# Official Journal C 276/4 Au

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 664 August 2023 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 276

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 664 August 2023

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| Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 276/01 | 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 – SA.104385 (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2023/C 276/02 | 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 – SA.102428 (
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  ) | 3 |
| 2023/C 276/03 | 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 – SA.104987 (
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  ) | 4 |
| 2023/C 276/04 | 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 – SA.108461 (
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  ) | 5 |
| 2023/C 276/05 | 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 – SA.108068 (
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  ) | 6 |
| 2023/C 276/06 | 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 – SA.102228 (
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  ) | 7 |
| 2023/C 276/07 | 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 – SA.107772 (
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  ) | 8 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2023/C 276/01

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 – SA.104385 (
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  )

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2023/C 276/02

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 – SA.102428 (
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  )

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2023/C 276/03

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 – SA.104987 (
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  )

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2023/C 276/04

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 – SA.108461 (
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2023/C 276/05

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 – SA.108068 (
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2023/C 276/06

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 – SA.102228 (
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2023/C 276/07

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 – SA.107772 (
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 276/1 |
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4.8.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/1

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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

SA.104385

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 276/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 13.4.2023 |
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| Aid number | SA.104385 |
| Member State | Hungary |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | TCTF: Aid for additional costs due to exceptionally severe increases in natural gas and electricity prices |
| Legal basis | (a) | section 2(1) of Act XLII of 1994 on the Hungarian Export-Import Bank and the Hungarian Export Credit Insurance; and (b) the term sheet of the loans and guarantees granted under the measure, which will be published, after the Commission’s approval, on the website of the aid granting authority available at www.exim.hu. |

Date of adoption of the decision

13.4.2023

Aid number

SA.104385

Member State

Hungary

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

TCTF: Aid for additional costs due to exceptionally severe increases in natural gas and electricity prices

Legal basis

(a)

section 2(1) of Act XLII of 1994 on the Hungarian Export-Import Bank and the Hungarian Export Credit Insurance; and (b) the term sheet of the loans and guarantees granted under the measure, which will be published, after the Commission’s approval, on the website of the aid granting authority available at www.exim.hu.

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant, Soft loan

Budget

Overall budget: 380 300 000 000 HUF

Intensity

Duration

Until 31.12.2023

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
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| 1027 Budapest, Bem rakpart 47. |

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

1027 Budapest, Bem rakpart 47.

Other information

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

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA

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| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 276/3 |
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4.8.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/3

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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

SA.102428

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 276/02)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 21.6.2023 |
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| Aid number | SA.102428 |
| Member State | Hungary |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | TCTF — RRF: Aid for energy storage facilities for the integration of weather variable renewable energy sources |
| Legal basis | Modification of Act Nr. LXXXVI and implementing acts |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Energy infrastructures, Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: 436 000 000 000 HUF |
| Intensity | 100,0  % |
| Duration | Until 31.12.2025 |
| Economic sectors | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution |
| Name and address of the granting authority | RRF National Authority |
| 1077 Budapest, Wesselényi 20-22 |

Date of adoption of the decision

21.6.2023

Aid number

SA.102428

Member State

Hungary

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

TCTF — RRF: Aid for energy storage facilities for the integration of weather variable renewable energy sources

Legal basis

Modification of Act Nr. LXXXVI and implementing acts

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Energy infrastructures, Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 436 000 000 000 HUF

Intensity

100,0  %

Duration

Until 31.12.2025

Economic sectors

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

Name and address of the granting authority

RRF National Authority

1077 Budapest, Wesselényi 20-22

Other information

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

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA

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| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 276/4 |
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4.8.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/4

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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

SA.104987

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 276/03)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 3.7.2023 |
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| Aid number | SA.104987 |
| Member State | Austria |
| Region | Austria |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | Programm für die Unterstützung des Ausbaus von Anschlussbahnen sowie von Umschlagsanlagen des Intermodalen Verkehrs 2023 — 2027 |
| Legal basis | Sonderrichtlinien: Programm für die Unterstützung des Ausbaus von Anschlussbahnen sowie von Umschlagsanlagen des Intermodalen Verkehrs 1.1.2023-31.12.2027 Verordnung des Bundesministers für Finanzen über Allgemeine Rahmenrichtlinien für die Gewährung von Förderungen aus Bundesmitteln (ARR2014) BGBl. II Nr. 208/2014, zuletzt geändert durch BGBl. II Nr. 190/2018 Bundesgesetz über Eisenbahnen, Schienenfahrzeuge auf Eisenbahnen und den Verkehr auf Eisenbahnen (Eisenbahngesetz 1957 — EisbG) StF: BGBl. Nr. 60/1957, zuletzt geändert durch BGBl. I Nr. 231/2021 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Coordination of transport |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: 100 000 000 EUR
  Annual budget: 20 000 000 EUR |
| Intensity | |
| Duration | Until 31.12.2027 |
| Economic sectors | Service activities incidental to land transportation, Cargo handling |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie |
| Radetzkystraße 2, A-1030 Wien |

Date of adoption of the decision

3.7.2023

Aid number

SA.104987

Member State

Austria

Region

Austria

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programm für die Unterstützung des Ausbaus von Anschlussbahnen sowie von Umschlagsanlagen des Intermodalen Verkehrs 2023 — 2027

Legal basis

Sonderrichtlinien: Programm für die Unterstützung des Ausbaus von Anschlussbahnen sowie von Umschlagsanlagen des Intermodalen Verkehrs 1.1.2023-31.12.2027 Verordnung des Bundesministers für Finanzen über Allgemeine Rahmenrichtlinien für die Gewährung von Förderungen aus Bundesmitteln (ARR2014) BGBl. II Nr. 208/2014, zuletzt geändert durch BGBl. II Nr. 190/2018 Bundesgesetz über Eisenbahnen, Schienenfahrzeuge auf Eisenbahnen und den Verkehr auf Eisenbahnen (Eisenbahngesetz 1957 — EisbG) StF: BGBl. Nr. 60/1957, zuletzt geändert durch BGBl. I Nr. 231/2021

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Coordination of transport

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 100 000 000 EUR

Annual budget: 20 000 000 EUR

Intensity

Duration

Until 31.12.2027

Economic sectors

Service activities incidental to land transportation, Cargo handling

Name and address of the granting authority

Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie

Radetzkystraße 2, A-1030 Wien

Other information

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

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA

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| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 276/5 |
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4.8.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/5

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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

SA.108461

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 276/04)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 26.7.2023 |
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| Aid number | SA.108461 |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | Ireland |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | Business Users Support Scheme for Kerosene |
| Legal basis | Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act, 1998 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: 24 000 000 EUR
  Annual budget: 24 000 000 EUR |
| Intensity | |
| Duration | Until 31.12.2023 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Enterprise Ireland |
| The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3. |

Date of adoption of the decision

26.7.2023

Aid number

SA.108461

Member State

Ireland

Region

Ireland

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

Business Users Support Scheme for Kerosene

Legal basis

Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act, 1998

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 24 000 000 EUR

Annual budget: 24 000 000 EUR

Intensity

Duration

Until 31.12.2023

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Enterprise Ireland

The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3.

Other information

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

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA

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| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 276/6 |
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4.8.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/6

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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

SA.108068

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 276/05)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 19.7.2023 |
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| Aid number | SA.108068 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Germany |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | TCTF: aid to support the transition to a net-zero economy |
| Legal basis | § 44 BHO (Federal Budget Regulation) |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Sectorial development, Energy infrastructures, Energy, Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Guarantee, Other, Tax advantage or tax exemption |
| Budget | Overall budget: 3 000 000 000 EUR
  Annual budget: 428 571 429 EUR |
| Intensity | |
| Duration | Until 31.12.2025 |
| Economic sectors | Manufacture of batteries and accumulators, Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery, Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers, Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment, Manufacture of other electrical equipment, Manufacture of general-purpose machinery, Manufacture of other chemical products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores, Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals, Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Referat IVA6 |
| Hannoversche Str. 28-30, 10115 Berlin |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2023

Aid number

SA.108068

Member State

Germany

Region

Germany

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

TCTF: aid to support the transition to a net-zero economy

Legal basis

§ 44 BHO (Federal Budget Regulation)

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Sectorial development, Energy infrastructures, Energy, Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant, Guarantee, Other, Tax advantage or tax exemption

Budget

Overall budget: 3 000 000 000 EUR

Annual budget: 428 571 429 EUR

Intensity

Duration

Until 31.12.2025

Economic sectors

Manufacture of batteries and accumulators, Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery, Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers, Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment, Manufacture of other electrical equipment, Manufacture of general-purpose machinery, Manufacture of other chemical products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores, Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals, Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

Name and address of the granting authority

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Referat IVA6

Hannoversche Str. 28-30, 10115 Berlin

Other information

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

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA

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| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 276/7 |
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4.8.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/7

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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

SA.102228

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 276/06)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 19.6.2023 |
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| Aid number | SA.102228 |
| Member State | Estonia |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | Amendment to the budget of the support scheme for electricity produced from renewable sources and efficient cogeneration |
| Legal basis | Electricity Market Act § 59-59.6 — https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/531122021008/consolide#para59 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: 1 370 000 000 EUR
  Annual budget: 100 000 000 EUR |
| Intensity | 100,0  % |
| Duration | |
| Economic sectors | ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Elering AS |
| Kadaka st 42, Tallinn, Estonia |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.6.2023

Aid number

SA.102228

Member State

Estonia

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

Amendment to the budget of the support scheme for electricity produced from renewable sources and efficient cogeneration

Legal basis

Electricity Market Act § 59-59.6 — https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/531122021008/consolide#para59

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: 1 370 000 000 EUR

Annual budget: 100 000 000 EUR

Intensity

100,0  %

Duration

Economic sectors

ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY

Name and address of the granting authority

Elering AS

Kadaka st 42, Tallinn, Estonia

Other information

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

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA

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| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 276/8 |
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4.8.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/8

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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

SA.107772

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 276/07)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 26.6.2023 |
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| Aid number | SA.107772 |
| Member State | Hungary |
| Region | |
| Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary) | TCTF: Hungarian Development Bank agricultural, fishing and food industry working capital loan scheme in the form of subsidized loans |
| Legal basis | (a) | Section 2 and Section 3 of Act XX of 2001 on the Hungarian Development Bank (Magyar Fejlesztési Bank, ‘MFB’); (b) The MFB Agricultural and Food Industry Working Capital Loan Scheme Term Sheet. |

Date of adoption of the decision

26.6.2023

Aid number

SA.107772

Member State

Hungary

Region

Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)

TCTF: Hungarian Development Bank agricultural, fishing and food industry working capital loan scheme in the form of subsidized loans

Legal basis

(a)

Section 2 and Section 3 of Act XX of 2001 on the Hungarian Development Bank (Magyar Fejlesztési Bank, ‘MFB’); (b) The MFB Agricultural and Food Industry Working Capital Loan Scheme Term Sheet.

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Soft loan

Budget

Overall budget: 29 000 000 000 HUF

Annual budget: 29 000 000 000 HUF

Intensity

Duration

27.6.2023 — 31.12.2023

Economic sectors

Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority

| The Hungarian Development Bank |
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| 1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 31. |

The Hungarian Development Bank

1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 31.

Other information

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

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA

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