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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 82/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.12.2002

Member State: The Netherlands (The Province of South Holland)

Aid No: N 414/02

Title: Rehabilitation of polluted old gas works sites

Objective: Environmental protection

Legal basis: Artikel 76 Wet bodembescherming (Staatsblad 1996, 496; laatstelijk gewijzigd bij Staatsblad 2001, 517)

Budget: The total budget EUR 13,4 million

Duration: 2002-2005

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 634/02

Title: Aid in favour of Grundig AG

Objective: Rescue Aid

Legal basis: Ad hoc

Aid intensity or amount: 90 % guarantee for a EUR 45 million loan

Duration: six months

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 638/02

Title: Aid for collection of halons and CFCs

Objective: Environmental protection. The contributions reduce the price for which companies can dispose of halons and CFCs in an environmentally safe way

Legal basis: Ministeriële regeling Inzamelingsregeling CFK en halonen

Budget: EUR 20 million (excluding EUR 3 million for executive costs)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of EUR 5 per kg gas; maximum intensity is 50 %

Duration: Until 31.12.2003

Other information: The Commission considered the scheme to favour the owners of halons and CFCs. The aid partially compensates the gas collection companies for the provision of a service to the owners of these gases

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Date of adoption of the decision: 24.1.2003

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 742/01

Title: Energy saving and development of renewable sources of energy

Objective: Environmental protection: energy saving

Legal basis: Deliberazioni della Giunta regionale 20 maggio 2002, n. 482, e 5 agosto 2002, n. 881

Budget: EUR 24 million

Aid intensity or amount: 30 % gge

Duration: Until 31.12.2007

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2002

Member State: Spain (Basque Country)

Aid No: NN 66/01

Title: Aid in favour of the Fuselajes Aeronáuticos

Objective: Regional investment (Assembly of aeroplanes structures for the civil aeronautical industry)

Legal basis: Plan Interinstitucional de Promoción Económica; Artícolo 49.7 del Decreto Legislativo 1/1997, de 11 de noviembre

Budget: Grant of EUR 6,03 million

Aid intensity or amount: 17,35 % NGE

Duration: 2000-2003

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