EN Official Journal of the European Union C 138/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 138/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of decision:

Member State: Germany

No of the aid: N 34/2005

Title: Seed Capital Fund for High-Tech Start Ups

Objective: The measure intends to address the lack of risk capital funding for micro and small enterprises

Budget: approx. EUR 60 million per year

Duration:

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Sweden

Case number: N 301/2003

Title: State loan to Volvo Aero for Research and Development

Objective: To provide a risk sharing for certain R&D activities per-formed by Volvo Aero in relation with the Trent 900 ICC

Legal basis: Regeringens beslut av den 19 april 2001 instruerande Riks-gäldskontoret att förhandla villkor med Volvo Aero för statligt deltagande i FoU-aktiviteter i samband med Airbus A 380-program

Budget: In total: SEK 80 million (ca. EUR 8.8 million)

Intensity or amount: 39.6 % of the eligible costs

Duration: Last claim for disbursement at the latest 31 July 2005.

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 357/2004

Title: Rescue aid for the FINMEK group

Objective: Rescue aid — Electronic manufacturing system sector

Legal basis: Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty and the Community guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 50 m

Duration: max. 6 months

Other information: Aid to be repaid at the latest 12 months after the final payment

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Portugal (All regions)

Aid No: N 388/2004

Title: Soft loans for investments in the tourism sector

Objective: Regional investment aid (Tourism)

Legal basis: Protocolo a celebrar entre o Instituto de Financiamento e Apoio ao Turismo (Ministério da Economia) e entidades bancárias

Budget: 120 million euros (increase of 70 million euros)

Aid intensity or amount: 7,78 % net (variable according to the Euribor 6M rate)

Duration: Until the end of 2006

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Slovak Republic

Aid No: N 507/2004

Title: Individual aid for audiovisual production in favour of Trigon Production s.r.o.

Objective: support of film production

Legal basis:

a) Zákon č. 303/1995 Z.z. o rospočtových pravidlách v znení neskoršich predpisov,

b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o štátnej pomoci v znani zákona č. 203/2004 — §4 ods. 1, pism.d),

c) Výnos MK SR — 480/2004 — 1 o poskytovani dotácili v pôsobnosti MK SR

Budget: SKK 3.97 million

Aid intensity or amount: 21.9 %

Duration: one-off measure after approval (31 December 2004)

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Date of adoption of the decision::

Member State: France — Martinique

Aid No: N 516/2004

Title: Social aid scheme to assist certain categories of passengers on air services linking Martinique to mainland France

Objective: To offset the disadvantages caused by Martinique's remoteness — Air transport

Legal basis: Article 60 de la loi no 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer

Duration: indefinite

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