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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 148/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 27/02 (ex N 849/01)

Title: SNCM - Rescue aid

Objective: Cash advance to the Société nationale maritime Corse-Méditerranée, a company in difficulty

Budget: EUR 22,5 million

Duration: Maximum one year

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Date of adoption of the decision: 13.5.2003

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: NN 38/02

Title: Closure of US airspace - compensation payments

Objective: To compensate for the losses encountered by Irish licensed airlines as a consequence of the closure of certain parts of the airspace between 11 and 14 September 2001

Legal basis: Appropriation Act 2001

Budget: EUR 6910134

Duration: Payments in 2001-2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2003

Member State: Portugal (Madeira)

Aid No: N 222/B/02

Title: Aid scheme for the free zone of Madeira for the period 2003-2006

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Estatuto dos Benefícios Fiscais

Budget: Indefinite

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: E 19/94, E 13/91 and N 204/86

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 309/02

Title: Aviation security - Compensation for costs incurred following the attacks of 11 September 2001

Objective: Provisional and partial compensation for the additional costs incurred by Community airlines following the new security measures imposed following 11 September 2001

Legal basis: Instruction ministérielle du 29 mars 2002

Budget: EUR 45,73 million

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

Duration: 11 September 2001 to 31 August 2002 at the latest

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

Aid No: N 428/02

Title: Aid for the restructuring of the airline LTU

Objective: Aid for the restructuring of a German charter company

Legal basis: Bürgschaftsrichtlinien des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen für die Wirtschaft und die freien Berufe sowie die Land- und Forstwirtschaft vom 11.8.1998

Budget: Guarantee by the Region in respect of 80 % of bank loans totalling EUR 100 million to be granted at normal market conditions

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 100 million

Duration: 84 months, until 30 June 2009 at the latest

Commitment by the Member State: Obligation to submit regular reports on the restructuring

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