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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 65/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.8.2000

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 33/2000

Title: Aid package for maritime transport

Objective: By reducing employer's contributions to the seamen's pension scheme, the Finnish authorities aim to support the maritime transport sector and maintain jobs therein

Legal basis: Lakiesitys 30. joulukuuta 1991 annetun lain 1707/1991 muuttamisesta//Förslag till lag om ändring av lag nr 1707/1991 av den 30 december 1991

Budget: FIM 20000000 (EUR 3,4 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % reduction in employers' contributions to the pension fund for seamen employed on ships entered in Finland's International Register of Commercial Shipping

Duration: Year 2000

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.4.1999

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 102/99

Title: Amendment to Seafarer Income Tax Concession (N 533/98) to grant the benefit of the income tax concession to Irish income tax liable qualifying seafarers working on board vessels servicing mobile or fixed rigs and platforms of any kind in any areas designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1976

Objective: Aid to the maritime transport sector

Legal basis: The Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended by Section 14 of the Finance Act 1998, which inserted Section 472B into the principal Act

Budget: Revenue shortfall per seafarer IRL 1700 (EUR 2158) per annum

Duration: Indeterminate

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.5.1999

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 200/99

Title: Aid to interinsular maritime passenger transport in the Balearic islands

Objective: Aid to the maritime transport sector

Legal basis: Proyecto de decreto

Budget: ESP 75 million (EUR 450000) per annum

Duration: Indeterminate

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Date of adoption of the decision: 22.12.1999

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 463/99

Title: State aid to Shortlines and ACTS compensating for excessive market-access costs

Objective: Supporting two new entrants on the Dutch rail cargo market

Legal basis: Ad hoc

Budget: NLG 2000000 (EUR 907560)

Aid intensity or amount: 42 %/52 % of the start-up costs incurred by Shortlines and ACTS

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Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2003

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 513/03

Title: Support for television production in Austria - Federal scheme

Objective: Cinema

Legal basis: Fernsehfilmförderung

Budget: EUR 7,5 million each year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; below 50 % in all cases

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 529/03

Title: Aid in favour of Babcock Borsig España

Objective: Restructuring aid - Capital goods industries

Legal basis: Ad hoc

Aid intensity or amount: Business secret

Duration: 2004 to 2008

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1.3.2001

Member State: France (Corsica)

Aid No: N 638/2000

Title: Social aid to benefit certain categories of passenger on the two air routes connecting Montpellier and Ajaccio and Montpellier and Bastia

Objective: Measure to offset the permanent disadvantage resulting from the high transport costs associated with Corsica's insularity

Legal basis: Délibération n° 2000/43 AC de l'Assemblée de Corse adoptée le 28 avril 2000

Budget: FRF 12 million (EUR 1,829 million) a year

Aid intensity or amount: Amount of financial compensation FRF 300 per person transported

Duration: Unlimited (budget voted on each year)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1.3.2001

Member State: France (Corsica)

Aid No: N 639/2000

Title: Social aid to benefit certain categories of passengers on the four air routes connecting Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari with Lyon

Objective: Measure to offset the permanent disadvantage resulting from the high transport costs associated with Corsica's insularity

Legal basis: Délibération n° 2000/66 AC de l'Assemblée de Corse adoptée le 25 mai 2000

Budget: FRF 10 million (EUR 1,524 million) a year

Aid intensity or amount: Amount of financial compensation FRF 300 per person transported

Duration: Unlimited (budget voted on each year)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 23.3.2001

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 856/2000

Title: Reimbursement to shipowners of employers' social security contributions

Objective: By reducing the level of social security contributions due from shipowners, the Finnish authorities aim to support the maritime transport sector and maintain jobs therein

Legal basis: Lakiesitys 30. joulukuuta 1991 annetun lain 1707/1991 muuttamisesta//Förslag till lag om ändring av lag nr 1707/1991 av den 30 december 1991

Budget: FIM 95000000 (EUR 16 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 14 % of the labour costs borne by shipowners as a result of employing seamen

Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.10.2003

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: NN 39/02

Title: Airline compensation scheme - 11 to 14 September 2001

Objective: Compensation for operating losses sustained by Dutch airlines following the closure of certain parts of air space during the period from 11 to 14 September 2001

Legal basis: Begroting Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat 2002

Budget: EUR 26,12 million

Duration: One-off operation in 2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.5.1999

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 109/98

Title: Manchester Airport

Objective: Development of airport infrastructure

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting an aid

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

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