Official Journal of the European Union

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 261/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 09.07.2019 Aid number SA.44671 (2019/NN) Member State Ireland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Alleged illegal state aid granted to the fossil fuel sector in the form of reduced business rates Legal basis Valuation Act 2001 Type of measure Ad hoc aid — Objective — Form of aid Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget — Intensity Measure does not constitute aid Duration (period) — Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision — Aid number SA.48804 (2017/N) Member State France Region FRANCE — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) PLAN D''AIDES A LA MODERNISATION ET A L''INNOVATION (PAMI) Legal basis code des transport, article R4311-1, 2o Décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Coordination of transport, Environmental protection, Research, development and innovation Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 6.2 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 1.24 (in millions) Intensity 50 % Duration (period) 01.01.2018 - 31.12.2022 Economic sectors Inland freight water transport Name and address of the granting authority Voies Navigables de France (VNF) 175 rue Ludovic Boutleux, 62 400 Béthune Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.05.2019 Aid number SA.52960 (2019/N) Member State United Kingdom Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Electricity Market Reform — Contract for Difference for Renewables — Introduction of capacity cap Legal basis Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013 includes regulation-making and other powers, and has been used to establish the legal framework that underpins the implementation and operation of the CfD regime. The detailed rules of the CfD scheme, including those which provide for the allocation/auction processes, are established in an ‘allocation framework’ document, as required by the scheme’s secondary legislation. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Other — Variable premium calculated as the difference payment between an administratively prefixed price (the strike price) and a measure of the market price for electricity (the reference price). Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) — Economic sectors Production of electricity Name and address of the granting authority Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1A 0ET Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 28.06.2019 Aid number SA.53399 (2019/N) Member State Ireland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Irish Film Tax Relief Support Scheme SA 38959. Legal basis Section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Culture, Regional development Form of aid — Budget Annual budget: EUR 105 (in millions) Intensity 37 % Duration (period) 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2024 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Department of Finance. Department of Finance, Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Other information —

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