EN Official Journal of the European Union C 121/1

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)

(2018/C 121/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 15.12.2017 Aid number SA.38701 (2014/NN) Member State Czech Republic Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Promotion of electricity production from CHP and heat from renewable sources of energy Legal basis Act No 165/2012 Coll., on Promoted Energy Resources Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Other — Feed-in premium called ‘green bonus’ Budget Overall budget: CZK 12 800 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 01.01.2013 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Production of electricity Name and address of the granting authority OTE a.s. Sokolovská 192/79 186 00 Praha 8 — Karlín Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 09.08.2017 Aid number SA.44377 (2016/NN) Member State Denmark Region AARHUS AMT — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Driftsstøtte til Aarhus Lufthavn A/S Legal basis Kommunalfuldmagten Type of measure Individual aid Aarhus Lufthavn A/S Objective Airport operation Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: DKK 115,08 (in millions) Intensity 75 % Duration (period) 05.02.2015 — 03.04.2019 Economic sectors Passenger air transport Name and address of the granting authority Aarhus Kommune Rådhuspladsen 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Danmark Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.11.2017 Aid number SA.44464 (2017/N) Member State Ireland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Irish Capacity Mechanism: reliability option scheme Legal basis — Licence conditions to be imposed on the Transmission System Operators — Capacity Market Code (CMC) — Electricity market Trading and Settlement Code — Electricity Regulation Act 1999, as amended, Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Act 2007, the Energy ACt 2016 and in S.I. 406 of 2007 and S.I. 003 of 2017 — Electricity Regulation Act (Single Electricity Market) Regulations Type of measure Scheme — Objective Security of electricity supply Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 860 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 23.05.2018 — 22.05.2028 Economic sectors Production of electricity Name and address of the granting authority Commission for Energy Regulation The Grain House, The Exchange, Tallaght, Dublin D24 PXW0, Ireland Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.11.2017 Aid number SA.44465 (2017/N) Member State United Kingdom Region NORTHERN IRELAND — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Northern Irish Capacity Mechanism: reliability option scheme Legal basis — Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 — Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 — Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Security of electricity supply Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 860 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 23.05.2018 — 22.05.2028 Economic sectors Production of electricity Name and address of the granting authority Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment for Northern Ireland Netherleigh, Massey Avenue, Belfast, BT4 2JP, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 21.12.2017 Aid number SA.46203 (2017/N) Member State Poland Region Lubelskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie Article 107(3)(a) Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Modyfikacje w programie pomocy dotyczącym projektu pt. Sieć szerokopasmowa Polski Wschodniej (SA.33438, SA.33439, SA.33441, SA.30851 & SA.33440) Legal basis Ustawa o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. (Dz. U. z 2016 r., poz. 383 t.j.), Ustawa o wspieraniu rozwoju sieci i usług telekomunikacyjnych z dnia 7 maja 2010 r., (Dz. U. z 2016 r., poz. 1537 t.j.), Ustawa o postępowaniu w sprawach dotyczących pomocy publicznej z dnia 30 kwietnia 2010 r. (Dz. U. z 2016 r., poz. 1808 t.j.), Ustawa prawo telekomunikacyjne z dnia 16 lipca 2004 r. (Dz. U. z 2016 r., poz. 1489, t.j.), Ustawa z dnia 21 października 2016 r. o umowie koncesji na roboty budowlane lub usługi (Dz.U. 2016 r. poz. 1920), Rozporządzenie Ministra Rozwoju Regionalnego w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości pomocy finansowej na tworzenie i umożliwienie dostępu do sieci szerokopasmowej w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Rozwój Polski Wschodniej 2007-2013 z dnia 21 marca 2013 r. (Dz. U. z 2014 r. poz. 1754, t.j.), Decyzja Komisji Europejskiej C (2007) 4568 w sprawie przyjęcia programu operacyjnego ‘Rozwój Polski Wschodniej’ w ramach pomocy wspólnotowej z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego objętego celem Konwergencji w Polsce z późniejszymi zmianami. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Sectoral development, Regional development Form of aid — Budget — Intensity % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Telecommunications Name and address of the granting authority Marszałek Województwa Lubelskiego Marszałek Województwa Podlaskiego Marszałek Województwa Świętokrzyskiego Marszałek Województwa Warmińsko — Mazurskiego Adres: ul. Artura Grottgera 4, 20-029 Lublin, Polska Adres: ul. Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 1, 15-888 Białystok Adres: al. IX Wieków Kielc 3, 25-516 Kielce Adres: ul. Emilii Plater 1, 10-562, Olsztyn Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 08.02.2018 Aid number SA.46891 (2017/N) Member State Poland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Restructuring of the Polish mining companies Legal basis Ustawa z dnia 7 września 2007 r. o funkcjonowaniu górnictwa węgla kamiennego (Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 1327 j.t.) Rozporządzenie Ministra Energii z dnia 27 czerwca 2016 r. w sprawie dotacji budżetowej przeznaczonej na finansowanie ekwiwalentu pieniężnego z tytułu prawa do bezpłatnego węgla oraz rent wyrównawczych (Dz. U. z 2016 r. poz. 931) Rozporządzenie Ministra Energii z dnia 24 marca 2017 r. w sprawie dotacji budżetowej przeznaczonej na finansowanie likwidacji kopalń, działań wykonywanych po zakończeniu likwidacji kopalń, naprawiania szkód wywołanych ruchem zakładu górniczego oraz zabezpieczenia kopalń sąsiednich przed zagrożeniem wodnym, gazowym oraz pożarowym (Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 684) Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki z dnia 10 kwietnia 2015 r. w sprawie dotacji budżetowej przeznaczonej na finansowanie świadczeń z tytułu urlopów górniczych oraz urlopów dla pracowników zakładu przeróbki mechanicznej węgla (Dz. U. z 2015 r. poz. 512) Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki z dnia 10 kwietnia 2015 r. w sprawie dotacji budżetowych przeznaczonych na finansowanie jednorazowych odpraw pieniężnych oraz na pokrycie bieżących strat produkcyjnych przedsiębiorstwa (Dz. U. z 2015 r. poz. 510) Ustawa z dnia 27 kwietnia 2001 r. Prawo ochrony środowiska (Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 519 j.t. z późn. zm.) Ustawa z dnia 10 października 2014 r. o zmianie ustawy o systemie monitorowania i kontrolowania jakości paliw oraz niektórych innych ustaw (Dz. U. z 2014 r. poz. 1395) Type of measure Ad hoc aid — Objective — Form of aid Direct grant, Other forms of equity intervention, Other, Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget Overall budget: PLN 12 991,97 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Mining of coal and lignite Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstwo Energii; Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (NFOŚiGW); Państwowy Fundusz Rehabilitacji Osób Niepełnosprawnych (PFRON) Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 29.12.2016 Aid number SA.47081 (2016/N) Member State Italy Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Liquidity support to MPS bank Legal basis Decree Law No 237 as of 23 December 2016 Type of measure Ad hoc aid Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 15 000 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2017 Economic sectors Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding Name and address of the granting authority MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE VIA XX SETTEMBRE 97, ROMA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 06.12.2017 Aid number SA.47354 (2017/NN) Member State Estonia Region Estonia — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendments to the support scheme for electricity produced from renewable sources and efficient cogeneration (SA.36023) Legal basis Electricity Market Act (draft) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 720 (in millions) Intensity 0 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Suur-Ameerika 1, Tallinn Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 19.12.2017 Aid number SA.47947 (2017/N) Member State Ireland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) SME-focussed, share-based incentive scheme — Key Employee Engagement Programme Legal basis Finance Act 2017 amending the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and Social Welfare Bill 2017. Type of measure Scheme — Objective SMEs, Employment Form of aid Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget Annual budget: EUR 10 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 01.01.2018 — 31.12.2023 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority The Revenue Commissioners Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 31.07.2017 Aid number SA.47969 (2017/N) Member State Germany Region RHEINLAND-PFALZ — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Operating aid according to the Aviation Guidelines 2014 to Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH Legal basis Landeshaushaltsgesetz Rheinland/Pfalz (budgetary law of the Land Rhineland-Palatinate) 2017/2018 Type of measure Ad hoc aid Flughaften Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH Objective Airport operation, Regional development (including territorial cooperation) Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 25,3 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 7.0208 (in millions) Intensity 50 % Duration (period) 01.06.2018 — 01.06.2022 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Dr. Jan-Dirk Just Ministerium des Inneren, Schillerplatz 3-5, 55116 Mainz Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 20.02.2018 Aid number SA.48224 (2018/N) Member State United Kingdom Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Compensation to Post Office Limited for costs incurred in providing Services of General Economic Interest during the period 2018/19 to 2020/21 Legal basis Section 103 of the Postal Services Act 2000, Section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, A letter from the UK Authorities to Post Office Limited (the ‘Entrustment Letter’), An agreement between the Secretary of State of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy and Post Office Limited (the ‘Funding Agreement’). Type of measure Individual aid Post Office Limited Objective Services of general economic interest Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: GBP 370 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 01.04.2018 — 31.03.2021 Economic sectors Other postal and courier activities Name and address of the granting authority The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 07.02.2018 Aid number SA.48648 (2017/NN) Member State Belgium Region BELGIQUE-BELGIE — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Strategic Reserves Legal basis Federal Law of 26 March 2014, amending the Federal Law of 29 April 1999 concerning the organisation of the electricity market (‘Federal Electricity Law’), available in Dutch and French via: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/change_lg.pl?language=nl&la=N&cn=2014032607&table_name=wet Type of measure — — Objective Security of electricity supply Form of aid Direct grant Budget — Intensity 100 % Duration (period) until 31.03.2022 Economic sectors Eligible energy generators and demand response operators Name and address of the granting authority Elia Keizerslaan 20, 1000 Brussels Belgium Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.02.2018 Aid number SA.49558 (2018/NN) Member State Romania Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Modificarea ajutorului de stat pentru facilitarea inchiderii minelor necompetitive din Romania, aprobata prin Decizia Comisiei Europene C(2012) 1020 final- ajutor de stat SA 33033 Romania, Compania Nationala a Huilei Petrosani, Decizia C(8066)2015- SNIMVJ si Decizia C(7719)2016-CEH, prin prelungirea termenului de extractie a huilei la Mina Lupeni pana la data de 31.12.2018 si prelungirea termenului de finalizare a lucrarilor de inchidere si ecologizare pentru exploatarile miniere care inceteaza activitatea pana la data de 31.12.2024. Legal basis Legea anuală a bugetului de stat și Hotărâri de Guvern anuale privind aprobarea acordării ajutorului de stat pentru facilitarea închiderii minelor necompetitive Type of measure Scheme Societatea Nationala de Inchideri Mine Valea Jiului S.A. si Complexul Energetic Hunedoara S.A. Objective closure aid Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: RON 1 595 388 (in millions) Annual budget: RON 207 114 (in millions) Intensity 0 % Duration (period) 22.02.2012 — 31.12.2024 Economic sectors MINING AND QUARRYING Name and address of the granting authority Ministerul Energiei Splaiul Independentei 202 E sector 5 Bucuresti Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 13.12.2017 Aid number SA.49631 (2017/N) Member State Romania Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Schema de ajutor de stat pentru transportul combinat de tip RO-LA Legal basis — Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 196/22.12.2005 privind Fondul pentru mediu, cu modificările ulterioare. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Sectoral development, Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: RON 115 (in millions) Intensity 60 % Duration (period) 01.01.2018 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Freight rail transport Name and address of the granting authority Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu Splaiul Independenței nr. 294 Other information —

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