EN Official Journal of the European Union C 98/10

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 98/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: United Kingdom, West-Cumbria

Aid No: N 177/04

Title: Adjustments to the UK Regional Aid map 2000-2006

Objective: Regional aid

Aid intensity or amount: 20 % NGE

Duration: as of entry into force of the decision until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 179/03

Title: Aid in favour of Ford Werke AG in Genk

Objective: Realisation of a large investment project in the motor vehicle sector under the Multisectoral Framework on regional aid

Legal basis: ad hoc aid

Budget: EUR 1 073 million (Ford)

Aid amount: EUR 45,06 million (Ford)

Duration: 2003—2007

Other information: Total aid amount of EUR 2,572 million for five first-tier component suppliers in the context of an overall project.

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Date of decision:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid Number: N 195/2004

Title: Subsidised Use of R&D Facilities at the National Microsystems Packaging Centre (NMPC)

Objective(s): Aid for R&D

Budget: GBP 5 000 000,00

Duration: From 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2010

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 228/04

Title: Modification of the aid scheme to promote strategic tourism products (SIVETUR)

Objective: Improvement and diversification of national tourist facilities

Legal basis:

Portaria

Budget: EUR 300 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable, depending on the type of investment project, undertaking and region

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: N 89/2000

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Spain

Aid number: N 240/2004

Title: Project of aid for the gasification of the Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

Objective: Regional development (all sectors)

Legal basis: Real Decreto 949/2001; Real Decreto 1434/2002; Orden ECO/31/2004; Orden de la Consejería de Economía, Industria e Innovación de la Región de Murcia.

Budget: EUR 11 181 000

Intensity or amount: The proposed rate of aid intensity foreseen by the measure is 17,91 % gross.

Duration: Until 31 December 2012

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 333/2004

Title: Temporary Defensive Measures for Shipbuilding — Prolongation of the scheme

Objective: Contract-related operating aid in the shipbuilding sector

Legal basis: Real Decreto 442/1994 of 11 March 1994, as amended by Real Decreto 1274/2003 of 10 October 2003

Aid intensity: max. 6 % of contract value

Duration: 25 October 2002 — 31 March 2005; LNG-carriers: 25 June 2003 — 31 March 2005

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 423/03

Title: Aid in favour of five companies (DMT Potsdam — Gesellschaft für Umwelt- und Geotechnik; Quantum Hydrometrie GmbH — Gesellschaft für Mess- und Systemtechnik mbH; Institut für angewandte Gewässerökologie GmbH; WASY GmbH — Gesellschaft für wasserwirtschaftliche Planung und Systemforschung mbH; Voigt Ingenieure Luckau GmbH) in Brandenburg

Objective: Development aid measure

Legal basis: ad hoc aid

Aid amount: EUR 3,29 million

Duration: 2003—2005

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 598/2003

Title: Aid in favour of DOW for an ethylene pipeline between Stade and Teutschental

Objective: regional development

Legal basis: Investitionszulagengesetz 1999

Amount: EUR 13 616 000

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Date of adoption:

Member States: Ireland

Aid No: N 599/2004

Title: Excise duty exemption for biofuels — tax benefit

Objective: Environmental protection

Legal basis: Section 98A of Finance Act of 1999 amended in 2004

Budget: EUR 3 000 000 per year

Duration: 2 years

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