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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 106/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.12.2002

Member State: Austria (Upper Austria)

Aid No: N 285/02

Title: Tourism Impulse Programme Upper Austria 2002-2006

Objective: To support investments in tourism

Legal basis: Beschluss der Regierung des Landes Oberösterreich zum Tourismus-Impuls-Programm (TIP) Oberösterreich für den Zeitraum 2002 bis 2006

Budget: EUR 27,5 million a year

Aid intensity or amount: max. 7,5/15 % respectively to medium-sized and small enterprises; intensities according to regional aid map plus 10 % gross bonus for SMEs in areas eligible under Article 87(3)(c) EC-Treaty

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 404/02

Title: Temporary tax exemption for certain combined cycle gas turbine power plants

Objective: To promote investment in certain CCGT-installations, thereby increasing the energy efficiency of electricity production with the objective to achieve environmental benefits

Legal basis: Gesetz zur Änderung des Mineralölsteuergesetzes

Duration: Five years as of entry into operation of the installation, which itself has to take place at the latest three years and three months from the Commission's approval

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: 23.12.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 533/02

Title: Aid to promote industrial participation in research and development projects concerning supply products that have been selected to equip the Airbus A380

Objective: To promote the participation of German aeronautical industry in the equipment of the new A380 aircraft

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz 2002 in Verbindung mit dem Haushaltsplan 2002, in dem eine Verpflichtungsermächtigung eingestellt ist; ERP-Verwaltungsgesetz

Budget: EUR 100 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 33 % for precompetetive development activities

Duration: 2002-2006

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: 27.11.2002

Member State: Italy (Lombardia)

Aid No: N 586/02

Title: Aid measures in favour of cableway installations introduced with L.R. 9/98

Objective: Cableway installations

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 9/98 della Regione Lombardia per la concessione di contributi per l'esercizio di sport invernali - anni 2002-2005 - e relativa deliberazione della giunta regionale del 6 agosto 2002

Budget: EUR 150000000

Aid intensity or amount: Aid intensity in 2002 is: 40 % to small enterprises, 32.5 % to medium enterprises, 20 % to public entities. Intensities decrease by 5 percentage points in each of the following 3 years in which the scheme is active

Duration: 2002-2005

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Date of adoption of the decision: 24.1.2003

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 858/01

Title: Forest Research and Development Measure of the Operational Programme for the Productive sector

Objective: With the proposed measure, the National Council for Forest Research and Development (Coford), as an implementing body on behalf of Department of Marine and National Resources (DMNR), intends to support research and development priorities with emphasis on ensuring that the forest industry remains viable, internationally competitive and environmentally sound within the context of sustainable development. It will also develop further state-of-the-art competence and a critical mass of forest research to encourage both innovation and market development

Legal basis: Operational Programme for the Productive Sector - part of the Ireland's National Development Plan 2000-2006

Budget: EUR 15 million for all measures; 12,697 million out of 15 million are foreseen for the first sub-measure Research Projects; the budget will be adopted every year. The budget for the second sub-measure - Technology Transfer - is EUR 851000

Aid intensity or amount: the measure will respect the intensities allowed by the Community R & D Framework, namely 35 % in the case of commercial companies & commercial State bodies (100 % for non commercial institutes and bodies)

Duration: The scheme will last 7 years, 2000-2006

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

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