EN Official Journal of the European Union C 226/1

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)

(2008/C 226/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 16.7.2008 Reference number of the aid N 772/06 Member State Germany Region Niedersächsischen Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Richtlinie des Landes Niedersachsen für Garantien von Beteiligungen an kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen der gewerblichen Wirtschaft Legal basis §§ 23 und 44 der Niedersächsischen Landeshaushaltsordnung; (Richtlinie des Landes Niedersachsen für Garantien von Beteiligungen an kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen der gewerblichen Wirtschaft, Runderlass des Niedersächsischen Finanzministeriums Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Risk capital, Small and medium-sized enterprises Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 100 million Intensity — Duration 15.8.2008-31.12.2012 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Niedersächsische Finanzministerium Schiffgraben 10 D-30159 Hannover Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.7.2008 Reference number of the aid N 520a/07 Member State France Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Régime d'aide à la R&D&I des collectivités territoriales, et de l'État pour les aides à la R&D&I octroyées par le biais des fonds structurels Legal basis Articles L 1511-2, L 1511-3 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales. En ce qui concerne la gestion des fonds structurels: article 20 de la constitution française, et articles L 2251-1, L 3231-1, L 4211-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development, Innovation Form of aid Direct grant, Soft loan, Interest subsidy Budget Annual budget: EUR 30 million Overall budget: EUR 180 million Intensity 100 % Duration Until 31.12.2013 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 31.1.2008 Reference number of the aid N 578/07 Member State Poland Region Wielkopolskie Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Carlsberg Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o. Legal basis Projekt Umowy ramowej o udzielenie dotacji celowej pomiędzy Ministrem Gospodarki a Carlsberg Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o. Projekt Uchwały Rady Ministrów w sprawie ustanowienia programu wieloletniego pod nazwą „Wsparcie finansowe inwestycji realizowanej przez Carlsberg Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o. w Poznaniu pod nazwą: »Carlsberg Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o.«”, w latach 2007–2009 Art. 117 Ustawy z dnia 30 czerwca 2005 r. o finansach publicznych Type of measure Individual aid Objective Regional development, Employment Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: PLN 0,98 million Intensity 2,8 % Duration Until 31.12.2009 Economic sectors Financial intermediation Name and address of the granting authority Minister Gospodarki Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5 PL-00-507 Warszawa Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 23.6.2008 Reference number of the aid N 593/07 Member State United Kingdom Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) Legal basis Section 2 or 5 of the Science and Technology Act 1965, Section 5(2)(a) Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council Royal Charter and the Technology Strategy Board Royal Charter Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant, Other forms of equity intervention Budget Annual budget: GBP 110 million Overall budget: GBP 1 100 million Intensity 80 % Duration 1.7.2008-1.3.2018 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills Kingsgate House 66-74 Victoria Street London SW1E 6SW United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 1.7.2008 Reference number of the aid N 82/08 Member State United Kingdom Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Directed Research in Low Carbon Technology Legal basis Science and Technology Act 1965 (as amended) and Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Other forms of equity intervention, Direct grant Budget Overall budget: GBP 44 million Intensity 80 % Duration 1.7.2008-31.3.2014 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority The Carbon Trust 8th Floor 3 Clement's Inn London WC2A 2AZ United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 10.7.2008 Reference number of the aid N 187/08 Member State Czech Republic Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Program Výzkum v agrárním komplexu „VAK“ Legal basis Zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných prostředků a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů (zákon o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: CZK 1 135,957 million Intensity 100 % Duration Until 31.12.2014 Economic sectors Agriculture, Fisheries Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo zemědělství Těšnov 17 CZ-11705 Praha 1 Other information —

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