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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 34/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.10.2002

Member State: France (Overseas departments)

Aid No: N 186/02

Title: Transport aid for Martinique products

Objective: Regional aid

Legal basis: DOCUP 2000-2006

Budget: EUR 17074289,93

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gross

Duration: 1.1.2000 to 31.12.2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 207/02

Title: Individual State aid under the MEDEA+ programme (A 302)

Objective: Development of open platforms for smart cards

Legal basis: Programme MEDEA+

Budget: EUR 15,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 %

Duration: 2001-2004

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2002

Member State: Spain (Community of Madrid)

Aid No: N 337/02

Title: Aid for the acquisition of public transport vehicles adapted to persons with reduced mobility

Objective: To effectively enable the use of public transport by persons with reduced mobility

Legal basis: Order from the Department of Public Works, Urban Development and Transport of the Community of Madrid approving the legal bases for aid for the acquisition of public transport vehicles adapted to persons with reduced mobility

Budget: EUR 360608 for 2002. Similar amounts are planned for subsequent years.

Duration: 2002-2004

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.10.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 352/02

Title: Lower Saxony scheme guaranteeing participations acquired by capital investment companies with a view to the restructuring of SMEs in difficulty

Objective: The scheme aims at restructuring SMEs in difficulty by mobilising the financial resources of capital investment companies which will take participations in these firms

Legal basis: § 44 der Niedersächsischen Landeshaushaltsordnung und jährliches Haushaltsgesetz des Landes Niedersachsen

Budget: 2002-2006: EUR 50 million in total

Duration: Limited until 31 December 2006

Other information: Germany submits an annual report on the implementation of the scheme

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: Germany (Thuringia)

Aid No: N 379/02

Title: Regional aid for mobile economic goods in the service sector

Objective: Regional aid

Legal basis: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe; Investitionszulagengesetz 1999

Budget: EUR 156826,62

Duration: ad hoc

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.8.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 382/02

Title: Modification of the Labour market programme of the Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in favour of employment for recipients of social security benefit

Objective: The scheme aims to promote the employment of recipients of social security benefit

Legal basis: § 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Budget: 2002-2006: EUR 1 million per year

Duration: Limited until 31 December 2006

Other information: Germany submits an annual report on the implementation of the scheme

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 454/02

Title: Measure to promote youth employment in firms

Objective: To create jobs for young people aged between 16 and 23 who have not obtained a specific qualification. Firms of all sizes and in all sectors

Legal basis: Loi du 1er août 2002

Budget: Rising from EUR 200 million in 2003 to EUR 650 in 2005

Duration: Indefinite

Other information: General measure

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Date of adoption of the decision: 20.8.2002

Member State: Germany (Thuringia)

Aid No: N 483/02

Title: Scheme of the Land of Thuringia for the promotion of employment and qualification projects in favour of unemployed persons, in particular long-term-unemployed, older and handicapped workers

Objective: Employment creation combined with qualification

Legal basis: Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung von Beschäftigungs- und Qualifizierungsprojekten für Langzeitarbeitslose, ältere Arbeitslose und Schwerbehinderte

Budget: EUR 7 million per annum

Aid intensity or amount: - maximum 65 % as regards gross wage costs

- maximum 75 % as regards qualification measures

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 14.10.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 530/02

Title: Geomatics Business Park

Objective: To stimulate industrial research in the field of remote sensing

Legal basis: Convenant tussen de Staat der Nederlanden en de Provincie Flevoland inzake Structuurfondsen 2000-2006

Budget: EUR 4,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: 70 %

Duration: Five years

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2002

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 548/02

Title: New Economy Development Fund SA (TANEO A.E.)

Objective: To invest with private sector investors in new venture capital funds, which in turn will be investing in innovative SMEs, preferably at the start-up or other early stage

Legal basis: N 2843/2000 (ΦΕΚ, τεύχος Α' άρθρο 219) περί εκσυγχρονισμού των χρηματιστηριακών συναλλαγών, εισαγωγή εταιριών επενδύσεων στην ποντοπόρο ναυτιλία στο Χρηματιστήριο Αξιών Αθηνών και άλλων

Άρθρο 28 [όπως τροποποιήθηκε από το άρθρο 8 του N 2992/02 (ΦΕΚ, τεύχος Α' άρθρο 54) περί ενίσχυσης της κεφαλαιαγοράς, ανάπτυξης της επιχειρηματικότητας και άλλων διατάξεων]

Budget: ΕUR 45 million

Duration: 2016

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Date of adoption of the decision: 22.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 631/01

Title: BBC licence fee

Objective: Compensation for net public service costs of nine new digital channels.

Legal basis: Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, the Royal Charter of May 1996 and the Agreement between the BBC and the Secretary of State of May 1996

Budget: GBP 90 million for the period 2002-2003

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: NN 93/2000

Title: Vocational transition premium scheme

Objective: To assist unemployed persons in difficulty in finding new employment

Legal basis: Ontwerp van koninklijk besluit tot wijziging van het koninklijk besluit van 20 december 1963 betreffende de werkgelegenheid en de werkloosheid

Projet d'arrêté modifiant l'arrêté royal du 20 décembre 1963 relatif à l'emploi et au chômage

Budget: Approximately EUR 3,3 million for 2000-2006, of which 45 % financed by the ESF under Objective 3 programming document

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum EUR 500 per month for 12 months

Duration: 10 years

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