Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(2005/C 177/09)
(Text with EEA relevance)
Date of adoption of the decision: 22.4.2005
Member State: Italy (Tuscany)
Aid No: N 7/2004
Title: Assistance for fisheries.
Objective: Aid for the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
Legal basis: Legge regionale del 23 dicembre 2003.
Budget: EUR 4,39 million
Duration: Three years
Rate of aid/amount: The rates laid down in Regulation (EC)
No 2792/1999.
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tial information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption: 22.7.2004
Member State: Greece
Aid No: N 105/2004
Title: Amendments to TANEO risk capital fund
Objective: Fund of funds aimed at investing with private
sector investors, in new venture capital funds, which in turnwill invest in new economy SMEs, preferably at their start-up
or early stage
Legal basis: Ν.2843/2000 ( ΦΕΚ ,τεύχος Α 'αρ. 219)περί εκσυγχ-
ρονισ µού των χρη µατιστηριακών συναλλαγών ,εισαγωγή εταιριών
επενδύσεων στην ποντοπόρο ναυτιλία στο Χρη µατιστήριο Αξιών
Αθηνών και άλλων
ΑΡΘΡΟ 28 (όπως τροποποιήθηκε από το άρθρο 8του Ν .2992/
2002 (ΦΕΚ ,τεύχος Α 'αρ. 54)περί ενίσχυσης της κεφαλαιαγοράς ,
ανάπτυξης της επιχειρη µατικότητας και άλλων διατάξεων )Budget: EUR 45 million
Duration: Until 2016
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tial information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.10.2004
Member State: Italy
Aid No: N 180/2004
Title: R&D support to investments in certain sectors ( meta-
distretti ) in Regione Lombardia
Objective: The scheme amends the original N 311/2003 aid
scheme and extends its scope by (1) adding a new industrialsector (Information and Communication technology, ICT) and(2) covering a larger number of beneficiaries — initially limitedto SMEs — which now include public/private consortia ofSMEs, large enterprises, Universities, EU research bodies and
national foundations
Legal basis: Legge regionale del 24.03.2003 n. 3 art. 2, comma 5
‘Modifiche a leggi regionali in material di organizzazione, sviluppoeconomico, territorio e seervizi alla persona’
Budget: The total budget of the scheme will presumably be of
EUR 90 to 110 million.
Aid intensity or amount: For fundamental research: max.
100 %; for industrial research: max. 50 %; for pre-competitivedevelopment: max 25 %; for study costs preparatory to indus-trial research: max 75 %, for studies preparatory to pre-compe-titive development activities: max. 50 %.
The aid intensity can be increased by max: 10 percentage
points, as the aid is to be given to SMEs; 5 percentage points,as the aid is to be given to enterprises in 87(3)(c) assistedAreas; 25 percentage points where the project also involveseffective cross-border cooperation and where its results are
widely disseminated; 15 percentage points if the research
project is in accordance with the objectives of a specific projector programme undertaken as part of the Community's currentframework programme for R&D; 10 percentage points in casethe project involves effective cross-border cooperation between
independent partners and cooperation projects reflecting point
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Altogether, including top-ups, not exceeding 75 % for industrial
research and 50 % for pre-competitive development
Duration: The scheme has a maximum duration of 10 years.
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tial information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption: 12.8.2004
Member State: Netherlands
Case No: N 222/2004Title: Single Opportunity Scheme and demonstration projects
Objective: To stimulate energy transition experiments and
innovative energy demonstration projects
Legal basis: Kaderwet EZ-subsidies (Staatsblad 1997, 638)
Budget: EUR 225 million
Intensity or amount: Up to 50 %
Duration: 10 years for demonstration projects and 5 years for
transition experiments
The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/19.7.2005 C 177/24 Official Journal of the European Union EN