI innovative |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Risk finance, SMEs |
| Form of aid | Tax allowance, Tax base reduction |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 302 (in millions)
  Annual budget: EUR 34 (in millions) |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2025 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico |
| Via Veneto 33 — 00187 Roma I |

Date of adoption of the decision

17.12.2018

Aid number

SA.48570 (2018/N)

Member State

Italy

Region

ITALIA

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Incentivi fiscali all’investimento in start up e PMI innovative

Legal basis

Incentivi fiscali all’investimento in PMI innovative

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Risk finance, SMEs

Form of aid

Tax allowance, Tax base reduction

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 302 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 34 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2025

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico

Via Veneto 33 — 00187 Roma I

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 | 06.04.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.49469 (2018/N) |
| Member State | France |
| Region | FRANCE | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Compensation de la mission d'aménagement du territoire en faveur de La Poste pour la période 2018-2022 |
| Legal basis | — | Loi no 90-568 du 2 juillet 1990 modifiée relative à l'organisation du service public de La Poste et de France Télécom |

Date of adoption of the decision

06.04.2018

Aid number

SA.49469 (2018/N)

Member State

France

Region

FRANCE

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Compensation de la mission d'aménagement du territoire en faveur de La Poste pour la période 2018-2022

Legal basis

—

Loi no 90-568 du 2 juillet 1990 modifiée relative à l'organisation du service public de La Poste et de France Télécom

| — | Article 1635 sexies du Code général des impôts |
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Article 1635 sexies du Code général des impôts

| — | Décret no 2011-849, du 18 juillet 2011, précisant la méthode de calcul du coût net du maillage complémentaire permettant à La Poste d'assurer sa mission d'aménagement du territoire |
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Décret no 2011-849, du 18 juillet 2011, précisant la méthode de calcul du coût net du maillage complémentaire permettant à La Poste d'assurer sa mission d'aménagement du territoire

| — | Contrat d'entreprise 2018-2022 entre l'État et La Poste |
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Contrat d'entreprise 2018-2022 entre l'État et La Poste

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

La Poste

Objective

Services of general economic interest (SGEI)

Form of aid

Tax allowance

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 903 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 185 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

31.12.2017 — 31.12.2022

Economic sectors

Postal and courier activities

Name and address of the granting authority

| Direction générale des entreprises — Ministère de l'Économie |
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| 61 Boulevard Vincent Auriol 75013 Paris |

Direction générale des entreprises — Ministère de l'Économie

61 Boulevard Vincent Auriol 75013 Paris

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:

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 08.01.2019 |
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| Aid number | SA.50484 (2018/N) |
| Member State | Lithuania |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Support scheme to energy intensive users |
| Legal basis | Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Electrical Energy No VIII-1881 of 20 July 2000
  Law No XIII-1456 of 30 June 2018 amending the Law on Electrical Energy
  Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 916 of 18 July 2012
  Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 1157 of 19 September 2012
  Resolution of the NCECP No 03-279 of 28 September 2012 |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Sectoral development, Energy efficiency |
| Form of aid | Other — Reduction in funding for support of energy from RES |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 300 (in millions)
  Annual budget: EUR 30 (in millions) |
| Intensity | % |
| Duration (period) | 01.01.2019 — 31.12.2028 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania |
| Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104, Vilnius, Lithuania |

Date of adoption of the decision

08.01.2019

Aid number

SA.50484 (2018/N)

Member State

Lithuania

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Support scheme to energy intensive users

Legal basis

Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Electrical Energy No VIII-1881 of 20 July 2000

Law No XIII-1456 of 30 June 2018 amending the Law on Electrical Energy

Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 916 of 18 July 2012

Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 1157 of 19 September 2012

Resolution of the NCECP No 03-279 of 28 September 2012

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Sectoral development, Energy efficiency

Form of aid

Other — Reduction in funding for support of energy from RES

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 300 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 30 (in millions)

Intensity

%

Duration (period)

01.01.2019 — 31.12.2028

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania

Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104, Vilnius, Lithuania

Other information

—

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 | 08.11.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.51023 (2018/N) |
| Member State | Bulgaria |
| Region | Bulgaria | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | State aid for the implementation of Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria. |
| Legal basis | — | Decision of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria No 664/19.09.2018 on the amendment of the Operational Programme ‘Innovation and Competitiveness’ which includes the OPIC-grant for the project. |

Date of adoption of the decision

08.11.2018

Aid number

SA.51023 (2018/N)

Member State

Bulgaria

Region

Bulgaria

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

State aid for the implementation of Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria.

Legal basis

—

Decision of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria No 664/19.09.2018 on the amendment of the Operational Programme ‘Innovation and Competitiveness’ which includes the OPIC-grant for the project.

| — | Protocol Decision of the Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria No 36/12.09.2018 on the approval of the Head of Terms for the intergovernmental tax agreement between Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic. |
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Protocol Decision of the Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria No 36/12.09.2018 on the approval of the Head of Terms for the intergovernmental tax agreement between Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic.

| — | Article 71 of the 2018 National Budget Act of Bulgaria which includes the issuance of the State guarantee for the financing of the IGB. |
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Article 71 of the 2018 National Budget Act of Bulgaria which includes the issuance of the State guarantee for the financing of the IGB.

| — | Heads of Terms on the intergovernmental tax agreement between Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic. |
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Heads of Terms on the intergovernmental tax agreement between Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic.

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

Gas Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (ICGB AD)

Objective

Energy infrastructures, Execution of an important project of common European interest

Form of aid

Direct grant, Other form of tax advantage, Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: BGN 199.486 (in millions)

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

01.01.2019 — 31.12.2045

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ministry of energy |
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| София 1042 Триадица 8 |

Ministry of energy

София 1042 Триадица 8

Other information

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 08.11.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.52049 (2018/N) |
| Member State | Greece |
| Region | ANATOLIKI MAKEDONIA, THRAKI | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | State aid for the realisation of Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria |
| Legal basis | — | Heads of Terms on the intergovernmental tax agreement between Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic |

Date of adoption of the decision

08.11.2018

Aid number

SA.52049 (2018/N)

Member State

Greece

Region

ANATOLIKI MAKEDONIA, THRAKI

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

State aid for the realisation of Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria

Legal basis

—

Heads of Terms on the intergovernmental tax agreement between Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic

| — | Intergovernmental Agreement (to be signed between Greece and Bulgaria and ratified by the Parliament) |
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Intergovernmental Agreement (to be signed between Greece and Bulgaria and ratified by the Parliament)

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

ICGB AD Natural Gas Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (ICGB AD)

Objective

Energy infrastructures, Execution of an important project of common European interest

Form of aid

Other form of tax advantage

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

01.01.2019 — 31.12.2045

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ministry of Finance |
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| Nikis 5-7, Athens |

Ministry of Finance

Nikis 5-7, Athens

Other information

—

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 | 08.11.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.52132 (2018/N) |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Eighth prolongation of the Credit Union restructuring and stabilisation scheme |
| Legal basis | Credit Union and Cooperation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 01.11.2018 — 30.04.2019 |
| Economic sectors | Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Minister for Finance |
| Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland |

Date of adoption of the decision

08.11.2018

Aid number

SA.52132 (2018/N)

Member State

Ireland

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Eighth prolongation of the Credit Union restructuring and stabilisation scheme

Legal basis

Credit Union and Cooperation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

—

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

01.11.2018 — 30.04.2019

Economic sectors

Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding

Name and address of the granting authority

Minister for Finance

Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

Other information

—

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 07.12.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.52174 (2018/N) |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | NOORD-HOLLAND | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | NL_BZK_CSDO OCAP CO2 B.V. ‘De Kwakel’ |
| Legal basis | Algemene wet bestuursrecht, art. 4:23, lid 3, onder c, Awb en Algemene subsidieverordening Noord-Holland |
| Type of measure | Ad hoc aid | |
| Objective | Energy efficiency, Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 4 (in millions)
  Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions) |
| Intensity | 14,8  % |
| Duration (period) | From 16.12.2018 |
| Economic sectors | Transport via pipeline |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Gedeputeerde Staten van Noord-Holland |
| Postbus 3007 2001 DA Haarlem Nederland |

Date of adoption of the decision

07.12.2018

Aid number

SA.52174 (2018/N)

Member State

Netherlands

Region

NOORD-HOLLAND

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

NL_BZK_CSDO OCAP CO2 B.V. ‘De Kwakel’

Legal basis

Algemene wet bestuursrecht, art. 4:23, lid 3, onder c, Awb en Algemene subsidieverordening Noord-Holland

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

Objective

Energy efficiency, Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 4 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions)

Intensity

14,8  %

Duration (period)

From 16.12.2018

Economic sectors

Transport via pipeline

Name and address of the granting authority

Gedeputeerde Staten van Noord-Holland

Postbus 3007 2001 DA Haarlem Nederland

Other information

—

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 16.11.2018 |
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| Aid number | SA.52175 (2018/N) |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | IRELAND | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | 14th prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme 2018-2019 |
| Legal basis | Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011 |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Guarantee, Other — The recoupable funding will be provided by the Minister for Finance from State Resources
  Please see attached notification |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions) |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 01.12.2018 — 31.05.2019 |
| Economic sectors | FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES |
| Name and address of the granting authority | The Minister, acting on behalf of the Government, in accordance with the Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011. |
| Department of Finance, Government Building. Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland |

Date of adoption of the decision

16.11.2018

Aid number

SA.52175 (2018/N)

Member State

Ireland

Region

IRELAND

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

14th prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme 2018-2019

Legal basis

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant, Guarantee, Other — The recoupable funding will be provided by the Minister for Finance from State Resources

Please see attached notification

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

01.12.2018 — 31.05.2019

Economic sectors

FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES

Name and address of the granting authority

The Minister, acting on behalf of the Government, in accordance with the Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011.

Department of Finance, Government Building. Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

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:

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