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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 239/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.6.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: C 54/96 and N 318/02

Title: State aid. Third instalment of aid for the restructuring of Alitalia approved by the Commission on 18 July 2001 and new recapitalisation of EUR 1,4 billion

Objective: To implement the company's business plans for 2002-2003 and 2002-2006

Legal basis: - Legge N 194 del 18 giugno 1998 Interventi nel settore dei trasporti

- Decreto - legge 15 aprile 2002, n. 63 Disposizioni finanziarie e fiscali urgenti

Budget: Third instalment: EUR 129 million; new recapitalisation: EUR 1432 million (of which 62 % State resources)

Duration: Ad-hoc operation in 2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.6.2002

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 267/02

Title: Aid in favour of Fairchild Dornier GmbH

Objective: Rescue

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % guarantee on a loan of USD 90 million

Duration: Three months

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.6.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 324/02

Title: Tax credits for investment in regions eligible for the derogation under Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty and in the areas of Abruzzi and Molise eligible for the derogation under Article 87(3)(c) (draft decree law amending Article 8 of Law No 388 of 23.12.2000)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Schema di decreto legge comportante modifiche all'articolo 8 della legge 23.12.2000, n. 388

Budget: EUR 17,32 billion (for the entire duration of the scheme)

Aid intensity or amount: Outside the scope of the multilateral framework on regional aid for large investment projects (OJ C 70, 19.3.2002), the maximum intensities under the scheme are: 50 % nge for Calabria (Article 87(3)(a) region); 35 % nge for Basilicata, Campania, Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily (Article 87(3)(a) regions) and 20 % nge for the areas in Abruzzi and Molise eligible for the derogation under Article 87(3)(c)

All the intensity ceilings for the above aid are increased by 15 percentage points gross for SMEs in Article 87(3)(a) regions and by 10 percentage points gross for SMEs in the Article 87(3)(c) areas in Abruzzi and Molise

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 22.5.2002

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 348/01

Title: Aid scheme to promote recruitment and job stability

Objective: Job creation, recruitment of workers from disadvantaged groups and promotion of job stability

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen los programas de fomento de la contratación y de la estabilidad en el empleo (proyecto)

Budget: EUR 13386054 per year

Aid intensity or amount: The amount of aid varies according to the contract and/or group concerned: from EUR 1803,04 to EUR 6611,13 per person recruited

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: Aid measures under the different programmes cannot be combined with one another or with State aid N 347/01

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Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 560/01 and NN 17/02

Title: Brigthon West Pier, United Kingdom

Objective: To promote culture and heritage conservation

Legal basis: National Heritage Act 1980 (as amended by the National Heritage Act 1997), National Lottery Act 1998

Budget: GBP 16125500

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Date of adoption of the decision: 24.6.2002

Member State: Spain (Asturias)

Aid No: N 823/01

Title: Regional aid scheme to promote investment-related employment

Objective: To foster regional development by promoting investment-related job creation

Legal basis: Resolución de 23 de noviembre de 2001, del Instituto de Fomento Regional, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria pública de ayudas a la creación de empleo ligada a proyectos de inversión de especial interés para la Comunidad Autónoma del Principado de Asturias y se establecen las bases de su concesión

Budget: EUR 71034652,85

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 % nge; can be increased by 15 percentage points gross where the beneficiary is an SME as defined by the Commission in its Recommendation 96/280/EC of 3 April 1996

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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