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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

(2005/C 133/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of decision: 

Member State: United Kingdom

No of the aid: N 5/2004

Title: Greater London High-Technology Seed and Creative Industries Funds

Objective: Risk capital

Legal basis: Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Budget: GBP 12 million (EUR 18 million) to the High–technology Seed fund and GBP 2.5 million (EUR 3.7 million) to the Creative Industries Fund.

Duration: 10 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 20/2004

Title: CIRR ship financing

Objective: This scheme makes it possible for ship owners to receive Commercial Interest Reference Rate (hereinafter referred to as ‘CIRR’) financing in accordance with the OECD New Sector Understanding on Export Credits for ship financing. (Shipbuilding)

Legal basis: Richtlinien für das CIRR-Zinsausgleichssystem im Schiffbausektor

Budget: 1.5 — 5.6 million Euro per year

Duration: Up to the 31st of December 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 decision: 

Member State: Finland

No of the aid: N 164/2004

Title: Midinvest fund scheme

Objective: The measure intends to address the lack of equity funding for SMEs in the Ylä-Pirkanmaa and Keuruu Districts

Legal basis: Laki rakennerahasto-ohjelmien kansallisesta hallinnoinnista (1353/1999), Laki (1068/2000) ja asetus (1200/2000) yritystoiminnan tukemisesta

Lag om den nationella förvaltningen av programmen för strukturfonderna (1353/1999), Lag (1068/2000) och förordning om stödjande av företagsverksamhet (1200/2000)

Budget: EUR 4 million (Total volume of the fund)

Duration: 

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Date of decision: 

Member State: Ireland

No of the aid: N 311/2004

Title: Business Expansion Scheme & Seed Capital Scheme

Objective: Risk capital

Legal basis: Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as amended by Finance Act 2004.

Budget: BES budget estimated to EUR 25 million per year. SCS budget estimated to EUR 1.5 million per year.

Duration: from 5 February 2004 to 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: The Czech Republic

Aid No: N 353/2004

Title: Measure concerning the privatisation of UNIPETROL

Objective: Chemical and pharmaceutical industry

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Date of adoption: 

Member States: Hungary

Aid No: N427/04

Title: Excise duty exemption for biofuels/tax benefit

Objective: Environmental protection

Legal basis: 2004. évi törvény az adókról, járulékokról és egyéb költségvetési befizetésekről szóló törvény módosításáról

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 208 — 236 000 000

Duration: 6 years

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Date of decision: 

Member State: Germany

No of the aid: NN 61/2003

Title: German Ecotax as from 1 January 2003 — ‘Spitzenausgleich’

Objective: environmental aid

Legal basis: Gesetz zur Fortentwicklung der ökologischen Steuerreform vom 23.12.2002

Duration: 

Other information: Germany has to submit an annual report on the implementation of the scheme

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: 

Member State: Italy

Case number: NN 118a/1999

Title: ‘Italian urgent measures following the earthquake dated 9th September 1998 affecting the regions of Basilicata, Calabria and Campania’

Objective: To introduce make good the damage caused by the earthquake

Legal basis: 

Budget: In total, ca. EUR 24.273 million

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: 

Member State: Sweden

Case number: NN 161/2003

Title: Prolongation and modification of Waste Tax scheme

Objective: To grant tax relief to some specific waste facilities and specific waste categories, for environmental reasons and in order to avoid unreasonable economic consequences to the industries concerned

Legal basis: Lag (1999:673) om skatt på avfall

Budget: Loss of tax revenue: SEK 580 million (ca. EUR 64 million) consisting of ca. SEK 180 million (ca. EUR 20 million) for waste which is not the direct result of the production process (for example, used products, goods, package) and ca SEK 400 million (ca. EUR 44 million) for waste which is the direct result of the production of a company

Intensity or amount: SEK 370 (ca. EUR 40.7) per ton

Duration: Unlimited

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

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