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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 154/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.5.2002

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 100/01

Title: Subsidies for certain environmentally friendly lorries

Objective: The aid scheme is designed to encourage road hauliers to buy less-polluting lorries which meet the Euro 3 emission standard ahead of schedule

Legal basis: Lov om tilskud til visse miljøvenlige lastbiler

Budget: DKK 50 million (EUR 6,73 million)

Aid intensity or amount: The amount per eligible lorry cannot exceed the additional cost of a Euro 3 lorry compared with a Euro 2 lorry

Duration: From 15 November 2000 to 30 September 2001

Other information: The aid scheme falls within the scope of Article 87(3) of the Treaty

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: 31.5.2000

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 536/98

Title: Provincia Autonoma di Trento (PAT) - Provincial Bill n. 175 "Provisions for the development of the mountain and urgent measures for agriculture"

Objective: To adopt a package of measures aimed at helping the development of the mountain by reducing the economic backwardness of this area

Legal basis: Legge provinciale n. 175, approvata dal Consiglio provinciale di Trento il 16 ottobre 1998

Budget: ITL 26860 million (EUR 13,9 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Information on aid intensity is not available concerning the settlement premium (to be determined by the impementing act): the latter could amount to a maximum of ITL 50 million (approximately EUR 25823); up to 40 % of the eligible expenses for the purchase of computer hardware in teleworking; compensation within the limit of the loss caused by the natural disaster to each beneficiary (Article 23)

Duration: From the date of approval to 2001

Other information: Report - the Italian authorities have undertaken to notify separately at the stage of draft, any measure implementing Article 7 and to provide in that context all the information which appear necessary to evaluate the measures under State aid rules

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: 27.2.2002

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 543/01

Title: Capital allowances to hospitals

Objective: The aim of the measure is to increase the investment in the construction, extension and refurbishment of much needed hospital buildings

Legal basis: Section 64 of the Finance Act, 2001. This has not yet been put into application

Budget: The cost of the scheme derives from non-collected taxes from private individuals. Based on information concerning currently proposed projects, the tax cost to the State would be a total of EUR 47 million over seven years

Duration: There is no end date inserted into the legislation as yet but the measure will be reviewed at regular intervals by the Department of Health and Children and the Department of Finance

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: 19.3.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 82/02

Title: Aid to businesses for environmental protection

Objective: To encourage businesses in the Basque country to invest in environmental protection

Legal basis: Draft of "Decreto del Gobierno vasco por el que se procede a la regulación del procedimiento de concesión de subvenciones a empresas en materia de medio ambiente"

Budget: Approximately EUR 2,5 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Investment aid: between 15 % and 30 %, according to the aid objectives and recipients. Aid for advisory services to SMEs: 50 %

Duration: 31 December 2006

Other information: Undertaking by the Member State to submit an annual implementation report to the Commission

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