EN Official Journal of the European Union C 142/1

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 142/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 8.5.2007 Reference number of the aid N 684/06 Member State Spain Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas a la exploración e investigación geológico-minera y a la mejora del medio ambiente de las actividades mineras no energéticas Legal basis Proyecto de Orden por la que se regulan las bases para la concesión de ayudas a la exploración e investigación geológico-minera y a la mejora del medio ambiente de las actividades mineras no energéticas Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant, Soft loan Budget Overall budget: EUR 40 million Intensity 40 % Duration Until 31.5.2012 Economic sectors Mining and quarrying Name and address of the granting authority Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 14.5.2007 Reference number of the aid N 812/06 Member State Germany Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Investitionsprogramm Abwasser NRW Legal basis „Investitionsprogramm Abwasser NRW“, Landeshaushaltordnung NRW, Landeswassergesetz NRW, Abwasserabgabengesetz Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant, Interest subsidy Budget Annual budget: EUR 40-60 million; Overall budget: EUR 250 million Intensity 50 % Duration Until 31.12.2011 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Ministerium für Umwelt Naturschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen D-40190 Düsseldorf Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.5.2007 Reference number of the aid N 3/07 Member State Italy Region Emilia Romagna Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Misura 1 del programma di ricerca Industriale, innovazione e trasferimento tecnologico. Azione A «Progetti di ricerca industriale e di sviluppo precompetitivo» Legal basis Delibera di Giunta Regionale n. 2823 del 30.12.2003 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 10 million; Overall budget: EUR 40 million Intensity 50 % Duration Until 31.12.2010 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Regione Emilia Romagna Via Aldo Moro 44 I-40127 Bologna Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.5.2007 Reference number of the aid N 122/07 Member State France Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prime à l'Aménagement du Territoire pour la Recherche, le Développement et l'Innovation (PAT «RDI») Legal basis Arrêté de 2007 fixant la composition et les règles de fonctionnement de la commission interministérielle des aides à la localisation des activités, les modalités de constitution et de dépôt des dossiers de demande de prime, les modalités de notification des décisions, la liste des sections de la nomenclature d'activités ou de produits éligibles à la prime et la date limite de dépôt des demandes de prime Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 5 million; Overall budget: EUR 30 million Intensity 60 % Duration Until 31.12.2013 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority DIACT 1, av. Charles Floquet F-75007 Paris Other information —

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

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