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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 127/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.2.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 116 B/02

Title: Guideline on granting of State aid to compensate for damage caused by adverse weather conditions in Rheinland-Pfalz

Objective: Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift der Landesregierung Rheinland-Pfalz über die Gewährung staatlicher Finanzhilfen bei Elementarschäden

Budget: Financing is only made available in the event of actual losses and can thus not yet be established

Aid intensity or amount: Compensation of one third of the damage via grants and soft-loans

Duration: 31 December 2007

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.3.2003

Member State: Germany (Sachsen)

Aid No: N 712/02

Title: Aid in favour of Solar World AG

Objective: Realisation of a large investment project under the Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for the construction of an integrated solar modules production facility

Legal basis: Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur"; Investitionszulagengesetz; Programm für unmittelbare Bürgschaften des Bundes und der Länder in den neuen Bundesländern und Berlin Ost

Budget: EUR 209000000

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 73150000

Duration: 2002 to 2006

Other information: Commitment by Germany to comply with the obligations regarding ex-post monitoring according to point 6 of the Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for large investment projects

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.3.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 761/02

Title: Grant for Collaborative R & D

Objective: Promotion of cooperative R & D

Legal basis: Section 5 of Science and Technology Act 1965

Budget: GBP 100 million (approx. EUR 160 million) per year

Aid intensity or amount: For fundamental research: max. 100 %, for feasibility studies: max. 75 %; for industrial research: max. 50 %; for pre-competitive development: max. 25 %;

The aid intensity is increased by:

- 10 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to SMEs,

- 10 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to enterprises in assisted Areas 87(3)(a),

- 5 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to enterprises in assisted Areas 87(3)(c)

Altogether, including top-ups, not exceeding 75 % for industrial research and 50 % for pre-competitive development

Duration: From 1 April 2003 up to 31 December 2006

Other information: Background N 856/01 and N 473/2000

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 9/03

Title: Tax aid to promote investment in Corsica

Objective: Aid to SMEs - Regional aid

Legal basis: Loi de finances rectificative 2002

Budget: FRF 6000000 (Comments: budget for last three years)

Aid intensity or amount: 20 % tax credit

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 86/02

Title: Extension to the region of Tarn of the temporary aid scheme for firms affected by bad weather and oil slicks (NN 62/2000)

Objective: To provide compensation for some of the uninsured damage suffered by firms as an result of the bad weather in November 1999

Legal basis: Contrats de plan État-régions et documents uniques de programmation

Budget: The initial budget is some EUR 60 million

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % max. for financial expenditure and 50 % max. for other eligible expenditure

Duration: Unlimited

Other information: Extension of scheme NN 62/2000, approved by the Commission on 4 October 2000 (OJ C 280, 3.10.2000)

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