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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 271/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2003

Member State: Spain (Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias)

Aid No: N 626/02

Title: Aid scheme for private-capital coal companies of the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias

Objective: Promotion of projects concerning research and technological development, environmental protection and training, the main objective being to improve safety

Legal basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002(1) on State aid to the coal industry which allows Community aid schemes for research and development, environmental protection and training, namely:

- Community framework for State aid to research and development (Communication 96/C 45/06 of 17 February 1996(2), as amended by Communication 98/C 48/02 of 15 February 1998(3) and Communication 2002/C 111/03 of 8 May 2002(4)),

- Community Directives on State aid for environmental protection (Communication 2001/C 37/03 of 3 February 2001(5)),

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 applying Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid(6)

Budget: EUR 1 million per annum

Aid intensity or amount: No individual aid may exceed EUR 300000

Duration: Three years (2002, 2003 and 2004)

Other information: Spain must ensure that the aid is used by the companies in question only for the purposes for which it has been authorised, while avoiding any use of this aid under Articles 4, 5 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1.9.2003

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 629/02

Title: Austrian Measures for the Victims affected by the Floods 2002

Objective: Aid to make good the damage caused by the summer flooding 2002

Legal basis: Diverse

Aid intensity or amount: Compensation of direct material damage

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1.10.2003

Member State: Spain (Canary Islands)

Aid No: N 773/02

Title: Amendment to the Canary Islands Business and Tax Scheme (N 144/A/96) - special scheme for companies producing tangible goods

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Ley 19/1994, de 6 de julio, Real Decreto Legislativo 3/1996, de 26 de enero, Ley 13/1996, de 30 de diciembre, y Ley 53/2002, de 30 de diciembre

Budget: EUR 24 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2005

Other information: N 144/A/96

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(1) OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 45, 17.2.1996, pp. 5-14.

(3) OJ C 48, 13.2.1998, p. 2.

(4) OJ C 111, 8.5.2002, pp. 4-5.

(5) OJ C 37, 3.2.2001, pp. 3-15.

(6) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 20.