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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 68/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002.

Member State: Belgium.

Aid No: N 498/02.

Title: Firms providing jobs for the unemployed in the Walloon Region.

Objective: To facilitate the occupational integration of jobseekers experiencing difficulties.

Legal basis: Ontwerpdecreet van 30 mei 2002 betreffende de voorwaarden waaronder de inschakelingsbedrijven worden erkend en gesubsidieerd.

Projet de décret du 30 mai 2002 relatif aux conditions auxquelles les entreprises d'insertion sont agréées et subventionnées.

Budget: Approximately EUR 1 million per year.

Aid intensity or amount: Nil.

Duration: Unlimited duration.

Other information: Annual report.

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: 16.10.2002.

Member State: Spain (Principality of Asturias).

Aid No: N 600/B/01.

Title: Aid for employment in the transport sector.

Objective: Promotion of employment in a region covered by Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, whether it be paid employment, self-employment, or employment in the social economy.

Type of aid: Grants according to the number of jobs created or maintained.

Beneficiaries: Firms in the Region of Asturias.

Legal basis: Resolución de 27 de marzo de 2001 de la Consejería de Trabajo y Promoción de Empleo, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria de subvenciones para fomento de empleo autónomo y fomento de empleo en cooperativas y sociedades laborales (economía social) durante el año 2001 (Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias, 21.4.2001) y Bases para la concesión de subvenciones para el apoyo al empleo autónomo durante el año 2002.

Resolución de 16 de marzo de 2001 de la Consejería de Trabajo y Promoción de Empleo, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria de subvenciones para fomento y mantenimiento de empleo por cuenta ajena durante el año 2001 (BOPA, 26.3.2001) y Bases para la concesión de subvenciones para el fomento y el mantenimiento del empleo por cuenta ajena durante el año 2002.

Resolución de 30 de mayo de 2001 de la Consejería de Trabajo y Promoción de Empleo, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria de subvenciones para el fomento de la economía social (BOPA, 26.6.2001) y Bases de convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones para el apoyo a empresas de economía social durante el año 2002.

Budget: Upper limit of EUR 100000 per firm over a three- year period (de minimis limit).

Duration: 2001-2002.

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: 2.12.2002.

Member State: Germany.

Aid No: N 632/02.

Title: Specific Arrangements for Establishments and Independent Professionals affected by the Floods/Summer Floods 2002 in Bavaria.

Objective: Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters.

Legal basis: Bayerisches Mittelstandskreditprogramm: Sonderregelungen für hochwassergeschädigte Gewerbebetriebe und freiberuflich Tätige.

Budget: EUR 30 million.

Aid intensity or amount: Compensation of damage via loans with interest subsidies.

Duration: 1 July 2003.

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: 20.12.2001.

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany (Land of North Rhine-Westphalia).

Aid No: N 723/01.

Title: LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen - Rescue aid.

Objective: Rescue aid.

Legal basis: Bürgschaftserklärung - Finanzministerium des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Budget: EUR 120 million.

Duration: Six months from the date of authorisation by the European Commission.

Other information: Transmission of final documents relating to the loan and the guarantee.

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