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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 328/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.8.2001

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 107/2000

Title: Sipesca - aid for local and coastal fishing

Objective: To promote modernisation of the local and coastal fishing fleet, rationalisation of the fishing effort and initiatives to resolve exceptional problems experienced by fishing communities

Legal basis: Projecto de despacho normativo que aprova o Sipesca - Sistema de incentivos a pesca

Budget: PTE 960 million (approximately EUR 4788460)

Aid intensity or amount: Rates laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999)

Duration: 2000-2001

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.7.2001

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 126/01

Title: Regional growth environments

Objective: To increase cooperation between companies, training institutions and technical advice institutions so that new knowledge is shared and contributes to regional development

Legal basis: Lov om erhvervsfremme. Lovbekendtgørelse 1088, af 29.11.2000

Budget: 2001: DKK 30 million (approximately EUR 4 million); 2002-2004: DKK 40 million (approximately EUR 5,4 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Measure in principle not constituting an aid

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.7.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 140/01

Title: R & D for renewables and sustainable energy

Objective: To develop innovative and cost-effective technologies for renewable and sustainable energy sources

Legal basis: Science and Technology Act 1965

Budget: GBP 18 million per year for three years (approximately EUR 29 million per year)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % for fundamental research; 50 % for industrial research; 25 % for pre-competitive research. Possibility to increase aid intensities in accordance with section 5 of the Community framework for State aid for research and development (OJ C 45, 1996)

Duration: Six years

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2001

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Aid No: N 171/01

Title: Processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products (Madrid)

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries sector under the Community support framework for Madrid

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejería de Economía y Empleo por la que se regulan las ayudas para el fomento de las inversiones para la mejora de las condiciones de transformación y comercialización de los productos de la pesca y de la acuicultura en la Comunidad de Madrid

Budget: 2001: ESP 703171774 (approximately EUR 4226147); 2002: ESP 1602738850 (approximately EUR 9632654); 2003: ESP 2293960415 (approximately EUR 13786980)

Duration: 2000-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2001

Member State: Spain (Navarre)

Aid No: N 175/01

Title: Structural aid in the fisheries sector (Navarre)

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries sector under the Community support framework for the Navarre region

Legal basis: Proyecto de decreto foral por el que se instrumentan ayudas estructurales en el sector de la pesca y de la acuicultura en el ámbito de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Budget: ESP 150945379 (apporximately EUR 907200)

Duration: 2000-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.7.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 259/01

Title: Structural aid in the fisheries sector (Asturias)

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries sector under the Community support framework for the Asturias region

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consejería de Medio Rural y Pesca por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras que regirán las ayudas estructurales al sector pesquero del Principado de Asturias dentro del marco IFOP 2000-2006

Budget: ESP 9927365949 (approximately EUR 59664671)

Aid intensity or amount: Rates laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999)

Duration: 2000-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.7.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 260/01

Title: Processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products (Aragon)

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries sector under the Community support framework for the Aragon region

Legal basis: Orden del Departamento de Agricultura por la que se aprueba la convocatoria de ayudas para la transformación de los productos de la pesca y de la acuicultura previstas en el Real Decreto 3448/2000 de 22 de diciembre, del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

Budget: ESP 189680040 million (approximately EUR 1,140 million)

Duration: 2000-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 24.7.2001

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 332/01

Title: Aid for aquaculture in inland waters

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries sector under the Community support framework for Galicia

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen las normas para la concesión de ayudas a inversiones en el ámbito de la acuicultura en aguas continentales

Budget: ESP 35000000 (approximately EUR 210354)

Duration: 2001

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.8.2001

Member State: Spain (Aragon)

Aid No: N 410/01

Title: Aid for aquaculture

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries sector under the Community support framework for Aragon

Legal basis: Decreto del Gobierno de Aragón por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas con finalidad estructural en el sector de la pesca, para la acuicultura, y se abre el plazo de convocatoria de las mismas

Budget: ESP 5000000 (EUR 30050) in 2001

Duration: 2000-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.7.2001

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 465/2000

Title: Entrepreneur loans

Objective: To promote investments in small and medium-sized enterprises and business transfers between SMEs

Legal basis: - 445/1998 Laki valtion erityisrahoitusyhtiön luotto- ja takaustoiminnasta

- 380/2000 Laki valtion erityisrahoitusyhtiön luotto- ja takaustoiminnasta annetun lain 1 ja 8 §:n muuttamisesta

- 445/1998 Lag om statens specialfinansieringsbolags kredit- och borgensverksamhet

- 380/2000 Lag om ändring av 1 och 8 § lagen om statens specialfinansieringsbolags kredit- och borgensverksamhet

Budget: 2001: FIM 16 million (approximately EUR 2,7 million); 2002: FIM 18 million (approximately EUR 3 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Investments:

- maximum 7,5 % gross for medium-sized enterprises and 15 % for small enterprises,

- maximum 30 % net for areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) EC and 75 % for those covered by 87(3)(a) EC, subject to the regional aid map

Advisory services: 50 % gross

Duration: 2001-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.7.2001

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 651/2000

Title: Subsidie voor Avantium "Hoge snelheid experimenteer- en simulatie-technologie HSE & S" (high-speed experimental and simulation technology)

Objective: To stumulate collaboration between Avantium and Dutch public research institutes. Avantium is a company specialised in high speed experimental and simulation technology

Legal basis: Kaderwet Verstrekking Financiële Middelen EZ

Budget: NLG 10 million (EUR 4,5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 30 % of eligible costs

Duration: Five years

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 31.5.2001

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 695/2000

Title: Wages compensation fund for the fisheries sector (amendment)

Objective: To amend certain aspects of the wages compensation fund for the fisheries sector established and approved in 1999 (details of recipients and situations covered, proof of absence of income, fund revenue)

Legal basis: Projecto de decreto-lei que altera o decreto-lei n.o 311/99 de 10 de Agosto

Aid intensity or amount: Daily value is one-thirtieth of the national minimum wage

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.6.2001

Member State: Spain (Valencia)

Aid No: N 72/01

Title: Processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries sector under the Community support framework for Valencia

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación por la que se regulan las ayudas a las inversiones en mejora de las condiciones de transformación y comercialización de los productos agrarios, silvícolas, pesqueros y de la alimentación

Budget: ESP 150462194 (EUR 904296) per year

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with the rates laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Duration: 2000-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 6.9.2001

Member State: Spain (Extremadura)

Aid No: N 795/2000

Title: Employment aid scheme

Objective: Job creation

Legal basis: Decreto de la Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura

Budget: EUR 55 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until end of 2003

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Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: Germany (Saxony)

Aid No: NN 92/99

Title: Aid for Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG

Objective: Restructuring of a semi-conductor firm

Legal basis: - Förderung neuer bzw. neuartiger Produkte und Verfahren im Freistaat Sachsen

- Förderung von innovativen Verbundprojekten

- Investitionszulagengesetz

- 22. und 27. Rahmenplan, Förderung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur

- Treuhandgesetz

- Gesetz zur abschließenden Erfüllung der verbliebenen Aufgaben der Treuhandanstalt

Budget: Federal and Land finance

Aid intensity or amount: 74,89 % and DEM 320475000

Duration: 1993 to 2001

Other information: Presentation of a report on the implementation of the restructuring plan for the period 1999-2001

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