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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 130/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.9.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 439/01

Title: Support for the film industry in the German Länder - Film- und Fernsehfonds GmbH

Objective: Cinema

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung: Richtlinien für die bayerische Film- und Fernsehförderung

Budget: Approximately EUR 14 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; with a few exceptions, always below 50 %

Duration: Until June 2004

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 440/01

Title: Support for the film industry in the German Länder - Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH

Objective: Cinema

Legal basis: Richtlinien für die mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH

Budget: Approximately EUR 11 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; with a few exceptions, always below 50 %

Duration: Until June 2004

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.11.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 693/01

Title: Support for the film industry in the German Länder - Filmförderung Hamburg GmbH

Objective: Cinema

Legal basis: Beschluss der Bürgerschaft über die Feststellung des Haushaltsplanes: Richtlinien für Filmförderung der Filmförderung Hamburg GmbH

Budget: Approximately EUR 7,5 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; with a few exceptions, always below 50 %

Duration: Until end of 2004

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.11.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 701/01

Title: Support for the film industry in Berlin and Brandenburg - Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH

Objective: Cinema

Legal basis: Landeshaushaltsordnung mit ihren Ausführungsvorschriften in Verbindung mit den Vergaberichtlinien der Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH

Budget: Approximately EUR 15,34 million for the financial year 2001 and EUR 20,45 million for the financial year 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; with a few exceptions, always below 50 %

Duration: Until end of 2004

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.4.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 706/01

Title: Channel tunnel rail link (CTRL)

Objective: To restructure the financial arrangements providing for public support currently in place for the construction of the channel tunnel rail link and to ensure that the private sector involvement is maintained

Legal basis: The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.1.2002

Member State: Germany (Saxony)

Aid No: N 837/01

Title: Promotion of telematics

Legal basis: Förderrichtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen auf dem Gebiet der Telematik (Telematik-Förderrichtlinie)

Budget: EUR 20 million

Aid intensity or amount: Aid combination ceiling: 50 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: The initial scheme was approved by the Commission until 31 December 2002 (N 590/1998)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: NN 53/01

Title: Bankgesellschaft Berlin (BGB) - rescue aid

Objective: Rescue of Bankgesellschaft Berlin

Budget: Approximately DEM 4000 million (EUR 2000 million)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: NN 152/01

Title: The digital university

Objective: The development and exploitation of a digital learning environment in higher education (development of online learning material) and the implementation of innovations in higher education

Legal basis: Wet overige OCenW-subsidies

Budget: EUR 11,3 million (NLG 25 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

Duration: Two years

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids