EN Official Journal of the European Union C 80/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 80/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 20.12.2006 Reference number of the aid N 575/05 Member State Netherlands Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Bedrijfsverplaatsing van autodemontagebedrijf Steenbergen Legal basis Artikel 4.23, derde lid, van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht. Artikel 143, tweede lid, in samenhang met artikel 105, eerste lid, van de Provinciewet. Artikel 15.20 van de wet Milieubeheer. Algemene subsidieverordening Gelderland 1998 Type of measure — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid — Budget Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 821 600 million Intensity — Duration — Economic sectors Motor vehicles Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.3.2007 Reference number of the aid N 580/05 Member State Poland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Pomoc publiczna w zakresie biopaliw Legal basis Ustawa z dnia 23.1.2004 o podatku akcyzowym, Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 21.12.2006 w sprawie zwolnień od podatku akcyzowego, Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 22.12.2006 zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie zwolnień od podatku akcyzowego, Ustawa z dnia 25.8.2006 o systemie monitorowania i kontrolowania jakości paliw, Ustawa z dnia 25.8.2006 o biokomponentach i biopaliwach Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection, Energy saving Form of aid Tax advantage Budget Annual budget: —; Overall budget: PLN 4 698 million Intensity — Duration 1.1.2007-30.4.2011 Economic sectors Energy Name and address of the granting authority Rząd Polski Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 157/06 Member State United Kingdom Region South Yorkshire Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) South Yorkshire Digital Region Broadband Project Legal basis Local Government Act 2000 Type of measure Individual aid Objective Sectoral development, Regional development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: —; Overall budget: GBP 100 million Intensity 40 % Duration 2007-2016 Economic sectors Post and telecommunications Name and address of the granting authority Sheffield City Council PO Box 1283 Town Hall Sheffield S1 1UJ United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.1.2007 Reference number of the aid N 270/06 Member State Italy Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Sussidi ai decoder digitali Legal basis Articolo 1, comma 572 legge 23 dicembre 2005 n. 266 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Sectoral development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 10 million; Overall budget: EUR 10 million Intensity — Duration 1.12.2005-31.12.2006 Economic sectors Post and telecommunications Name and address of the granting authority Ministero delle Comunicazioni Largo di Brazzà 86 I-00187 Roma Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 659/06 Member State Slovakia Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Regional aid scheme for large enterprises Legal basis 1. Zákon č. 565/2001 Z.z. o investičných stimuloch v znení neskorších predpisov, 2. § 35 písm. b) a c) zákona č. 366/1999 Z.z. o daniach z príjmov v znení neskorších predpisov a zákona č. 595/2003 Z.z. o dani z príjmov v znení neskorších predpisov, 3. Zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov, 4. Zákon č. 5/2004 Z.z. o službách zamestnanosti v znení neskorších predpisov, 5. Zákon č. 523/2004 Z.z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov, 6. Pravidlá v oblasti poskytovania regionálnej pomoci investorom Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Regional development Form of aid Tax advantage, Direct grant Budget Overall budget: SKK 12 620 million Intensity 50 % Duration Until 31.12.2006 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky Mierová 19 SK-825 17 Bratislava Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 7.2.2007 Reference number of the aid N 820/06 Member State Germany Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Steuerbefreiung für energieintensive Prozesse und Verfahren Legal basis Art. 1 § 51 und Art. 2 § 9a Energiesteuergesetz, Änderung des § 51 Energiesteuergesetzes und des § 9a Strom StG durch das Biokraftstoffquotengesetz Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Sectoral development Form of aid Tax allowance Budget Annual budget: EUR 70 million; Overall budget: — Intensity — Duration — Economic sectors Manufacturing industry Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 7.3.2007 Reference number of the aid N 822/06 Member State United Kingdom Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Post Office Limited — Debt Payment Funding Legal basis Postal Services Act 2000 Type of measure Individual aid Objective Services of general economic interest Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: GBP 313 million; Overall budget: GBP 313 million Intensity 100 % Duration 1.4.2007-31.3.2008 Economic sectors Post and telecommunications, Retail services Name and address of the granting authority Department of Trade and Industry Other information —

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