Official Journal of the European Union

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 158/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 01.04.2020 Aid number SA.54830 (2020/N) Member State United Kingdom Region SOUTH WESTERN SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS, EASTERN SCOTLAND, NORTH EASTERN SCOTLAND — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme Legal basis Science and Technology Act 1965, Section 5(1ZB) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: GBP 9 (in millions) Annual budget: GBP 4,5 (in millions) Intensity 75 % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Urban and suburban passenger land transport Name and address of the granting authority Transport Scotland (executive agency of the Scottish Government) Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.03.2020 Aid number SA.56549 (2020/N) Member State Spain Region ARAGON Article 107(3)(c) Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) AGRI — Régimen de subvenciones para inversiones en materia de creación de regadíos en Aragón Legal basis DECRETO 79/2017, de 23 de mayo, del Gobierno de Aragón, por el que se establece un régimen de subvenciones para determinadas inversiones en materia de creación de regadíos Type of measure Scheme — Objective Investment (AGRI) Form of aid Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy Budget — Intensity 50 % Duration (period) 01.01.2021 — 31.12.2021 Economic sectors AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING Name and address of the granting authority GOBIERNO DE ARAGÓN, DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO RURAL Y SOSTENIBILIDAD Pza San Pedro Nolasco, 7 50001 ZARAGOZA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.03.2020 Aid number SA.56787 (2020/N) Member State Germany Region DEUTSCHLAND — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Bundesregelung Bürgschaften 2020 Legal basis Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung von Bürgschaften, Rückbürgschaften und Garantien im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Zusammenhang mit dem Ausbruch von COVID-19 (‘Bundesregelung Bürgschaften’) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft; Länder und Kommunen; Bürgschaftsbanken; Förderbanken des Bundes und der Länder Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 11.04.2020 Aid number SA.56819 (2020/N) Member State Belgium Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 — Loan guarantee scheme in response to the COVID-19 crisis Legal basis Law of 27 March 2020 as implemented by the Royal Decree related to the provision of a State guarantee to cover certain loans to counter the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 50 000 (in millions) Intensity Duration (period) 01.04.2020 — 30.09.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Finance Boulevard du Roi Albert II 33 1030 Brussels Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.04.2020 Aid number SA.56914 (2020/N) Member State Netherlands Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: GO-C Guarantee Scheme Legal basis Garantie ondernemingsfinanciering uitbraak coronavirus; Regeling nationale EZK- en LNV-subsidies; Kaderwet EZK- en LNV-subsidies; Kaderbesluit nationale EZ-subsidies Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 10 000 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 21.04.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Postbus 20401, 2500 EK Den Haag Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 17.04.2020 Aid number SA.56981 (2020/N) Member State Austria Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Austrian scheme for guarantees on bridge loans Legal basis COVID-19-Gesetz, kundgemacht im BGBl Teil I Nr. 12 vom 15. März 2020 und 2. COVID-Gesetz, kundgemacht im BGBl Teil I Nr. 16 vom 21. März 2020 Verordnung des Bundesministers für Finanzen gemäß § 3b Abs. 3 des ABBAG-Gesetzes betreffend Richtlinien über die Ergreifung von finanziellen Maßnahmen, die zur Erhaltung der Zahlungsfähigkeit und zur Überbrückung von Liquiditätsschwierigkeiten von Unternehmen im Zusammenhang mit der Ausbreitung des Erregers SARS-CoV-2 und den dadurch verursachten wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen geboten sind Type of measure Scheme — Objective — Form of aid — Budget Overall budget: EUR 15 000 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 15 000 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 17.04.2020 Aid number SA.56998 (2020/N) Member State Croatia Region HRVATSKA, Kontinentalna Hrvatska, Jadranska Hrvatska — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) State aid in fisheries supporting economy — COVID 19 Legal basis Marine Fisheries Act (OG No 62/17, 14/19), Aquaculture Law (OG No 130/17, 111/18) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Fisheries and aquaculture Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: HRK 30 (in millions) Annual budget: HRK 30 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Fisheries Ulica grada Vukovara 78, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.04.2020 Aid number SA.56999 (2020/N) Member State Slovenia Region Slovenia — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Intervention measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infectious disease epidemic on the economy Legal basis Intervention Measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infectious disease epidemic on citizens and the economy Act (Intervention Measures Act), adopted on 2 April 2020 (hereinafter: ZIUZEOP) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Guarantee, Reduction of social security contributions, Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget Overall budget: EUR 2 000 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Finance Župančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, SI — Slovenia Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 21.04.2020 Aid number SA.57005 (2020/N) Member State Italy Region FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Concessione degli aiuti di Stato previsti dal programma Anticrisi covid-19 di cui all’articolo 12 della legge regionale 5/2020 nel rispetto del Quadro temporaneo per le misure di aiuto di Stato a sostegno dell’economia nell’attuale emergenza del COVID-19 Legal basis Regional law n.5/2020 and draft text of regional Council deliberation and its annex 1 ‘Condizioni per la concessione degli aiuti di Stato previsti dal programma Anticrisi covid-19 di cui all’articolo 12 della legge regionale 5/2020 nel rispetto della Comunicazione 2020/C 91 I/01 della Commissione europea del 19 marzo 2020’) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Interest subsidy Budget Overall budget: EUR 50 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING Name and address of the granting authority Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia via Sabbadini, 31 — 33100 UDINE Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 21.04.2020 Aid number SA.57014 (2020/N) Member State Estonia Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Estonian aid schemes in the form of grants and payment advantages under Section 3.1 of Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak Legal basis State Budget Act; Enterprise Support and Loan Guarantee Act; 2014-2020 Structural Assistance Act; Regulations of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology and the Minister of Culture; Decision no. 3 of 1 April 2020 of the Municipal Administration of the City of Tallinn. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Other Budget Overall budget: EUR 75,5 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 21.04.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority 1. Enterprise Estonia, Lasnamäe 2, 11412 Tallinn, Estonia; 2. Estonian Ministry of Culture, Suur-Karja 23, 15076 Tallinn, Estonia; 3. City of Tallinn, Vabaduse väljak 7, 15199 Tallinn, Estonia Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.04.2020 Aid number SA.57019 (2020/N) Member State Spain Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Covid-19- Spain- Temporary Framework support measures for COVID RDI and testing infrastructure, wages, tax/social contribution deferral and COVID related production Legal basis Marco Nacional Temporal relativo a las medidas de ayuda para la contención sanitaria del COVID-19, a través de apoyo a la I+D, al desarrollo de infraestructuras de ensayo y ampliación de escala y a la fabricación de productos y materiales médicos necesarios, así como ayudas urgentes en forma de aplazamiento del pago de impuestos y cotizaciones a la Seguridad Social y subsidios salariales para empleados para evitar reducciones de plantilla en el contexto del actual brote de COVID-19. Type of measure Scheme — Objective — Form of aid Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy, Repayable advances, Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget — Intensity 95 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.04.2020 Aid number SA.57051 (2020/N) Member State Sweden Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID 19 — aid for cancelled or postponed cultural events in Sweden Legal basis Förordning om statligt stöd för kulturevenemang som har ställts in eller skjutits upp med anledning av spridningen av sjukdomen covid-19 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences Form of aid Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy Budget Overall budget: SEK 420 (in millions) Intensity 75 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Motion picture; video and television programme production; sound recording and music publishing activities, Creative; arts and entertainment activities Name and address of the granting authority State’s Cultural Council Swedish Film Institute Box 27215, 102 53 Stockholm Box 271 26, 102 52 Stockholm Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 23.04.2020 Aid number SA.57052 (2020/N) Member State Bulgaria Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Covid 19 Bulgaria financial instrument measure under 3.1 Temporary Framework Legal basis Article 5 of ‘The Management of Resources from the European Structural and Investment Funds Act’ and a guidelines document entitled ‘State aid scheme for equity/quasi-equity support of SMEs facing a shortage or unavailability of liquidity’. Type of measure Scheme — Objective — Form of aid Other — equity and quasi equity investment Budget Overall budget: BGN 294 (in millions) Annual budget: BGN 294 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria EAD Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.04.2020 Aid number SA.57056 (2020/N) Member State Belgium Region REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST.GEW. — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Arrêté de pouvoirs spéciaux du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale no 2020/0NN relatif à une aide dans le cadre de la crise sanitaire du Covid-19, en vue d’indemniser les entreprises actives dans la production primaire de produits agricoles et dans l’aquaculture, dans le domaine de l’alimentation Legal basis Arrêté de pouvoirs spéciaux du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale no 2020/0NN relatif à une aide dans le cadre de la crise sanitaire du Covid-19, en vue d’indemniser les entreprises actives dans la production primaire de produits agricoles et dans l’aquaculture, dans le domaine de l’alimentation Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 0,2 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities, Fishing and aquaculture Name and address of the granting authority Service public régional de Bruxelles — Bruxelles Economie et Emploi boulevard du Jardin botanique 20 à 1035 Bruxelles Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 27.04.2020 Aid number SA.57057 (2020/N) Member State Belgium Region BELGIQUE-BELGIE, REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST.GEW. — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) R&D Project — Covid-19 Legal basis R&D Projects — Covid-19 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Research, development and innovation Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 4 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions) Intensity 95 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Innoviris Chaussée de Charleroi 110, 1060 Bruxelles Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 20.04.2020 Aid number SA.57059 (2020/N) Member State Finland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Loan guarantee and subsidised interest rate loan scheme for undertakings most affected by COVID-19 Legal basis Act on Credits, Guarantees and Capital Investments provided by the State-Owned Specialised Financing Company (1998/445) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee, Interest subsidy Budget Overall budget: EUR 2 000 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Finnvera Plc. Porkkalankatu 1 PL 1010, 00101 Helsinki Finland Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 21.04.2020 Aid number SA.57068 (2020/N) Member State Italy Region ITALIA — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 Garanzie sui prestiti nell'ambito del Fondo di garanzia ISMEA Legal basis DECRETO-LEGGE 8 aprile 2020, n. 23 — Articolo 13, paragrafi 1, 2 e 11 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 100 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING Name and address of the granting authority Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali Via XX settembre, 20 — 00187 Roma Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.04.2020 Aid number SA.57076 (2020/N) Member State Malta Region Malta — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 Wage Supplement Scheme Legal basis Malta Enterprise Act (Cap 463 of the Laws of Malta) http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8929&l=1 Government Notice No. 389 published on the Malta Government Gazette No 20 387 of 13 April 2020 (https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Government%20Gazette/Government%20Notices/Pages/2020/04/GovNotices1304.aspx) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 215 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 215 (in millions) Intensity 50 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Malta Enterprise Corporation Gwardamangia Hill, Pieta’, MEC 0001 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 28.04.2020 Aid number SA.57100 (2020/N) Member State Germany Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Bundesregelung Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- und Investitionsbeihilfen Legal basis Bundesregelung Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- und Investitionsbeihilfen Type of measure Scheme — Objective Research, development and innovation Form of aid Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy, Repayable advances, Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget Overall budget: EUR 5 000 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Bundesministerium für Gesundheit Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 53107 Bonn 53170 Bonn Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.04.2020 Aid number SA.57107 (2020/N) Member State Netherlands Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Subsidised interest rates scheme Legal basis Articles 2 and 6 of the Framework Act for Subsidies for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Loan/ Repayable advances Budget Overall budget: EUR 100 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) — Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 2594 AC The Hague Telephone number: (+) 31 70 379 89 11 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 28.04.2020 Aid number SA.57121 (2020/N) Member State Hungary Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Exceptional Liquidity Guarantee Programs by Garantiqa Zrt and the Hungarian Development Bank Legal basis Goverment Decision 1170/2020. (IV.21.) on measures related to guarantee schemes to be implemented by MFB Hungarian Development Bank Ltd. and Garantiqa Credit Guarantee Co. Ltd. in order to mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises within the framework of the Economic Protection Action Plan Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: HUF 550 000 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Garantiqa Hitelgarancia Zrt., 1082 Budapest, Kisfaludy u. 32, Hungary Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt., 1051 Budapest, Nador u. 31, Hungary Other information —

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