# C_2019261EN.01000101.xml

| 2.8.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 261/1 |
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2.8.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 261/1

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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 261/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 09.07.2019 |
| --- | --- |
| Aid number | SA.44671 (2019/NN) |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Alleged illegal state aid granted to the fossil fuel sector in the form of reduced business rates |
| Legal basis | Valuation Act 2001 |
| Type of measure | Ad hoc aid | — |
| Objective | — |
| Form of aid | Tax advantage or tax exemption |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | Measure does not constitute aid |
| 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

09.07.2019

Aid number

SA.44671 (2019/NN)

Member State

Ireland

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Alleged illegal state aid granted to the fossil fuel sector in the form of reduced business rates

Legal basis

Valuation Act 2001

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

—

Objective

—

Form of aid

Tax advantage or tax exemption

Budget

—

Intensity

Measure does not constitute aid

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:

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | — |
| --- | --- |
| Aid number | SA.48804 (2017/N) |
| Member State | France |
| Region | FRANCE | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | PLAN D''AIDES A LA MODERNISATION ET A L''INNOVATION (PAMI) |
| Legal basis | code des transport, article R4311-1, 2o

  Décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Coordination of transport, Environmental protection, Research, development and innovation |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 6.2 (in millions)
  Annual budget: EUR 1.24 (in millions) |
| Intensity | 50 % |
| Duration (period) | 01.01.2018 - 31.12.2022 |
| Economic sectors | Inland freight water transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Voies Navigables de France (VNF)
  175 rue Ludovic Boutleux, 62 400 Béthune |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

—

Aid number

SA.48804 (2017/N)

Member State

France

Region

FRANCE

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

PLAN D''AIDES A LA MODERNISATION ET A L''INNOVATION (PAMI)

Legal basis

code des transport, article R4311-1, 2o

Décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Coordination of transport, Environmental protection, Research, development and innovation

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 6.2 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 1.24 (in millions)

Intensity

50 %

Duration (period)

01.01.2018 - 31.12.2022

Economic sectors

Inland freight water transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Voies Navigables de France (VNF)

175 rue Ludovic Boutleux, 62 400 Béthune

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 | 15.05.2019 |
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| Aid number | SA.52960 (2019/N) |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Electricity Market Reform — Contract for Difference for Renewables — Introduction of capacity cap |
| Legal basis | Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013 includes regulation-making and other powers, and has been used to establish the legal framework that underpins the implementation and operation of the CfD regime. The detailed rules of the CfD scheme, including those which provide for the allocation/auction processes, are established in an ‘allocation framework’ document, as required by the scheme’s secondary legislation. |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Other — Variable premium calculated as the difference payment between an administratively prefixed price (the strike price) and a measure of the market price for electricity (the
  reference price). |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | — |
| Economic sectors | Production of electricity |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  1 Victoria Street, London, SW1A 0ET |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

15.05.2019

Aid number

SA.52960 (2019/N)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Electricity Market Reform — Contract for Difference for Renewables — Introduction of capacity cap

Legal basis

Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013 includes regulation-making and other powers, and has been used to establish the legal framework that underpins the implementation and operation of the CfD regime. The detailed rules of the CfD scheme, including those which provide for the allocation/auction processes, are established in an ‘allocation framework’ document, as required by the scheme’s secondary legislation.

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Other — Variable premium calculated as the difference payment between an administratively prefixed price (the strike price) and a measure of the market price for electricity (the

reference price).

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

Production of electricity

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria Street, London, SW1A 0ET

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 | 28.06.2019 |
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| Aid number | SA.53399 (2019/N) |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Irish Film Tax Relief Support Scheme SA 38959. |
| Legal basis | Section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Culture, Regional development |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 105 (in millions) |
| Intensity | 37 % |
| Duration (period) | 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2024 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Department of Finance.
  Department of Finance, Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

28.06.2019

Aid number

SA.53399 (2019/N)

Member State

Ireland

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Irish Film Tax Relief Support Scheme SA 38959.

Legal basis

Section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Culture, Regional development

Form of aid

—

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 105 (in millions)

Intensity

37 %

Duration (period)

01.01.2019 - 31.12.2024

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Finance.

Department of Finance, Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

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.

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