# C_2011079EN.01000101.xml

| 12.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/1 |
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12.3.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/1

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State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to Article 108(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 79/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 20.7.2010 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | E 4/08 |
| Member State | Sweden |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Presstöd |
| Legal basis | Presstödsförordningen (1990:524) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Media pluralism |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 31.12.2016 |
| Economic sectors | Media |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Presstödsnämnden |
| Other information | The Commission notes Sweden's acceptance of the appropriate measures proposed with a view to make the press aid measures compatible with the internal market. It accepts that these measures will enter into force on 1 January 2011. |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.7.2010

Reference number of State Aid

E 4/08

Member State

Sweden

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Presstöd

Legal basis

Presstödsförordningen (1990:524)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Media pluralism

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

31.12.2016

Economic sectors

Media

Name and address of the granting authority

Presstödsnämnden

Other information

The Commission notes Sweden's acceptance of the appropriate measures proposed with a view to make the press aid measures compatible with the internal market. It accepts that these measures will enter into force on 1 January 2011.

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 1.12.2010 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 481/10 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Brandenburg |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | R&D and YIE Scheme Brandenburg |
| Legal basis | Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft zur Föderung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben im Land Brandenburg — Große Richtlinie |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Research and development, Innovation |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 25 million
  Overall budget: EUR 100 million |
| Intensity | 80 % |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB) |
| Steinstraße 104-106 |
| 14480 Potsdam |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

1.12.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 481/10

Member State

Germany

Region

Brandenburg

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

R&D and YIE Scheme Brandenburg

Legal basis

Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft zur Föderung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben im Land Brandenburg — Große Richtlinie

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Research and development, Innovation

Form of aid

—

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 25 million

Overall budget: EUR 100 million

Intensity

80 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)

Steinstraße 104-106

14480 Potsdam

DEUTSCHLAND

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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 16.12.2010 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 520/10 |
| Member State | Sweden |
| Region | Västra Götaland |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | State guarantee in favour of Volvo Personvagnar AB |
| Legal basis | Förordning (1988:764) om statligt stöd till näringslivet Garantiförordning (1997:1006) Regeringens proposition 2008/2009:95 |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
| Form of aid | Guarantee |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 500 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 2010-2020 |
| Economic sectors | Motor vehicles |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgäldskontoret) |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

16.12.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 520/10

Member State

Sweden

Region

Västra Götaland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

State guarantee in favour of Volvo Personvagnar AB

Legal basis

Förordning (1988:764) om statligt stöd till näringslivet Garantiförordning (1997:1006) Regeringens proposition 2008/2009:95

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 500 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

2010-2020

Economic sectors

Motor vehicles

Name and address of the granting authority

Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgäldskontoret)

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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 6.1.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 542/10 |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | Województwo podlaskie, warmińsko-mazurskie, mazowieckie, lubelskie |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Budowa transgranicznego elektroenergetycznego połączenia międzysystemowego Polska–Litwa |
| Legal basis | Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju; Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko, Narodowe Strategiczne Ramy Odniesienia 2007–2013; Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko, Narodowe Strategiczne Ramy Odniesienia 2007–2013, Szczegółowy opis priorytetów, Działanie 10.1; Lista indywidualnych projektów kluczowych dla Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko. |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Sectoral development, Execution of important projects of common European interest |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: PLN 1 246,7 million |
| Intensity | 57 % |
| Duration (period) | 2010-2015 |
| Economic sectors | Electricity, gas and water supply |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Instytut Nafty i Gazu |
| ul. Lubicz 25A |
| 31-503 Kraków |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

6.1.2011

Reference number of State Aid

N 542/10

Member State

Poland

Region

Województwo podlaskie, warmińsko-mazurskie, mazowieckie, lubelskie

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Budowa transgranicznego elektroenergetycznego połączenia międzysystemowego Polska–Litwa

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju; Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko, Narodowe Strategiczne Ramy Odniesienia 2007–2013; Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko, Narodowe Strategiczne Ramy Odniesienia 2007–2013, Szczegółowy opis priorytetów, Działanie 10.1; Lista indywidualnych projektów kluczowych dla Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko.

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Sectoral development, Execution of important projects of common European interest

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 1 246,7 million

Intensity

57 %

Duration (period)

2010-2015

Economic sectors

Electricity, gas and water supply

Name and address of the granting authority

Instytut Nafty i Gazu

ul. Lubicz 25A

31-503 Kraków

POLSKA/POLAND

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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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