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)



Official Journal C 006 , 10/01/2004 P. 0021 - 0022



Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2004/C 6/04) (Text with EEA relevance) Date of adoption of the decision: 19.11.2003 Member State: Sweden Aid No: N 294/03 Title: Modification of the Green Certificates System Objective: To maintain the competitiveness of fuel peat in CHPs, particularly compared to the one of coal Legal basis: Lag (2003:113) om elcertifikat och förordning (2003:120) om elcertifikat Aid intensity or amount: SEK 60/certificate, degressive over 5 years Duration: Five years Other information: Annual report 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: 23.4.2003 Member State: Greece (Kyklades Islands) Aid No: N 383/02 Title: Investment aid to Neorion Shipyards Objective: Regional investment aid - Shipbuilding Legal basis: Κοινή Υπουργική Απόφαση 28.000/600/2000 Budget: EUR 11,72 million Aid intensity or amount: EUR 2,64 million/22,5 % Other information: Form of aid: Grant 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: 23.7.2003 Member State: France Aid No: N 39/03 Title: Cooperative agreement on research in nanoelectronics Objective: To speed up the development of nanometric CMOS technologies Legal basis: Régime de la filière électronique et décisions ad hoc des collectivités territoriales Budget: EUR 293,1 million Aid intensity or amount: 21,7 % Duration: 2002 to 2007 Other information: Form of the aid: grants 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: 19.11.2003 Member State: United Kingdom Aid No: N 477/03 Title: Capital grants for Renewable Technologies Objective: To encourage investment in more expensive longer-term technologies for renewable energy, with the longer term aim of helping meet the UK's need for clean electricity supplies Legal basis: The Science and Technology Act (1965) Budget: GBP 183 million (about EUR 261,7 million) Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % + 10 % bonus for SMEs Duration: Eight years, until December 2010 Other information: Annual report 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: 11.11.2003 Member State: Italy Aid No: N 614/02 Title: Piemonte - Aid for the reduction of polluting emissions Objective: To develop the production and use of alternative energy sources (windpower) and energy saving measures (combined heat and energy production and district heating) by investment projects that allow high levels of energy efficiency and environmental protection in terms of reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions (points 30, 31 and 32 of the environmental guidelines) Legal basis: Le misure di aiuto saranno accordate in base alla seguente normativa: (1) legge 23 dicembre 1998, n. 448; (2) decreto del ministero dell'Ambiente 20 luglio 2000, n. 337; (3) deliberazione della giunta regionale della regione Piemonte n. 48-1883 del 28.12.2000; (4) DGR della regione Piemonte n. 27-4262 del 29.10.2001; (5) determinazione dirigenziale della regione Piemonte n. 321 del 30 luglio Budget: The budget amounts to EUR 6336202,08 Aid intensity or amount: The maximum aid intensities are 30 % of the eligible costs for project 3, 40 % for projects 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 and 75 % for projects 5, 6 and 7 Duration: The aid will be granted immediately after Commission's approval and the scheme will therefore last one financial year, which is the time estimated necessary to distribute the amount attributed to the Region Piemonte on the basis of Decree 337 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: 11.11.2003 Member State: Spain Aid No: N 812/02 Title: Temporary Defensive Measures for shipbuilding Objective: Operating aid in the shipbuilding sector Legal basis: Real Decreto 442/1994 Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 6 % of contract value Duration: From 24 October 2002 until 31 March 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