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 439/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 5.11.2020 Aid number SA.54780 (2020/N) Member State United Kingdom Region SCOTLAND — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Scottish National Investment Bank Legal basis Scottish National Investment Bank Bill Type of measure Ad hoc aid — Objective Sectorial development, Environmental protection, Regional development (including territorial cooperation), Renewable energy, Research, development and innovation, Risk finance, Services of general economic interest (SGEI), SMEs, Energy infrastructures, Energy efficiency Form of aid Direct grant, Other forms of equity intervention Budget Overall budget: GBP 1 525 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 5.11.2020 — 31.12.2025 Economic sectors Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding Name and address of the granting authority Scottish Government St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 25.11.2020 Aid number SA.57371 (2020/N) Member State Austria Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 — Amendments to the existing aid scheme for the provision of rail freight services in certain forms of production and temporary support for rail freight and passenger transport Legal basis — Type of measure Scheme — Objective Coordination of transport Form of aid Direct grant, Other — Other: waiver of track access charges Budget Overall budget: EUR 275,4 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 275,4 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Passenger rail transport; interurban, Freight rail transport Name and address of the granting authority Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie (BMK) Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Wien, Austria Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.10.2020 Aid number SA.57590 (2020/N) Member State Czechia Region Jihozápad, Severozápad, Strední Cechy, Jihovýchod, Moravskoslezko, Strední Morava, Severovýchod — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) IPO Fund Legal basis 1) Resolution of the Government of the Czech Republic No 816 of 12 September 2016 on the programme of support risk capital; 2) Programme of support risk capital, approved under the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness (‘OPEIC’) 2014-2020 3) Financing agreement between ČMZRB Investment, A.S., and the Ministry 31 January 2020 Type of measure — — Objective Risk finance, SMEs Form of aid Other forms of equity intervention Budget Overall budget: CZK 332 (in millions) Annual budget: CZK 83 (in millions) Intensity Measure does not constitute aid Duration (period) until 31.12.2023 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Na Františku 32, 110 15 Praha 1 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 20.11.2020 Aid number SA.58188 (2020/N) Member State Germany Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ermäßigung der Luftverkehrsteuer für Inselflugverkehre mit bestimmten Nordseeinseln Legal basis § 5 Nummer 5 des Artikels 1 des Haushaltsbegleitgesetzes 2011 (Anlage 1) § 11 Absatz 3 des Luftverkehrsteuergesetzes in der Fassung ab dem 1. April 2020 (Anlage 2) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget Overall budget: EUR 12 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 2 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 2.1.2021 — 31.12.2026 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Hauptzollamt das jeweils örtlich zuständige Hauptzollamt Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 5.10.2020 Aid number SA.58489 (2020/N) Member State Slovakia Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Štátna pomoc SA.37447 (2013/N) — Slovenská republika Mapa regionálnej pomoci na roky 2014 — 2020 Legal basis Zákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o štátnej pomoci) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Regional development Form of aid — Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2021 — 31.12.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Protimonopolný úrad SR Drieňová 24, 826 03 Bratislava Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.10.2020 Aid number SA.58531 (2020/N) Member State Romania Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Romania — Covid-19 — State aid scheme for commercial trade credit risk guarantee Legal basis Government Emergency Ordinance for the approval of the State aid scheme in order to support the companies’ access to trade credit for relaunching the economy of Romania” (Ordonanţă De Urgenţă privind aprobarea Programului de susținere a accesului companiilor la creditul comercial, precum și a Schemei de ajutor de stat asociată acestuia) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: RON 500 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 15.10.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Insurance Name and address of the granting authority THE ROMANIAN COUNTER-GUARANTEE FUND SA (‘FRC SA’) Street Argentina no. 40-41, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 12.11.2020 Aid number SA.58555 (2020/N) Member State Greece Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 temporary primary residence protection scheme Legal basis N. 4714/2020, KYA 14120/2020 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Sectorial development, Social support to individual consumers Form of aid Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy Budget Overall budget: EUR 665 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 12.11.2020 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Organization for welfare Benefits and Social solidarity (OPEKA) Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 18.9.2020 Aid number SA.58640 (2020/N) Member State Austria Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19; Ausweitung der Liquiditätshilfen Legal basis COVID-19-Gesetz in seiner jeweils geltenden Fassung ABBAG-Gesetz und 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 KMU-Förderungs- und Garantie-Gesetz in seiner jeweils geltenden Fassung Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid — Budget Overall budget: EUR 19 000 000 000 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 19 000 000 000 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 15.9.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority COVID-19 Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes GmbH (COFAG) A — 1020 Wien, Taborstraße 1 — 3 / OG 14 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 30.10.2020 Aid number SA.58819 (2020/N) Member State Ireland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Proposed Prolongation of the Restructuring and Stabilisation Scheme for the Credit Union Sector in Ireland under the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 from 1 Νovember 2020 to 30 April 2021 Legal basis Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid — Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 1.11.2020 — 30.4.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Minister for Finance Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.12.2020 Aid number SA.58823 (2020/N) Member State United Kingdom Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 Temporary Framework for UK authorities Legal basis As per original notification. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Guarantee, Interest subsidy, Repayable advances, Soft loan, Tax allowance, Tax base reduction, Tax deferment, Tax rate reduction Budget Overall budget: GBP 30 000 (in millions) Annual budget: GBP 30 000 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority UK (all relevant aid granting authorities) 1 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 0ET Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 26.11.2020 Aid number SA.59113 (2020/N) Member State Belgium Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prolongation of approved measures under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak Legal basis The legal bases described in the initial decisions Type of measure Scheme — Objective — Form of aid Direct grant, Guarantee, Other Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) until 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority The grantingauthorities described in the initial decisions Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 3.12.2020 Aid number SA.59408 (2020/N) Member State Germany Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendment of the Covid-19 airport scheme Legal basis Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung von Beihilfen an Flugplätze im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Zusammenhang mit dem Ausbruch von Covid-19 (‘Bundesrahmenregelung Beihilfen für Flugplätze’) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences Form of aid Direct grant, Tax deferment Budget Overall budget: EUR 1 360 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) — Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Federal State, Länder or municipalities Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.12.2020 Aid number SA.59514 (2020/N) Member State United Kingdom Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) Guarantee Legal basis Industrial Development Act 1982 Section 8 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, SMEs Form of aid Guarantee Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 23.3.2020 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority British Business Bank 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.12.2020 Aid number SA.59515 (2020/N) Member State United Kingdom Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) Grant Legal basis Industrial Development Act 1982 Type of measure Scheme — Objective SMEs, Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: GBP 1 320 (in millions) Annual budget: GBP 1 320 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 23.3.2020 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority British Business Bank 8 Salisbury Square, London, EC4Y 8AP United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.12.2020 Aid number SA.59568 (2020/N) Member State Luxembourg Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 — Luxembourg — Scheme for R&D aid and investment aid for the production of COVID-19 relevant products (Modification of SA.56954) Legal basis Loi du 20 juin 2020 visant à mettre en place un régime d’aides en faveur des projets liés à la lutte contre la pandémie de Covid-19. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Research and development, Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid — Budget Overall budget: EUR 36 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 8.4.2020 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of the Economy Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 2.12.2020 Aid number SA.59569 (2020/N) Member State Luxembourg Region LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHE) — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendment to the scheme SA.56805 on loan guarantee scheme under the Temporary Framework to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak Legal basis The law amending: (i) the law of 18 April 2020 putting in place a loan guarantee scheme to support the Luxembourg economy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, (ii) the law of 20 June 2020 putting in place a scheme to support projects linked to facing the COVID-19 pandemic, (iii) the law of 24 July 2020 supporting the investments of enterprises in the context of COVID-19 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 24.3.2020 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Finance (Treasury) 3 Rue de la Congrégation, 2931 Luxembourg, Luxemburg Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.12.2020 Aid number SA.59637 (2020/N) Member State Denmark Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Covid-19: Portfolio guarantee on trade credit insurance (Amendment) Legal basis Direct act on the Danish Budget Law, administrative order issued under the EKF Act (Lov om EKF Danmarks Eksportkredit). Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2021 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority EKF — Denmark's Export Credit Agency Lautrupsgade 11, 2100 Copenhagen Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 10.12.2020 Aid number SA.59743 (2020/N) Member State Germany Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Förderrichtlinie Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektrofahrzeuge (Funding Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Germany) Legal basis Der Bund gewährt die Zuwendungen nach Maßgabe dieser Förderrichtlinie, der § § 23 und 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) und der dazu erlassenen allgemeinen Verwaltungsvorschriften (VV). Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid — Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2021 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority BAV Schloßplatz 9 26603 Aurich Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 3.12.2020 Aid number SA.59744 (2020/N) Member State Portugal Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 — Prolongation of the existing aid scheme SA.57494 in accordance with the fourth amendment of the Temporary Framework Legal basis Protocol between Instituto de Desenvolvimento Empresarial da RAM and SPGM Sociedade de Investimento, S.A. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Aid to SMEs Form of aid — Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2021 — 30.6.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Instituto de Desenvolvimento Empresarial da RAM Avenida Arriaga, 21-A, Edifício Golden Gate, 3o piso 9000-060 Funchal Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.12.2020 Aid number SA.59755 (2020/N) Member State Italy Region ITALIA — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) FUND REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 182, PARAGRAPH 1, OF DECREE LAW 19 MAY 2020, No. 34, with amendents for travel agencies and tour operators. Legal basis Article 182 (1) of Decree-Law No 34 of 19 May 2020 on urgent measures in the field of health, support for work and the economy and social policies linked to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency, converted, with amendments, into Law No 77 of 17 July 2020, and subsequently amended: a) Article 77 of Decree-Law No 104 of 14 August 2020 on urgent measures to support and revitalise the economy, converted, with amendments, into Law No 126 of 13 October 2020; b) Article 5 (2) of Decree-Law No 137 of 28 October 2020 on ‘Further urgent measures on health protection, support for workers and businesses, justice and security related to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency’. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 625 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 625 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 30.6.2021 Economic sectors Travel agency; tour operator and other reservation service and related activities Name and address of the granting authority MINISTERO DEI BENI E DELLE ATTIVITA' CULTURALI E DEL TURISMO — DG TURISMO VIA MARGHERA 2 — ROMA Other information —

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