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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 59/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2002.

Member State: Germany (Saarland).

Aid No: N 345/02.

Title: First Solar Power Station, Saarbrücken.

Objective: Environmental aid.

Legal basis: § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung.

Budget: EUR 460162,69.

Aid intensity or amount: At most 12,9 %.

Duration: until 31.12.2003.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Spain.

Aid No: N 420/02.

Title: Stopping fishing for northern hake (Basque Country).

Objective: To compensate shipowners and fishermen for the temporary stopping of fishing owing to the introduction of an emergency measure to temporarily stop fishing for hake in the Basque Country.

Legal basis: Resolución del Director de Pesca por la que se fijan las condiciones para la concesión de ayudas para la paralización temporal de la flota que dirige su actividad a la pesca de la merluza del stock norte.

Budget: EUR 1435637,41.

Aid intensity or amount: According to the rates laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999.

Duration: 45 days during 2002.

Other information: Implementation report.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Finland.

Aid No: N 469/02.

Title: Aid for Chipping Energy Wood.

Objective: Grant aid to the suppliers of energy wood which has been hauled from young stands and which is eligible for support under the Act on the financing of sustainable forestry.

Legal basis: Laki kestävän metsätalouden rahoituksesta annetun lain muuttamisesta (718/1999) ja metsätalousministeriön asetus energiapuun haketukseen käytettävän tuen myöntämisestä ja tuen enimmäismäärästä (1312/2001).

Lag om ändring av lagen om finansiering av hållbart skogsbruk (718/1999) och skogsbruksministeriets förordning om beviljande av stöd för flisning av energivirke och om stödets maximibelopp (1312/2001).

Budget: EUR 450000 to 850000 annualy (approximately).

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 1,70/m3 corresponding to EUR 2,13/MWh.

Duration: 5 years.

Other information: Annual report.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002.

Member State: Germany.

Aid No: N 573/02.

Title: Assistance to undertakings engaging in aquaculture and inland fisheries in Baden-Württemberg (part-financed by the FIFG).

Objective: To improve the competitiveness of undertakings engaging in aquaculture and inland fisheries in Baden-Württemberg and contribute to a sustainable balance between conservation and exploitation of fishery resources.

Legal basis: - Landeshaushaltsordnung §§ 23 und 44

- Landesverwaltungsverfahrensgesetz §§ 48, 49 und 49a.

Budget: Approximately EUR 1 million.

Aid intensity or amount: Up to the limits set by Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999.

Duration: 2001 to 2008.

Other information: Annual report.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Spain.

Aid No: N 624/02.

Title: Measures implemented by the industry. Fisheries sector - Galicia.

Objective: To implement structural measures in the context of measures implemented by the fishing industry under the Community Support Framework covering Galicia.

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen las bases y condiciones y se regula el procedimiento de concesión de ayudas para acciones por los profesionales.

Budget: EUR 300000.

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with the rates laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/99.

Duration: 2002.

Other information: Annual report.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Portugal.

Aid No: NN 106/02.

Title: Socio-economic measures in the fisheries sector (Madeira).

Objective: To implement the assistance priority relating to socio-economic measures under the Community Support Framework for Madeira.

Legal basis: Portaria n.o 116/2002 das Secretarias Regionais do Plano e Finanças e do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais.

Budget: EUR 249399.

Aid intensity or amount: According to the rates laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/99.

Duration: 2000 to 2006.

Other information: Implementation report.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2002.

Member State: Spain.

Aid No: NN 40/02 (ex N 632/01).

Title: Damage caused by severe weather in Castile-Leon.

Objective: To repair the damage caused by torrential rain.

Legal basis: Real Decreto-Ley 13/2001, de 5 de septiembre, por el que se adoptan medidas urgentes para reparar los daños causados por los episodios de lluvias intensas acaecidos en los meses de febrero y marzo de 2001 en la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León.

Budget: EUR 3,01 m for grants for local authorities and EUR 703506,2 for other measures.

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the damage, excluding any sums received by the beneficiaries under other aid schemes or by way of insurance.

Duration: 1 year.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids