EN Official Journal of the European Union C 79/23

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 79/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption:

Member State: Poland

Number of the aid: N 61/2005

Title: Program pomocy na restrukturyzację udzielanej w procesach prywatyzacji

Objective: Restructuring of firms in difficulty (All sectors)

Legal basis in original language: Ustawa o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji (art. 52, Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 171, poz. 1397 ze zm.), Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów w sprawie pomocy udzielanej w procesach prywatyzacji oraz Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów w sprawie warunków spłaty należności za korzystanie z przedsiębiorstwa (Dz.U. z 2004 r. nr 269, poz. 2667)

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: PLN 40 000 000

Duration: End date: 31.12.2010

Other information: Aid scheme — Transactions not on market terms

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Germany (Schleswig-Holstein)

Number of the aid: N 165/2004

Title: Biomass and Energy — Prolongation of State aid No N 680/2000

Objective: Environmental Protection

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur Förderung der energetischen Nutzung von Biomasse im ländlichen Raum durch das Land Schleswig-Holstein

Budget: Ca. EUR 1,5 million p.a. on average

Intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible costs

Duration: until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Germany

Number of the aid: N 185/2004

Title: Modification of the temporary tax exemption for certain combined cycle gas turbine power plants

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Gesetz zur Änderung des Mineralölsteuergesetzes

Budget: No estimates available

Duration: five years as of entry into operation of the installation

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Austria

Number of the aid: N 192/2005

Title in original language: Garantie der aws Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH für das Mittelstandsportfolio der Investkreditbank AG

Objective: Innovation (All sectors)

Legal basis: §§ 13 und 14 Garantiegesetz 1977 BGBl 296/1977 idf BGBl I 68/2004; Richtlinien für kapitalmarktbezogene und fondsgebundene Garantien (‘Kapitalgarantien’) der aws, Fassung November 1998

Duration: 2006-2016

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Netherlands

Number of the aid: N 213/2005

Title: Aid scheme for the replacement and retrofitting of diesel engines used by inland waterways vessels

Objective: To achieve a substantial NOx reduction in the emissions of the existing inland waterways fleet

Legal basis: Wet Milieubeheer, artikel 15.13 en de Subsidieregeling dieselmotoren voor binnenvaartschepen

Budget: 20 000 000 EUR

Duration: 2005-2010

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Poland (Śląskie)

Number of the aid: N 242a/2005

Title: Program pomocy regionalnej dla przesiebiorców inwestujących na terenie części jednostki strukturalnej imienia Mikołaja Kopernika (nieruchomości zabrzańskie)

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Ustawa o samorządzie gminnym z dnia 8 marca 1990 r.; Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r.; Projekt Uchwały Rady Miejskiej w Zabrzu w sprawie określenia zwolnień z podatku od nieruchomości, nieruchomości zabrzańskich, położonych na obszarze części jednostki strukturalnej im. Mikołaja Kopernika

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: PLN 75 million

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Other information: Aid scheme — Tax advantage

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Poland (Śląskie)

Number of the aid: N 242b/2005

Title: Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców inwestujących na terenie Katowickiej Specjalnej Strefy Ekonomicznej (nieruchomości zabrzańskie)

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Ustawa o samorządzie gminnym z dnia 8 marca 1990 r.; Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r.; Projekt Uchwały Rady Miejskiej w Zabrzu w sprawie określenia zwolnień z podatku od nieruchomości, nieruchomości zabrzańskich położonych na terenie Katowickiej Specjalnej Strefy Ekonomicznej

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: PLN 2,5 million

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Other information: Aid scheme — Tax advantage

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Poland (Wielkopolska)

Number of the aid: N 243/2005

Title: Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców inwestujących na terenie gminy i miasta Nowe Skalmierzyce

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r.; Projekt Uchwały Rady Gminy i Miasta Nowe Skalmierzyce w sprawie tworzenia preferencji dla przedsiębiorców zwiększających zatrudnienie i inwestujących na obszarze Gminy i Miasta Nowe Skalmierzyce oraz zwolnień w podatku od nieruchomości; Projekt programu pomocy regionalnej na tworzenie nowych miejsc pracy związanych z nową inwestycją na obszarze Gminy i Miasta Nowe Skalmierzyce, stanowiący załącznik nr 3 do ww. projektu uchwały

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: PLN 1,2 million

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Other information: Aid scheme — Tax advantage

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Number of the aid: N 310/2004

Title: ERDF Risk Capital Fund Brandenburg

Objective: Risk capital for SMEs

Legal basis: Beteiligungsgrundsätze der BC Fonds Brandenburg GmbH

Budget: Up to EUR 50 million

Intensity or amount: Investment tranches of up to EUR 1 million in Article 87(3)(a) EC areas and up to EUR 750 000 in Article 87(3)(c) EC areas

Duration:

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Date of adoption:

Member State: United Kingdom

Number of the aid: N 319/2005

Title: Grant for Collaborative R&D. Revision of aid scheme N 761/2002

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Science and Technology Act 1965

Budget: GBP 200 million per year

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Duration: 1.1.2006 — 31.12.2011

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Number of the aid: N 342/2005

Title: Prolongation of the aid scheme ‘Madrid Business Innovation Plan’

Objective: Investment and consultancy aid for SMEs, aid for research and development

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejería de Economía y Empleo por la que se regula el Plan de Innovación Empresarial de la Comunidad de Madrid

Budget: EUR 18,03 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Unchanged

Duration: 2006-2009

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Date of adoption:

Member State: The Netherlands

Number of the aid: N 358/2005

Title: Microdruppels

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Wet van 29 februari 1996, houdende vaststelling van regels inzake de verstrekking van subsidies door de Minister van Economische Zaken (Kaderwet EZ-subsidies)

Budget: EUR 1 390 000

Maximum aid intensity: 60 %

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Spain (Murcia)

Number of the aid: N 363/2005

Title: Aid for the quality improvement in the provision of the electrical service in the Region of Murcia

Objective: Regional development (Electricity)

Legal basis: Ley 54/1997, de 27 de noviembre del sector eléctrico, Real Decreto 1955/2000, de 1 de diciembre, Real Decreto 1802/2003, de 26 de diciembre y borrador del Convenio específico de colaboración entre el Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia e Iberdrola Distribución Eléctrica, S.A.

Aid intensity or aid amount: EUR 1 149 000

Duration: Until 31.12.2005

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Estonia

Number of the aid: N 392/2005

Title: Ettevõtluse infrastruktuuri arendamise toetamine

Legal basis: Eesti riikliku arengukava Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondide kasutuselevõtuks — ühtne programmdokument aastateks 2004-2006; meetme 2.2 “Ettevõtluse infrastruktuuri arendamise toetamine”, RTL 2004, 43, 725

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Budget: Annual expenditure planned: 67,3 million EEK

Overall aid amount granted: 201,9 million EEK

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Italy (Valle d'Aosta)

Number of the aid: N 394/2005

Title: Aiuto all'organizzazione della protezione civile — Proroga del regime N 433/2000

Objective: Compensation for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences (All sectors)

Legal basis: Legge regionale 18 gennaio 2001, n. 5 «Organizzazione delle attività regionali di protezione civile»

Maximum aid intensity: 70 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2011

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Germany

Number of the aid: N 453/2005

Title: Förderschwerpunkt „Wohnen“

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Bundeshaushalt, Kapitel 3006, Titel 68342

Budget: EUR 5 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 75 %

Duration: 1.1.2005 — 31.12.2008

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Number of the aid: N 496/2003

Title: Aid for the development of logistics chains and the upgrading of intermodality

Objective: To encourage the development of intermodality by granting subsidies to road haulage companies which makes use of maritime transport instead of road transport

Legal basis: Articolo 3, comma 2-ter della Legge n. 265 del 22 novembre 2002

Budget: EUR 240 million

Duration: 3 years

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Slovenia

Number of the aid: N 536/A/04

Title: Co-financing of the creation of media programmes

Objective: Audiovisual and media

Legal basis: ‘Uredba o izvedbi rednega letnega javnega razpisa za sofinanciranje ustvarjanja programskih vsebin in razvoja tehniÿne infrastrukture na podroÿju medijev’ published on 9.4.2004, came into force on 10.4.2004

Budget: Max. 230 million Slovenian tolar (approximately EUR 960 954) per year for six years (making a total of approximately EUR 5,8 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; as a general rule, less than 50 %

Duration: Until end-2010

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Slovak Republic

Number of the aid: N 542/05

Title: Vydavetel'stvo spolku slovenských spisovatel'ov s.r.o. (Individual aid in favour of weekly literature magazine)

Objective: to support literacy magazine

Legal basis: Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov,

Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

Výnos MK SR – 480/2004 – 1 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti MK SR

Budget: SKK 2 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: 38,8 %

Duration: 2005

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Czech Republic

Number of the aid: N 579/2005

Title: Centra základního výzkumu (změna N 535/2004)

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Budget: EUR 94 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Duration:

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Czech Republic

Number of the aid: N 581/2005

Title: Výzkumná centra (změna CZ 123/2004)

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Budget: EUR 141 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %, 50 %, 25 %

Duration:

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Date of adoption:

Member State: Denmark

Number of the aid: N 652/2005

Title: Prolongation of Aid for Research in Working Conditions

Objective: To strengthen the work environment research in Denmark through the elaboration of a research strategy and by providing aid to R&D activities

Legal basis: Finansloven, tekstanmærkning nr. 124 § 17 og Bekendtgørelse nr. 610 af 25. juni 2003

Budget: In total for the period 2003-2008, DKK 207,8 million (ca EUR 27,7 million)

Intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: 2 years

Other information: Annual report

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