# C_2020228EN.01000101.xml

| 10.7.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 228/1 |
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10.7.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/1

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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)

(2020/C 228/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 14.5.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.54912 (2020/N) |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | EASTERN SCOTLAND, SOUTH WESTERN SCOTLAND, NORTH EASTERN SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit Fund Phase 3 (also known as BEAR3) |
| Legal basis | Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: GBP 8,857 (in millions)
  Annual budget: GBP 8,857 (in millions) |
| Intensity | 95 % |
| Duration (period) | — |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Derek McCreadie |
| Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HF |

Date of adoption of the decision

14.5.2020

Aid number

SA.54912 (2020/N)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

EASTERN SCOTLAND, SOUTH WESTERN SCOTLAND, NORTH EASTERN SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit Fund Phase 3 (also known as BEAR3)

Legal basis

Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 8,857 (in millions)

Annual budget: GBP 8,857 (in millions)

Intensity

95 %

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Derek McCreadie

Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HF

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 | 8.5.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.56403 (2020/N) |
| Member State | Romania |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | State aid scheme regarding CO2 certificates in Romania |
| Legal basis | Government Emergency Ordinance No 81/2019 modifying and completing the Government Emergency Ordinance No 115/2011 for establishing the institutional framework and the authorization of the Government, by the Ministry of Public Finance, to auction the greenhouse gas emission allowances granted to Romania at the European Union level, as well as for establishing an aid Scheme for economic operators from the sectors and sub-sectors exposed to a significant risk of relocation as a result of the cost of greenhouse gas emissions transfer into the electricity price. |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | 75 % |
| Duration (period) | 1.1.2019 — 31.12.2020 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment in Romania |
| Calea Victoriei nr. 152, București, Sector 1 |

Date of adoption of the decision

8.5.2020

Aid number

SA.56403 (2020/N)

Member State

Romania

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

State aid scheme regarding CO2 certificates in Romania

Legal basis

Government Emergency Ordinance No 81/2019 modifying and completing the Government Emergency Ordinance No 115/2011 for establishing the institutional framework and the authorization of the Government, by the Ministry of Public Finance, to auction the greenhouse gas emission allowances granted to Romania at the European Union level, as well as for establishing an aid Scheme for economic operators from the sectors and sub-sectors exposed to a significant risk of relocation as a result of the cost of greenhouse gas emissions transfer into the electricity price.

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

—

Intensity

75 %

Duration (period)

1.1.2019 — 31.12.2020

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment in Romania

Calea Victoriei nr. 152, București, Sector 1

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 | 11.6.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.57002 (2020/N) |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | MARCHE | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Aiuti a compagnie aeree per l’avviamento di nuove rotte di collegamento con l’aeroporto di Ancona nelle Marche. |
| Legal basis | Legge Regionale n. 11/2020 art. 11 (allegato 1) |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Start-up aid to airlines for the development of new routes |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 13,5 (in millions) |
| Intensity | 50 % |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2022 |
| Economic sectors | Air transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Marche |
| via Gentile da Fabriano |

Date of adoption of the decision

11.6.2020

Aid number

SA.57002 (2020/N)

Member State

Italy

Region

MARCHE

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aiuti a compagnie aeree per l’avviamento di nuove rotte di collegamento con l’aeroporto di Ancona nelle Marche.

Legal basis

Legge Regionale n. 11/2020 art. 11 (allegato 1)

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Start-up aid to airlines for the development of new routes

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 13,5 (in millions)

Intensity

50 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2022

Economic sectors

Air transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Marche

via Gentile da Fabriano

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 | 26.5.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.57008 (2020/N) |
| Member State | Lithuania |
| Region | Lithuania | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | COVID-19 — Aid Fund for Business |
| Legal basis | Draft Order of the Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of the State Aid Scheme of the Incentive Financial Instrument ‘Aid Fund for Business’ |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | Other forms of equity intervention, Other, Soft loan — Acquisition of bonds |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions) |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | until 30.6.2021 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania |
| Gedimino Ave. 38, 01104 Vilnius, Lithuania |

Date of adoption of the decision

26.5.2020

Aid number

SA.57008 (2020/N)

Member State

Lithuania

Region

Lithuania

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

COVID-19 — Aid Fund for Business

Legal basis

Draft Order of the Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of the State Aid Scheme of the Incentive Financial Instrument ‘Aid Fund for Business’

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention, Other, Soft loan — Acquisition of bonds

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

until 30.6.2021

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania

Gedimino Ave. 38, 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 | 10.6.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.57369 (2020/N) |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | COVID 19 — Aid to TAP |
| Legal basis | — |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | — |
| Form of aid | — |
| 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

10.6.2020

Aid number

SA.57369 (2020/N)

Member State

Portugal

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

COVID 19 — Aid to TAP

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

—

Form of aid

—

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:

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.6.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.57519 (2020/N) |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Poland: R&D aid for Covid-19 relevant research and development, investment aid for the construction and upgrade of relevant testing and upscaling infrastructures, and investment aid for investments into production facilities for the production of Covid-19 relevant products. |
| Legal basis | REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AND REGIONAL POLICY on granting aid for COVID-19 outbreak relevant research and development, investment aid for testing and upscaling infrastructures required to test and upscale COVID-19 relevant products, and investment aid for the production of COVID-19 relevant products, under operational programmes for 2014-2020 perspective. |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Research, development and innovation |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Repayable advances |
| Budget | Overall budget: PLN 2 000 (in millions) |
| Intensity | 100 % |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2000 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.6.2020

Aid number

SA.57519 (2020/N)

Member State

Poland

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Poland: R&D aid for Covid-19 relevant research and development, investment aid for the construction and upgrade of relevant testing and upscaling infrastructures, and investment aid for investments into production facilities for the production of Covid-19 relevant products.

Legal basis

REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AND REGIONAL POLICY on granting aid for COVID-19 outbreak relevant research and development, investment aid for testing and upscaling infrastructures required to test and upscale COVID-19 relevant products, and investment aid for the production of COVID-19 relevant products, under operational programmes for 2014-2020 perspective.

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Research, development and innovation

Form of aid

Direct grant, Repayable advances

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 2 000 (in millions)

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2000

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy

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 | 29.6.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.57554 (2020/N) |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Compensation Scheme Special Transport for Special Groups due to the COVID-19 outbreak |
| Legal basis | A framework for special transport services issued by the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations: ‘Circulaire voor doorbetaling doelgroepenvervoer vanwege COVID-19 uit financiering vanuit het Gemeentefonds conform artikel 6 van de Financiële-verhoudingswet en conform artikel 108 juncto 160 van de Gemeentewet’. |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | — |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | % |
| Duration (period) | — |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Municipalities in the Netherlands. |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

29.6.2020

Aid number

SA.57554 (2020/N)

Member State

Netherlands

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Compensation Scheme Special Transport for Special Groups due to the COVID-19 outbreak

Legal basis

A framework for special transport services issued by the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations: ‘Circulaire voor doorbetaling doelgroepenvervoer vanwege COVID-19 uit financiering vanuit het Gemeentefonds conform artikel 6 van de Financiële-verhoudingswet en conform artikel 108 juncto 160 van de Gemeentewet’.

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

—

Form of aid

—

Budget

—

Intensity

%

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Municipalities in the Netherlands.

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 | 30.6.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.57711 (2020/N) |
| Member State | Croatia |
| Region | Kontinentalna Hrvatska, Jadranska Hrvatska | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | State aid Scheme to support the maritime, transport, transport infrastructure, tourism and related sectors impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak |
| Legal basis | Law on State Aid (OG 47/14, 69/17), Act on the Execution of the State Budget for year 2020 (OG 117/19, 32/20, 42/20),Small Business Development Promotion Act (OG 29/02, 63/07, 53/12, 56/13, 121/16) and Act on Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (OG 138/06, 25/13) |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Sectorial development |
| Form of aid | Guarantee |
| Budget | Overall budget: HRK 600 (in millions) |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2020 |
| Economic sectors | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of Croatia. |
| Prisavlje 14, 10000 Zagreb |

Date of adoption of the decision

30.6.2020

Aid number

SA.57711 (2020/N)

Member State

Croatia

Region

Kontinentalna Hrvatska, Jadranska Hrvatska

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

State aid Scheme to support the maritime, transport, transport infrastructure, tourism and related sectors impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak

Legal basis

Law on State Aid (OG 47/14, 69/17), Act on the Execution of the State Budget for year 2020 (OG 117/19, 32/20, 42/20),Small Business Development Promotion Act (OG 29/02, 63/07, 53/12, 56/13, 121/16) and Act on Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (OG 138/06, 25/13)

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Sectorial development

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: HRK 600 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2020

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of Croatia.

Prisavlje 14, 10000 Zagreb

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 | 29.6.2020 |
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| Aid number | SA.57754 (2020/N) |
| Member State | France |
| Region | FRANCE | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Covid-19: Ad Hoc Short-Term Work Scheme |
| Legal basis | 1) | Law No 2020-734 of 17 June 2020 relating to various provisions linked to the health crisis, to other urgent measures and to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union |

Date of adoption of the decision

29.6.2020

Aid number

SA.57754 (2020/N)

Member State

France

Region

FRANCE

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Covid-19: Ad Hoc Short-Term Work Scheme

Legal basis

1)

Law No 2020-734 of 17 June 2020 relating to various provisions linked to the health crisis, to other urgent measures and to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

| 2) | Order No 2020-770 of 24 June 2020 relating to the adaptation of hourly percentage of the short-term work scheme |
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2)

Order No 2020-770 of 24 June 2020 relating to the adaptation of hourly percentage of the short-term work scheme

| 3) | Decree (to be issued after the Commission Decision) laying down the details for the application of the scheme |
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3)

Decree (to be issued after the Commission Decision) laying down the details for the application of the scheme

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 207 (in millions)

Annual budget: EUR 207 (in millions)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

until 30.9.2020

Economic sectors

Passenger air transport, Accommodation, Food and beverage service activities, Creative; arts and entertainment activities

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ministry of Employment |
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| 14 avenue Duquesne 75350 Paris SP 07 |

Ministry of Employment

14 avenue Duquesne 75350 Paris SP 07

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.

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