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# 52004XC0110(03)

**Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)***Official Journal C 006 , 10/01/2004 P. 0021 - 0022*

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 6/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.11.2003

Member State: Sweden

Aid No: N 294/03

Title: Modification of the Green Certificates System

Objective: To maintain the competitiveness of fuel peat in CHPs, particularly compared to the one of coal

Legal basis: Lag (2003:113) om elcertifikat och förordning (2003:120) om elcertifikat

Aid intensity or amount: SEK 60/certificate, degressive over 5 years

Duration: Five years

Other information: Annual report

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.4.2003

Member State: Greece (Kyklades Islands)

Aid No: N 383/02

Title: Investment aid to Neorion Shipyards

Objective: Regional investment aid - Shipbuilding

Legal basis: Κοινή Υπουργική Απόφαση 28.000/600/2000

Budget: EUR 11,72 million

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 2,64 million/22,5 %

Other information: Form of aid: Grant

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.7.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 39/03

Title: Cooperative agreement on research in nanoelectronics

Objective: To speed up the development of nanometric CMOS technologies

Legal basis: Régime de la filière électronique et décisions ad hoc des collectivités territoriales

Budget: EUR 293,1 million

Aid intensity or amount: 21,7 %

Duration: 2002 to 2007

Other information: Form of the aid: grants

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.11.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 477/03

Title: Capital grants for Renewable Technologies

Objective: To encourage investment in more expensive longer-term technologies for renewable energy, with the longer term aim of helping meet the UK's need for clean electricity supplies

Legal basis: The Science and Technology Act (1965)

Budget: GBP 183 million (about EUR 261,7 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % + 10 % bonus for SMEs

Duration: Eight years, until December 2010

Other information: Annual report

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.11.2003

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 614/02

Title: Piemonte - Aid for the reduction of polluting emissions

Objective: To develop the production and use of alternative energy sources (windpower) and energy saving measures (combined heat and energy production and district heating) by investment projects that allow high levels of energy efficiency and environmental protection in terms of reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions (points 30, 31 and 32 of the environmental guidelines)

Legal basis: Le misure di aiuto saranno accordate in base alla seguente normativa: (1) legge 23 dicembre 1998, n. 448; (2) decreto del ministero dell'Ambiente 20 luglio 2000, n. 337; (3) deliberazione della giunta regionale della regione Piemonte n. 48-1883 del 28.12.2000; (4) DGR della regione Piemonte n. 27-4262 del 29.10.2001; (5) determinazione dirigenziale della regione Piemonte n. 321 del 30 luglio

Budget: The budget amounts to EUR 6336202,08

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum aid intensities are 30 % of the eligible costs for project 3, 40 % for projects 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 and 75 % for projects 5, 6 and 7

Duration: The aid will be granted immediately after Commission's approval and the scheme will therefore last one financial year, which is the time estimated necessary to distribute the amount attributed to the Region Piemonte on the basis of Decree 337

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.11.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 812/02

Title: Temporary Defensive Measures for shipbuilding

Objective: Operating aid in the shipbuilding sector

Legal basis: Real Decreto 442/1994

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 6 % of contract value

Duration: From 24 October 2002 until 31 March 2004

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids