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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 65/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.8.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 198/02

Title: Aid to help finance investment projects in the renewable energy field

Objective: The scheme is designed to assist investment in energy saving and in the use of renewable sources of energy

Legal basis: Convenio de colaboración entre el Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía y el Instituto Oficial de Crédito para la instrumentación de una línea de mediación destinada a la financiación de proyectos de inversión en las energías renovables

Budget: EUR 12 million to EUR 15 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gross of eligible costs, plus SME and regional bonuses

Duration: 31 December 2010, with the scheme having to be renotified after 31 December 2007

Other information: Commitment by the Member State to submit an annual implementation report to the Commission

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: 11.12.2002

Member State: Portugal (Madeira)

Aid No: N 222 A/01

Title: Aid scheme for the Madeira Free Zone for the period 2003 to 2006

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Estatuto dos benefícios fiscais

Budget: Not specified

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: E 19/94, E 13/91 and N 204/86

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: 27.2.2002

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 762/01

Title: Incentive scheme for small business projects (SIPPE) in Madeira

Objective: De minimis scheme for the support of small investment projects in the Portuguese region of Madeira

Legal basis: "Decreto Legislativo Regional n.o 21/2000 que cria o sistema de incentivos a pequenos projectos empresariais". "Decreto Legislativo Regional n.o 12/2001/M que altera o Decreto Legislativo Regional n.o 21/21000/M de 21 de Agosto que criou o sistema de incentivos a pequenos projectos empresariais". "Portaria n.o 106/2000 da Secretaria Regional da Economia e Cooperação de 7 Novembro"

Budget: The maximum budget is PTE 8500 million (about EUR 42 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Incentives to be awarded may not exceed EUR 100000 (PTE 20048200) per promoter over three years. Two types of incentives are foreseen:

- non-repayable incentive:

(a) rate of 40 % against 80 % of eligible expenditure in cases of eligible expenditure of over PTE 20000000 (EUR 99759);

(b) below PTE 20000000 (EUR 99759), rate of 40 %,

- repayable incentive

(a) above PTE 20000000 (EUR 99759) rate of 100 % against 20 % eligible expenditure

Duration: Seven years (2000 to 2006)

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: 6.12.2002

Member State: Italy (areas of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily)

Aid No: N 824/01

Title: Aid to create jobs in assisted areas under the derogation in Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty

Objective: Job creation in Italian areas of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily

Legal basis: Articolo 44 della legge 28 dicembre 2001, n. 448 (legge finanziaria per l'anno 2002) e bozza di circolare applicativa

Budget: approx. EUR 923 million

Aid intensity or amount: 46 % gge

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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: 21.1.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: NN 138/98

Title: Chemiepark Bitterfeld Wolfen GmbH, Germany

Objective: Infrastructure company - Redevelopment of infrastructure

Legal basis: Ad hoc

26. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur"

Aid intensity or amount: Up to EUR 505 million

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