EN Official Journal of the European Union C 85/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 85/02)

Date of adoption:

Member State: Spain — Catalunya

Aid No: N 361/2005

Title: Aid to firms for subcontracting industrial research and pre-competitive development activities — Modification of aid scheme N 446/2004

Objective: R&D

Legal basis: Orden TR/161/2005, de 13 de abril, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras para el otorgamiento de ayudas para la subcontratación de actividades de investigación, desarrollo e innovación, y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2005. DOGC no 4369 of 22 April 2005

Budget: EUR 2,5 million per year

Intensity or amount: Industrial research projects: up to 50 % of the eligible costs

Pre-competitive development activities: up to 25 % of the eligible costs

Application of a 10 % SME bonus and a 5 % regional bonus for the projects carried out by SMEs and located in assisted areas according to Article 87(3)(c) TEC

Duration: 23 April 2005 to 31 December 2006

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:

Member State: Poland (Zachodniopomorskie)

Aid No: N 411/2005

Title: Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców inwestujących na terenie gminy Szczecin

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Ustawa o samorządzie gminnym z dnia 8 marca 1990 r.; Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r.; Projekt Uchwały Rady Miasta Szczecin w sprawie przyjęcia Szczecińskiego Programu Pomocy Przedsiębiorcom

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: PLN 52 million

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Tax advantage

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:

Member State: Slovak Republic

Aid No: N 419/2005

Title: State aid Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza

Objective: Inherited costs in the coal sector

Legal basis: Zákon č. 461/2003

Budget: SKK 36 902 560 (EUR 964 951,35)

Aid intensity or amount: SKK 36 902 560 (EUR 964 951,35)

Duration: 2005

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:

Member State: Austria (Tirol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg, Steiermark)

Aid No: N 435/2005

Title: Beihilfenvergabe zur Schadenswiedergutmachung nach dem Hochwasser im Sommer 2005

Objective: Compensation for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences (All sectors)

Legal basis: Katastrophenfondsgesetz 1996, Hoch- wasseropfer- und Wiederaufbau-Gesetz 2005, Gemeinsame Zinsenzuschussaktion von Bund und Ländern gemäss Arbeitsmarktförderungsgesetz, ERP Sonderprogramm „Betriebliche Hochwasserhilfe“

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant — Soft loan — Interest subsidy — Tax advantage — Guarantee

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:

Member State: Poland (City of Wrocław (South-West region))

Aid No: N 485/2005

Titl: Regional aid for Volvo Polska Sp. z o.o.

Objective: Regional development; Computer and related activities (72 and 74.12)

Legal basis:

1. Umowa ramowa o udzielenie dotacji celowej z dnia 25 lipca 2005 r. pomiędzy Ministrem Gospodarki i Pracy a Volvo Polska Sp. z o.o.

2. Uchwała nr 151/2005 w sprawie ustanowienia programu wieloletniego pod nazwą Wsparcie finansowe inwestycji realizowanej przez Volvo Polska sp. z o.o. we Wrocławiu pod nazwą: Kompleksowe Centrum Obsługi Finansowo-Księgowej i Rozwoju Technologii Informatycznych, w latach 2005-2008

3. Art. 80 ustawy z dnia 26 listopada 1998 r. o finansach publicznych (Dz.U. nr 15/2003, poz. 148)

Budget: EUR 453 750

Intensity or amount: 3,38 % of eligible expenditure

Duration: Until 31.12.2008

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:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 498/2005

Title: Forschungsprogramm „Physikalische Technologien“

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Bundeshaushalt, Einzelplan 30, Kapitel 3006, Titel 68317, -19, -20 jeweils zum Teil

Budget: 210 000 000 EUR

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Duration: 1.1.2006 — 31.12.2011

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 decision:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 81/2005

Title: NESTA Invention and Innovation Programme

Objective(s): Risk Capital for SMEs

Legal basis: National Lottery Act 1998

Budget: approximately EUR 35,3 million

Duration: until 31 March 2009

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

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