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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 94/10

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)

(2008/C 94/04)

Date of adoption of the decision 5.3.2008 Reference number of the aid N 232/07 Member State Spain Region Valencia Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas Públicas, Valencia, Proyecto de Régimen de Ayudas de la Generalitat de Valencia para el Fomento de los «Servicios» de I+D+i Legal basis — Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development, Regional development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 50 million Overall budget: EUR 350 million Intensity 100 % Duration 1.7.2007-31.12.2013 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority IMPIVA, Región Valencia Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision 8.1.2008 Reference number of the aid N 447/07 Member State France Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Société Turbomeca Legal basis Décret 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 relatif aux subventions de l'État pour des projets d'investissement Type of measure Individual aid Objective Research and development Form of aid Reimbursable grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 30,5 million Intensity 40 % Duration 2007-2011 Economic sectors Manufacturing industry Name and address of the granting authority Direction des programmes aéronautiques et de la coopération (DPAC) 50, rue Henry Farman F-75720 Paris cedex 15 Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision 31.1.2008 Reference number of the aid N 474/07 Member State Netherlands Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) GATE — Innovative Pilot Safety. Individuele O&O-steun aan THALES Legal basis Reglement van de Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; Regeling subsidieverlening NWO; Subsidieverleningbesluit in het kader van het Game Research for Training and Entertainment (GATE) project; — Subsidiebesluit van de Minister van OCW d.d. 30 november 2006, ref. BVH/BHO-2006/195243M Type of measure Individual aid Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 0,1 million Overall budget: EUR 0,5 million Intensity 100 % Duration Until 31.12.2011 Economic sectors — Name and address of the granting authority NWO Postbus 93138 2509 AC Den Haag Nederland Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 89/14

Lifting by France of the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand and Marseille, Clermont-Ferrand and Nice

(2008/C 89/07)

France has decided to lift the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services operated between:

— Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon (Saint-Exupéry airport, formerly known as Satolas),

— Clermont-Ferrand and Marseille,

— Clermont-Ferrand and Nice,

as published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 350 of 30 December 1995.
2.

This decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic. The subject matter of the procedure is the granting and maintaining by the Hellenic Republic of a quasi-monopolistic access to lignite in favour of the public undertaking Public Power Corporation SA (PPC), a corporation seated in the Municipality of Athens, Greece. The measures adopted by the Hellenic Republic are such that PPC has been systematically granted rights to exploit nearly all medium and large lignite deposits in Greece. These measures have led to the current situation where PPC owns the exploitation rights for most (91 % in volume) of the public reserves licensed for exploitation in Greece.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 99/1

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)

(2008/C 99/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 11.3.2008 Reference number of the aid N 596a/07 Member State France Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Réduction de l'impôt de solidarité sur la fortune en faveur de l'investissement dans les petites et moyennes entreprises Legal basis Loi no 2007-1223 du 21 août 2007 en faveur du travail, de l'emploi et du pouvoir d'achat; Article 885-0 V bis du Code général des impôts Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Risk capital, Small and medium-sized enterprises Form of aid Tax advantage Budget Annual budget: EUR 445 million Intensity — Duration Until 31.12.2013 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'emploi 139, rue de Bercy F-75012 Paris Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 106/28

Extract of a winding-up measure decided under Article 9 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions

(2008/C 106/10)

By judgment of the District Court of Luxembourg, commercial division, dated 26 October 2007, the judgment to place in liquidation the Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA, a Luxembourg company with its head office registered at 2a, Kalchesbruck, L-1852 Luxembourg, was supplemented by the addition of the following paragraphs:

‘No default interest will be paid to those creditors who have received payment of one or more dividends at a later date than other creditors.

During the liquidation proceedings, the interim dividends which have not been paid must be retained by the liquidators; the interests produced by these sums are to be allocated to the mass of creditors.

No default interest will be allocated to those creditors whose claims have been finally admitted and who have received payment at a later date than other creditors:

— if, on account of their negligence or events outside their control, they have not provided the liquidators with the elements necessary for payment and, as a consequence, they have prevented the latter from paying the interim dividend(s) to which they were entitled,

— on account of legal obstacles resulting from foreign legislation with regard to payment in US dollars or resulting from a difficulty regarding the identification of the creditor(s),

— if the distribution of the interim dividend(s) has been withheld by the liquidators because of the existence of debts on the part of these creditors towards other entities within the BCCI group.

As regards assets held on a fiduciary basis:

Bonds, direct income or liquid assets received in these security deposits which have not been claimed or which are no longer being claimed shall, from the announcement of the present judgment, be consigned, after deduction of costs, by the liquidators to the Luxembourg “Caisse de Consignations” which will keep them at the disposal of the owners, who will be informed by the liquidators by registered letter sent to their last known address.

The interest on this direct income and liquid assets must in principle be returned to the fiduciary depositors by payment to the Luxembourg “Caisse de Consignations”.

Nevertheless, the BCCI is entitled to receive refund of the costs incurred in conserving these assets prior to and subsequent to the opening of the liquidation proceedings, through compensation from the interest produced by those assets.’
Title of the scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Objective of aid
Aid No XR 172/07

Member State Germany

Region Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme or the name of the undertaking receiving ad hoc aid supplement Bürgschaftsrichtlinie des Landes Brandenburg für die Wirtschaft und die freien Berufe Bürgschaften für Investitionskredite in den Ratingkategorien 1 bis 5 entsprechend der genehmigten Berechnungsmethode vom 25.9.2007 (Nr. N 197/2007)

Legal basis Haushaltsgesetz 2007, 15.12.2006 GVBl.I/06, [Nr. 19] S. 198 http://www.mdf.brandenburg.de/sixcms/media.php/4055/Haushaltsgesetz_2007.pdf Landeshaushaltsordnung, 21. April 1999 GVBl.I/99, [Nr. 07], S.106 http://www.landesrecht.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=land_bb_bravors_01.c.23596.de

Type of measure Aid scheme

Annual budget EUR 5 million

Maximum aid intensity 30 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation 1.11.2007

Duration 31.12.2013

Economic sectors All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of the granting authority Ministerium der Finanzen des Landes Brandenburg Steinstraße 104-106 D-14480 Potsdam Tel.: (49) 331 866 64 10

Internet address of the publication of the aid scheme http://www.pwc.de/fileserver/RepositoryItem/Landesbuergschaftsrichtlinien_Brandenburg_(Entwurfsfassung).pdf?itemId=1773029
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 117/8

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 117/07)

Aid No XR 190/07 Member State Germany Region Thüringen Title of aid scheme or the name of the undertaking receiving ad hoc aid supplement Richtlinie für die Übernahme von Bürgschaften durch die Thüringer Aufbaubank zugunsten der gewerblichen Wirtschaft und der freien Berufe (TAB-Bürgschaftsprogramm) (Bürgschaften für Investitionskredite in den Ratingkategorien 1 bis 5 entsprechend der genehmigten Berechnungsmethode vom 25.9.2007(Nr. N 197/07)) Legal basis Thüringen Landeshaushaltsordnung § 39; Landeshaushaltsgesetz Type of measure Aid scheme Annual budget EUR 1,5 million Maximum aid intensity 30 % In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation Date of implementation 5.11.2007 Duration 31.12.2013 Economic sectors All sectors eligible for regional investment aid Name and address of the granting authority Thüringer Aufbaubank Gorkistraße 9 D-99084 Erfurt Tel. (49-361) 744 70 info@aufbaubank.de Internet address of the publication of the aid scheme www.thueringen.de/de/tfm/buergschaften/buerg/programme/tabbp/ Other information —





Aid No XR 191/07 Member State Germany Region Thüringen Title of aid scheme or the name of the undertaking receiving ad hoc aid supplement Richtlinie für die Übernahme von Bürgschaften durch den Freistaat Thüringen zugunsten der gewerblichen Wirtschaft und der freien Berufe (Landesbürgschaftsprogramm) (Bürgschaften für Investitionskredite in den Ratingkategorien 1 bis 5 entsprechend der genehmigten Berechnungsmethode vom 25.9.2007(Nr. N 197/07)) Legal basis Thüringen Landeshaushaltsordnung § 39; Haushaltsgesetz Type of measure Aid scheme Annual budget EUR 3 million Maximum aid intensity 30 % In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation Date of implementation 5.11.2007 Duration 31.12.2013 Economic sectors All sectors eligible for regional investment aid Name and address of the granting authority Thüringer Finanzministerium Ludwig-Erhard-Ring 7 D-99099 Erfurt Tel. (49-361) 379 64 13 Internet address of the publication of the aid scheme www.thueringen.de/de/tfm/buergschaften/buerg/programme/lbp/ Other information —
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 121/13

Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by Italy of the public service obligation in respect of the following scheduled air services: Pantelleria-Palermo, Lampedusa-Palermo, Lampedusa-Catania, Lampedusa-Rome and Pantelleria-Rome

(2008/C 121/10)

In accordance with Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, the Italian Government has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the following scheduled air services: Pantelleria-Palermo, Lampedusa-Palermo, Lampedusa-Catania, Lampedusa-Rome and Pantelleria-Rome, published in Official Journal of the European Union C 305 of 14 December 2006, and amended in Official Journal of the European Union C 141 of 26 June 2007.

In accordance with point 2.4(b) and (c) of the public service obligation, the fares are revised as follows:

Route Revised fare (excluding VAT) Pantelleria-Palermo or vice versa EUR 29,64 Lampedusa-Palermo or vice versa EUR 31,68 Lampedusa-Catania or vice versa EUR 31,68 Lampedusa-Rome or vice versa EUR 61,33 Pantelleria-Rome or vice versa EUR 61,33

The other requirements of the public service obligation published in OJ C 305 of 14 December 2006 remain unchanged.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 126/5

Notice relating to the establishment of administrative cooperation between Senegal and the European Community

(Published under Article 18(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 (OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1))

(2008/C 126/03)

The Commission hereby gives notice that Senegal has sent it all the relevant information on checking operations (specimens of the stamp imprints, names and signatures of authorised inspectors) under the administrative cooperation provided for in Article 18(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 and established between Senegal and the European Community. The Commission forwarded this information to the Member States' coordination authorities on 14 April 2008.

The approval of Senegal in accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 therefore applies from the date on which this notice is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 132/1

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)

(2008/C 132/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 7.12.2007 Reference number of the aid N 47/07 Member State Ireland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Bioheat Boiler and Combined Heat and Power Deployment Programme Legal basis The Sustainable Energy Act Ireland 2002 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Energy saving Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 7 million Overall budget: EUR 37 million Intensity 40 % Duration 1.4.2007-31.12.2011 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Sustainable Energy Ireland Glasnevin Dublin 9 Ireland Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision 2.4.2008 Reference number of the aid N 562/07 Member State Spain Region País Vasco Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Programa de ayudas para el fomento de la creación, desarrollo y producción audiovisual Legal basis Borrador de Orden de la Consejera de Cultura por el que se convoca la concesión de ayudas a la creación, desarrollo y producción audiovisual Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Culture Sectoral development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 1,84 million Overall budget: EUR 1,84 million Intensity 50 % Duration Until 31.12.2008 Economic sectors Recreational, cultural sporting activities Name and address of the granting authority Dirección de Promoción de la Cultura Departamento de Cultura, Gobierno Vasco c/ Donostia, 1 E-01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 143/7

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)

(2008/C 143/03)

Date of adoption of the decision 27.2.2008 Reference number of the aid E 8/06 Member State Belgium Region Vlaamse Gemeenschap Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Financiering publieke omroep VRT Legal basis Decreten betreffende de radio-omroep en de televisie, gecoördineerd op 4 maart 2005 Beheersovereenkomst 2007-2011 tussen de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en de VRT van 20 juli 2006 Type of measure Individual aid Objective Services of general economic interest Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 300 million Overall budget: EUR 1 500 million Intensity — Duration 2007-2011 Economic sectors Media Name and address of the granting authority Vlaamse Gemeenschap Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 140/17

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2008/C 140/12)

Aid No: XA 87/08

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Vlaams Interprovinciaal Verbond Van Fokkers Van Neerhofdieren vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 21 december 2007 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2008.

Koninklijk besluit van 2 juni 1998 betreffende de zoötechnische en genealogische voorschriften voor de verbetering en de instandhouding van pluimvee- en konijnenrassen.

Ministerieel besluit van 17 maart 2005 houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van organisaties in het kader van de aanmoediging en de verbetering van de pluimvee- en konijnenfokkerij

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 7 500

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted from 1 March and, at the earliest, 15 days after notification.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementing decree has yet to be drawn up, and will include a ‘standstill clause’

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid: The registered association Vlaams Interprovinciaal Verbond van Fokkers van Neerhofdieren vzw (VIVFN) maintains herd books and records for a large number of breeds of rabbits and farmyard animals.

VIVFN has indicated that it will use the aid to cover the costs of the collection, processing, preparation for use and publication of registration data.

The aid is granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and meets the criteria thereof.

Article 16(1)(a): Aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40 B-1030 Brussel

Website: http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/info/steun/eu.html

Other information: —

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE

Secretaris-generaal
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 166/18

SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2010

(2008/C 166/04)

1 January Friday, New Year's Day 1 April Maundy Thursday 2 April Good Friday 5 April Easter Monday 13 May Thursday, Ascension Day 14 May Friday, day following Ascension Day 24 May Whit Monday 21 July Wednesday, Belgian National Holiday 1 November Monday, All Saints' Day 2 November Tuesday, All Souls' Day 23 December to Thursday 7 days: Christmas and end of year 31 December Friday

TOTAL: 17 days

LUXEMBOURG: the above-mentioned dates also apply to Luxembourg, except that Wednesday, 21 July is replaced by Wednesday, 23 June, Luxembourg National Holiday.

Work will resume as normal on Monday 3 January 2011.

The Commission reserves the right to modify the decisions, should the needs of service so require.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 180/16

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2008/C 180/08)

Aid No: XA 438/07

Member State: Eire/Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Participants in the An Bord Bia Beef Quality Assurance Scheme and An Bord Bia Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme

Legal basis: An Bord Bia Acts 1994 to 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual expenditure: EUR 2,3 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2011

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to encourage participation in recognized independently certified Quality Assurance Schemes through the payment of third party inspection and certification costs of Quality Assurance schemes within the parameters of Article 14(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: (Beef/Sheepmeat)

Name and address of the granting authority:

An Bord Bia, Clanwilliam Court Lower Mount Street Dublin 2 Ireland

Website: http://www.bordbia.ie/Industry/Producers/

Other information: The schemes, which are managed by Bord Bia and certified to EN 45001 standard meet the full requirements of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Aid No: XA 54/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Galicia

Title of aid scheme: Ayudas a Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria (ADSG)

Legal Basis: Orden de … de … de …, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas a las entidades reconocidas como Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria (ADSG) de Galicia y se convocan para el año 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 3 591 332

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the total cost of the ADSG Programme

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: The aid is aimed at improving the health status of Galician livestock holdings through the implementation of common programmes for the prevention and control of animal diseases.

The subsidies relate both to the cost of contracting veterinary technicians and to expenditure on equipment.

The scheme is in keeping with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, which states that aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention of animal diseases are compatible with the common market

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock production

Name and address of the granting authority: Xunta de Galicia. Consellería de Medio Rural

Dirección General de Producción, Industrias y Calidad Agroalimentaria

Website: http://mediorural.xunta.es/externos/borrador_orde_axudas_adsg_2008.pdf

Other information: E-mail address:

dxpica.mediorural@xunta.es

Maria.soledad.castro.diaz@xunta.es