# C_2011281EN.01000601.xml

| 24.9.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 281/6 |
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24.9.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 281/6

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 281/02

| Date of adoption of the decision | 8.8.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 554/10 (SA.30987) |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Vlaams Gewest |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Tijdelijke betoelaging door het Vlaamse Gewest voor het vervoer van palletten via de binnenvaart |
| Legal basis | Decreet houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2009 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Sectoral development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 1,525 million |
| Intensity | 30 % |
| Duration (period) | 9.8.2011-9.8.2014 |
| Economic sectors | Inland water transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV |
| Oostdijk 110 |
| 2830 Willebroek |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Date of adoption of the decision

8.8.2011

Reference number of State Aid

N 554/10 (SA.30987)

Member State

Belgium

Region

Vlaams Gewest

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tijdelijke betoelaging door het Vlaamse Gewest voor het vervoer van palletten via de binnenvaart

Legal basis

Decreet houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2009

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Sectoral development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 1,525 million

Intensity

30 %

Duration (period)

9.8.2011-9.8.2014

Economic sectors

Inland water transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV

Oostdijk 110

2830 Willebroek

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

| NV De Scheepvaart |
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| Havenstraat 44 |
| 3500 Hasselt |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

NV De Scheepvaart

Havenstraat 44

3500 Hasselt

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.8.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.32641 (11/N) |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Berlin |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Pro FIT Berlin |
| Legal basis | Landeshaushaltsordnung Berlin (LHO) und deren Ausführungsvorschriften, Bestimmungen über den Einsatz von Mitteln aus dem Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE), Gemeinschaftsrahmen für staatliche Beihilfen für Forschung, Entwicklung und Innovation, Richtlinien des Landes Berlin für das Programm zur Förderung von Forschung, Innovationen und Technologien (Pro FIT) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Research and development, Innovation, Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Soft loan |
| Budget | | Annual budget: EUR 50 million |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.8.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32641 (11/N)

Member State

Germany

Region

Berlin

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pro FIT Berlin

Legal basis

Landeshaushaltsordnung Berlin (LHO) und deren Ausführungsvorschriften, Bestimmungen über den Einsatz von Mitteln aus dem Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE), Gemeinschaftsrahmen für staatliche Beihilfen für Forschung, Entwicklung und Innovation, Richtlinien des Landes Berlin für das Programm zur Förderung von Forschung, Innovationen und Technologien (Pro FIT)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Research and development, Innovation, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Form of aid

Direct grant, Soft loan

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 50 million

| | Overall budget: EUR 300 million |
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Overall budget: EUR 300 million

Intensity

80 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2016

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

| Investitionsbank Berlin |
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| Bundesallee 210 |
| 10719 Berlin |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Investitionsbank Berlin

Bundesallee 210

10719 Berlin

DEUTSCHLAND

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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 13.7.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.32835 (11/N) |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | The Northwest region |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | The Northwest Investment Fund (JESSICA) |
| Legal basis | The Regional Development Agencies Act (1998), the SF Regulations applicable to financial engineering, the Funding Agreement of 12 November 2009 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Regional development, Public/private partnership, Risk capital |
| Form of aid | Other forms of equity intervention, Interest subsidy, Transactions not on market terms |
| Budget | Overall budget: GBP 500 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 2011-2021 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | The Northwest Development Agency or its legal successor |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

13.7.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32835 (11/N)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

The Northwest region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

The Northwest Investment Fund (JESSICA)

Legal basis

The Regional Development Agencies Act (1998), the SF Regulations applicable to financial engineering, the Funding Agreement of 12 November 2009

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Regional development, Public/private partnership, Risk capital

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention, Interest subsidy, Transactions not on market terms

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 500 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

2011-2021

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

The Northwest Development Agency or its legal successor

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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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