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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 252/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.9.2003

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 192/03

Title: Shipbuilding - Multi Purpose Ships for Sri Lanka

Objective: Support the supply of two multi purpose vessels to MSCL, a private Sri Lankan company with public participation. The aim is to ensure the maintenance of coastal shipping between southern and northern Sri Lankan ports. The acquisition of the two vessels is necessary in order to replace two obsolete ships of MSCL

Legal basis: Financieringsprogramma gekoppelde steun ORET/Miliev

Budget: Grant of [...](1)

Aid intensity or amount: 35 %

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1.8.2003

Member State: Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia Region)

Aid No: N 240/03

Title: Aid to R & D in the craft and industry sectors

Objective: The scheme is intended to stimulate SMEs to undertake research and precompetitive activity projects

Legal basis: Deliberazioni della Giunta Regionale del Friuli Venezia Giulia riguardanti rispettivamente il settore dell'artigianato e dell'industria

Budget: EUR 10564126, for the whole scheme

Aid intensity or amount: 60 % gross for industrial research; 35 % gross for precompetitive development activity; 5 and 10 percentage points increases are foreseen respectively in the 87(3)(c) areas and where the conditions set down in point 5.10.4(b) of the guidelines are met

Duration: 2003 to 2008 (according to docup obj. 2, 2000 to 2006)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.5.2003

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Aid No: N 48/03

Title: Research and development aid in the aerospace industry

Objective: Research and development

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica por la que se regula la concesión de ayudas cofinanciadas por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional para el fomento de la innovación tecnológica en el sector aeroespacial de la Comunidad de Madrid

Budget: EUR 12 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % for industrial research projects, 25 % for pre-competitive development activities, 75 % for viability studies prior to industrial research activities and 50 % for viability studies prior to pre-competitive development activities. Bonus of 10 percentage points for SMEs, 5 percentage points in assisted areas and 15 percentage points where the project relates to the objectives of a specific project covered by the framework programme, increased to 25 percentage points in the case of cross-frontier collaboration and 10 percentage points in the case of cross-frontier collaboration or collaboration between enterprises and public research centres or in the case of wide dissemination of the research findings

Duration: 2003 to 2006

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.7.2003

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 92/03

Title: Northern Ireland Compete Programme - Round three (2003 to 2008)

Objective: Supporting R & D precompetitive development activities

Legal basis: Industrial Development Act 2002

Budget: GBP 5,5 million per annum (approximately EUR 7,7 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gross for precompetitive development activities and 50 % gross for studies preparatory to precompetitive development activities

Duration: Ten years - subject to changes in the Commission framework on aid for research and development

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.7.2003

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: NN 96/2000

Title: IRTU Compete Programme

Objective: Supporting R & D precompetitive development activities

Legal basis: Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

Budget: GBP 5,5 million per annum (approximately EUR 7,7 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gross for precompetitive development activities and 50 % gross for studies preparatory to precompetitive development

Duration: 1998 to 2003

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