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 220/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 4.7.2019 Aid number SA.38145 (2014/FC) Member State Latvia Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Alleged illegal State aid for Ryanair Legal basis Agreements between RIX and Ryanair Ltd, concluded on 23 July 2004. Type of measure Individual aid Ryanair Ltd Objective Sectoral development Form of aid Subsidized services Budget — Intensity Measure does not constitute aid Duration (period) — Economic sectors Passenger air transport Name and address of the granting authority Starptautiskā lidosta ‘Rīga’ (RIX) Starptautiskā lidosta ‘Rīga’, Mārupe, LV-1053, Latvia Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 12.5.2020 Aid number SA.52489 (2018/FC) Member State Denmark Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Alleged State aid to PostNord Logistics Legal basis — Type of measure Ad hoc aid PostNord Logistics A/S Objective — Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: DKK 115 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Other postal and courier activities Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 12.5.2020 Aid number SA.54537 (2020/NN) Member State Netherlands Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prohibition of coal for the production of electricity in the Netherlands Legal basis Article 4 of the law prohibiting the use of coal for the production of electricity in the Netherlands Type of measure Individual aid — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy Budget Overall budget: EUR 52,5 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Production of electricity Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 21.1.2020 Aid number SA.54911 (2019/N) Member State United Kingdom Region UNITED KINGDOM — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Waterborne Freight Grant Legal basis Transport Act 2000 Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 Part 4, Section 71. The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc) Order 2003 The Wales Act 2017 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: GBP 12 (in millions) Annual budget: GBP 2 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.3.2026 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority 1) Department for Transport; 2) Scottish Government; 3) Welsh Government. 1) Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR; 2) Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ, 3) Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ. Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 19.5.2020 Aid number SA.55891 (2019/N) Member State Denmark Region DANMARK — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Operating aid scheme for electricity generated by incinerating biomass in existing and fully depreciated biomass plants in Denmark Legal basis Law no. 356 of April 4 2018 regarding promotion of renewable energy (see Annex 2) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Renewable energy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: DKK 4 150 (in millions) Annual budget: DKK 550 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2020 — 31.12.2029 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Danish Energy Agency Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 19.5.2020 Aid number SA.56365 (2020/N) Member State France Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Financement pour la constitution de réserves de substitution pour l’irrigation et d'équipements fixes d’irrigation associés dans le cadre de projets de territoires de la région Centre-Val de Loire Legal basis Instruction du Gouvernement du 7 mai 2019 relative au projet de territoire pour la gestion de l’eau; — Articles L. 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales; — Article L. 213-8-3 du code de l’environnement, instituant, dans chaque agence de l’eau, une commission des aides chargée de se prononcer sur l’attribution des aides financières par l'agence de l'eau, composée de représentants des différents collèges siégeant au conseil d'administration et dont les délibérations et décisions sont rendues publiques; — Article L.213-9-1 du code de l’environnement définissant les modalités d’établissement du programme pluriannuel d'intervention de l’agence de l'eau, fixant les domaines et les conditions de son action et prévoyant le montant des dépenses et des recettes nécessaires à sa mise en œuvre; — Article L213-9-2 du code de l’environnement, définissant les modalités selon lesquelles l’agence de l’eau apporte, directement ou indirectement, des concours financiers sous forme de subventions, de primes de résultat ou d'avances remboursables aux personnes publiques ou privées pour la réalisation d'actions ou de travaux d'intérêt commun au bassin ou au groupement de bassins qui contribuent à la gestion équilibrée et durable de la ressource en eau, des milieux aquatiques, du milieu marin ou de la biodiversité Type of measure Scheme — Objective Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 2 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 2 (in millions) Intensity 40 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities Name and address of the granting authority Région Centre-Val de Loire FRANCOIS NATHALIE 9 rue Saint-Pierre Lentin — CS 94117 — 45041 ORLEANS CEDEX 1 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 5.5.2020 Aid number SA.56599 (2020/N) Member State Greece Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Modification of the Superfast Broadband (SFBB) Project — EL Legal basis — Joint Ministerial Decision No οικ.34/Φ.Α.12/11.2.2020 (Diavgeia Internet Uploading Number (ΑΔΑ):ΩΗΦ246ΜΤΛΠ-Ρ41)/Government Gazette B' 672/ 3.3.2020) of the Minister for Digital Governance and the Minister for Development and Investments, amending Joint Ministerial Decision No 39734/207 (Government Gazette B' 1907/ 29.5.2018) of the Ministers of Digital Policy Telecommunications and Media, Economy and Development, and Education Research and Religious Affairs. — The ‘Participation Guide for the Superfast Broadband Voucher Project (Superfast Broadband)’—Ministerial Decision No151.144/431-Γ/30.3.2020 (Diavgeia Internet Uploading Number (ΑΔΑ): 9ΑΠΓ46ΜΠΥΓ-ΑΤΖ) of the Minister of Digital Governance, amending Ministerial Decision No151.137/337-Γ/4.6.2018 (Diavgeia Internet Uploading Number (ΑΔΑ): 6ΑΡ646ΜΠΥΓ-ΓΡ3) of the Minister of Digital Policy Telecommunications and Media, and Ministerial Decision no. 50/23.1.2019‘Prolongation of the Final Activation Date for the SFBB_Vouchers’ (Diavgeia Internet Uploading Number ΑΔΑ: ΩΜ0Κ46ΜΠΥΓ-ΒΟΟ), extending the activation date of the SFBB scheme by one year until March 31st 2020. — Ministerial Decision No151.144/431-Γ/30.3.2020 (Diavgeia Internet Uploading Number (ΑΔΑ): 9ΑΠΓ46ΜΠΥΓ-ΑΤΖ) of the Minister of Digital Governance. Type of measure Scheme — Objective — Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 50 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Telecommunications Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of digital government Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.4.2020 Aid number SA.56795 (2020/N) Member State Denmark Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Compensation for the damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to Scandinavian Airlines Legal basis Draft Ministerial Decree of the Ministry of Finance Type of measure Ad hoc aid SAS AB Objective Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: DKK 1 067 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 15.4.2020 — 20.4.2023 Economic sectors Air transport Name and address of the granting authority Finansministeriet Christiansborg Slotsplads 1 1218 København K fm@fm.dk Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.4.2020 Aid number SA.56868 (2020/N-2) Member State France Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Garanties des préfinancements des entreprises françaises exportatrices Legal basis article 15 de la loi no 49-874 du 5 juillet 1949 relative à diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 4 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances 139 rue de Bercy — 75572 Paris Cedex 12 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.5.2020 Aid number SA.57053 (2020/N) Member State Ireland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) 11th prolongation of the Credit Union restructuring and stabilisation scheme 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 Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 280 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 1.5.2020 — 31.10.2020 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 24.4.2020 Aid number SA.57061 (2020/N) Member State Sweden Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID19 — Sweden — Compensation for the damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to Scandinavian Airlines Legal basis — Draft Government Decision — Ordinance 2011: 211 on loans and guarantees Type of measure Ad hoc aid SAS Objective Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: SEK 1 500 (in millions) Intensity 90 % Duration (period) 24.4.2020 — 20.4.2026 Economic sectors Air transport Name and address of the granting authority Riksgäldskontoret (Swedish National Debt Office) Riksgälden, SE-10374 Stockholm, Sweden Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 25.5.2020 Aid number SA.57095 (2020/N) Member State Netherlands Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Netherlands — COVID-19: Portfolio guarantee on trade credit insurance Legal basis Comptabiliteitswet 2016 Type of measure Scheme — Objective — Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 12 000 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 1.1.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Insurance; reinsurance and pension funding; except compulsory social security Name and address of the granting authority Minister of Finance Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 11.5.2020 Aid number SA.57246 (2020/N) Member State Belgium Region VLAAMS GEWEST — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Second Flemish subordinated loan scheme for start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs Legal basis The regional legal basis for the aid scheme is the approval by the Flemish Government of a capital increase amounting to EUR 250 million of its public investment company PMV and, subsequently, the approval by the board of directors of PMV to proceed with a capital increase of its full affiliate PMV/z-Leningen to issue the COVID-19 Subordinated Loans. This capital increase will occur in two rounds. First, through a capital increase of EUR 150 million of PMV/z-Leningen NV by PMV and subsequently, through an additional capital increase of PMV/z-Leningen in the second half of 2020 of maximum EUR 100 million. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Soft loan Budget Overall budget: EUR 250 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 12.5.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING, MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, ELECTRICITY; GAS; STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES, CONSTRUCTION, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES, PROFESSIONAL; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY, EDUCATION, HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES, ARTS; ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION, OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES, ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS EMPLOYERS; U0NDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE, ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES Name and address of the granting authority Participatie Maatschappij Vlaanderen — PMV/z-Leningen NV Oude Graanmarkt 63, 1000 Brussels Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.6.2020 Aid number SA.57252 (2020/N) Member State Italy Region FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Modifications to ‘Regime Quadro Covid-19’ Legal basis Draft Regional Government Resolution adopting the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia ‘Modifications to COVID-19 Regime Quadro’. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee, Interest subsidy Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) 24.6.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Provinces, local entities and Chambers of Commerce of the region Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 27.5.2020 Aid number SA.57397 (2020/N) Member State Netherlands Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Dutch temporary guarantee scheme for small bank loans for medium sized and small enterprises due to the COVID-19 outbreak Legal basis Garantie Klein Krediet Corona Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 713 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Postbus 20401, 2500 EK Den Haag Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.6.2020 Aid number SA.57399 (2020/N) Member State Sweden Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Statligt stöd för utgivning av tryckta allmänna nyhetstidningar med anledning av spridningen av covid-19. Legal basis Förordning om statligt stöd för utgivning av tryckta allmänna nyhetstidningar med anledning av spridningen av covid-19 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Sectorial development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: SEK 150 (in millions) Annual budget: SEK 150 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Publishing activities Name and address of the granting authority Mediestödsnämnden vid Myndigheten för press, radio och tv Box 33, 121 25 Stockholm-Globen Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 10.6.2020 Aid number SA.57511 (2020/N) Member State Cyprus Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Covid-19 — CY — Waiver of interests and penalties for late payment of VAT Legal basis VAT legislation as amended on the 27 March, 2020 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Other form of tax advantage Budget Overall budget: EUR 33 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 10.11.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Finance Grigori Afxentiou, Nicosia 1439 Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 18.6.2020 Aid number SA.57530 (2020/N) Member State Luxembourg Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Règlement grand-ducal portant introduction d’une aide sous forme d’avance remboursable et d’une aide sous forme de subside non-remboursable à la production audiovisuelle dans le cadre de la lutte contre le Covid-19. Legal basis Règlement grand-ducal portant introduction d’une aide sous forme d’avance remboursable et d’une aide sous forme de subside non-remboursable à la production audiovisuelle dans le cadre de la lutte contre le Covid-19, Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Culture Form of aid Direct grant, Other, Repayable advances — . Budget Overall budget: EUR 7 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 7 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Motion picture; video and television programme activities Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.6.2020 Aid number SA.57599 (2020/N) Member State Slovakia Region Bratislavský, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Schéma štátnej pomoci na podporu ekonomiky v súvislosti s vypuknutím ochorenia COVID-19 — Dotácia na nájomné Legal basis 1. 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) 2. Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov 3. Zákon č. 71/2013 Z. z. o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky v znení neskorších predpisov vrátane pripravovaného zákona č. …/2020 Z. z. ktorým sa dopĺňa zákon č. 71/2013 Z. z. o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky v znení neskorších predpisov a o doplnení zákona č. 62/2020 Z. z. o niektorých mimoriadnych opatreniach v súvislosti so šírením nebezpečnej nákazlivej ľudskej choroby COVID-19 a v justícii a ktorým sa menia a dopĺňajú niektoré zákony v znení zákona č. 92/2020 Z. z. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 200 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 200 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky Mlynské Nivy 44/a, 827 15 Bratislava, Slovenská republika Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.6.2020 Aid number SA.57625 (2020/N) Member State Italy Region ITALIA — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Fondo di garanzia per le PMI Legal basis Decreto-legge 8 aprile 2020, n. 23 recante ‘Misure urgenti in materia di accesso al credito e di adempimenti fiscali per le imprese, di poteri speciali nei settori strategici, nonché interventi in materia di salute e lavoro, di proroga di termini amministrativi e processuali’ Legge di conversione 5 giugno 2020, n. 40 del decreto-legge 8 aprile 2020, n. 23 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 25 000 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministero dello sviluppo economico Via Molise, 2 — Roma Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 25.6.2020 Aid number SA.57665 (2020/N) Member State Lithuania Region Lithuania — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Incentive Financial Instrument ‘Individual Guarantees for Contractual Obligations of Tour Operators’ Incentive Financial Instrument ‘Loans to Tourism Service Providers and Business Entities Providing Public Catering Services’ Legal basis Draft Order of the Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania ‘Regarding approval of regulations on provision of guarantees securing performance of obligations of tour operators’ Draft Order of the Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of the Scheme of Financial Incentive ‘Loans to Tourism Service Providers and Business Entities Providing Public Catering Services’ Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee, Soft loan Budget Overall budget: EUR 50 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 50 (in millions) Intensity 50 % Duration (period) From 31.12.2020 Economic sectors ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES, Travel agency; tour operator and other reservation service and related activities Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania Gedimino Ave. 38, 01104 Vilnius, Lithuania Other information —

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