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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 127/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2002

Member State: France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

Aid No: N 185/01

Title: Sevelnord

Objective: Investment aid in the motor vehicle sector

Legal basis: Decret 95-149 du 6 février 1995 and loi 82-6 du 7 janvier 1982. Prime à l'aménagement du territoire and aide à l'implantation industrielle dans la région Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Aid intensity or amount: 2,35 % (EUR 6,3 million)

Duration: 2000-2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.3.2002

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 48/02

Title: Development aid for Jamaica - Construction of a tugboat

Objective: To allow the Port Authority of Jamaica to purchase a tugboat - Shipbuilding

Legal basis: Algemene Regeling voor Export naar Ontwikkelingslanden (ORET/Milieuv.)

Budget: EUR 1321068

Aid intensity or amount: 25 % - Grant

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Date of adoption of the decision: 20.12.2001

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 537/01

Title: Modification of the aid scheme for the modernisation of enterprises (SIRME)

Objective: Restructuring of firms in financial difficulty

Legal basis: Decreto-Lei

Budget: EUR 117,2 million (EUR 49,7 million increase)

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 5 million (maximum amount per beneficiary)

Duration: Until end of 2010

Other information: Annual implementation report. Individual notification of aid to large firms and firms belonging to sectors covered by specific Community guidelines on State aid. Non-eligibility of firms belonging to agricultural sector, sporting clubs and firms, newly created firms and companies belonging to larger business groups

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Date of adoption of the decision: 13.2.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 692/01

Title: Joint project "MEDEA+project T401, 157 nm-Lithographie"

Objective: R & D (optical lithography, application of 157 nm technology)

Legal basis: Jährliches Haushaltsgesetz, Einzelplan 30 für den Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung, Kapitel 06

Budget: About EUR 27 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 25 % for pre-competitive development; maximum 50 % for industrial research

Duration: 1 January 2001 to 30 June 2004

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 705/01

Title: R & D progamme of the Land Bremen

Objective: Promotion of R & D

Legal basis: Richtlinie zum Bremischen Landesprogramm "Förderung der Forschung und Entwicklung in betrieblichen Innovationsprojekten (FuE-Innovationsprogramm)"

Budget: EUR 38,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: - pre-competitive development activities: 25 % gross for large firms, 35 % gross for SMEs; further 5 % for Article 87(3)(c) regions

- industrial research: 50 % gross for large firms, 60 % gross for SMEs; further 5 % for Article 87(3)(c) regions

- feasibility studies: 75 % resp. 50 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 709/01

Title: R & D promotion in the framework of the German space programme: aid to firms

Objective: Promotion of R & D

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz des Bundes, Einzelplan 30, Kapitel 3008, Titel 68335 und 89235

Budget: EUR 154 million

Aid intensity or amount: - pre-competitive development activities: 25 % gross for large firms, 35 % gross for SMEs; further 5 % for Article 87(3)(c) regions or 10 % in Article 87(3)(a) regions

- industrial research: 50 % gross for large firms, 60 % gross for SMEs; further 5 % for Article 87(3)(c) regions or 10 % in Article 87(3)(a) regions

- further 10 % in case of effective cross-border cooperation for both research phases

- fundamental research: 100 %

- feasibility studies: 75 % resp. 50 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2007

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.3.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 754/01

Title: R & D programme "Internet research"

Objective: To support R & D projects for developing new standard technologies for the Internet

Legal basis: Entscheidung der Bundesregierung und jährliches Haushaltsgesetz (Einzelplan 30, Kapitel 3006, Titel 683 16)

Budget: Up to EUR 16,87 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: For industrial research: maximum 50 %; for pre-competitive development: maximum 25 %; plus bonuses where appropriate; altogether, including bonuses, not exceeding 75 % for industrial research and 50 % for pre-competitive development

Duration: Until 31 March 2007

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.4.2002

Member State: Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Aid No: N 825/01

Title: Transfer programme of innovation assistants

Objective: R & D and employment

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschriften zur Förderung von Innovationsassistenten in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau

Budget: EUR 1,55 million

Aid intensity or amount: - 25 % of eligible R & D cost, further 10 % for SMEs, and further 5 % for assisted regions pursuant to Article 87(3)(c)

- 25 % of gross wage costs, increased by a supplement of 25 % to cover additional overheads, further 10 % for SMEs, and further 5 % for assisted regions pursuant to Article 87(3)(c)

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 12.3.2002

Member State: Sweden

Aid No: N 827/01

Title: Prolongation of two environmental aid schemes

Objective: Ensure reasonable conditions for small-scale electricity production from environmentally benign energy sources on the liberalised market

Legal basis: Förordning (2000:614) om stöd till småskalig elproduktion. Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi

Budget: SEK 300 million (approximately EUR 33 million)

Aid intensity or amount: All: SEK 0,09 (EUR 0,01) per kWh. Windpower: + SEK 0,181 (EUR 0,02) per kWh

Duration: 2002

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.4.2002

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 93/02

Title: HERON programme

Objective: Research and development

Legal basis: Presidential Decree 274/6.10.2000 on the "Terms, preconditions and procedures for funding R & D projects and programmes" and the Ministry of Development's call for tenders "Programme for the employment of new research personnel by enterprises (Heron)"

Budget: EUR 42 million for the period 2001-2006

Aid intensity or amount: - industrial research: 50 % gge of the eligible costs; (55 % if research personnel recruited are women)

- pre-competitive development activities: 35 % gge of the eligible cost in the case of large enterprises and 45 % gge in the cases of SMEs

Duration: 2002-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 151/01

Title: Financing for firms in overseas departments by the French Development Agency (AfD)

Objective: To promote economic and social development in the overseas departments by facilitating access to bank financing

Legal basis: Loi n° 46860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans d'équipement et de développement des territoires relevant du ministère de la France d'outre-mer. Décret 92-1176 du 30 octobre 1992 modifié par le décret 2000-878 du 11 septembre 2000

Budget: Maximum EUR 9 million; average budget of EUR 4,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: 13,12 % nge

Duration: Until end-2006

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

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