EN Official Journal of the European Union C 9/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 9/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 15.9.2006 Reference number of the aid N 458/06 Member State Germany Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Änderung der Beihilfemaßnahme „Beihilfe für die Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien“ Legal basis Richtlinie des BMU zur Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien vom 12. Juni 2006 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 193 million; Overall budget: EUR 273 million Intensity 40 % Duration 15.9.2006-31.12.2006 Economic sectors Energy

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 461/05 Member State United Kingdom Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) UK film tax incentive Legal basis Finance Act 2006 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Culture Form of aid Tax advantage Budget Annual budget: GBP 120 million; Overall budget: GBP 720 million Intensity Maximum 50 %, except for difficult films Duration 1.4.2006-31.3.2012 Economic sectors Recreational, cultural sporting activities Name and address of the granting authority Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom Other information The UK authorities have undertaken to bring forward legislation to amend Schedule 1 of the Films Act 1985 to insert the revised UK Cultural Test before providing any aid under the scheme and to implement any changes to the scheme which may be required by the review of the Commission's State aid rules for the audiovisual sector during its period of operation

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Date of adoption of the decision 3.3.2004 Reference number of the aid N 569/03 Member State Italy Region Toscana Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuto a finalità ambientale a favore della cartiera Alce SpA Legal basis Legge 179/2002 articolo 31: Fondo per le imprese interessate da emergenze ambientali Type of measure Individual aid Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 264 000 Duration 1.1.2004-31.12.2007 Economic sectors Chemical and pharmaceutical industry Name and address of the granting authority Ministero dell'ambiente e della tutela del territorio

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 614/06 Member State Slovakia Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Individuálna pomoc na audiovizuálnu tvorbu v prospech spoločnosti Arina s.r.o Legal basis a) Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm. d) c) Výnos MK SR – 12947/05-110/30493 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti MK SR Type of measure Individual aid Objective Culture Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: SKK 7 million; Overall budget: SKK 7 million Intensity 24 % Duration 1.1.2006-31.12.2006 Economic sectors Recreational, cultural sporting activities Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo kultúry SR, Nám. SNP 33, SK-813 31 Bratislava, Slovenská republika

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