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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 77/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.10.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 180/01

Title: Measures part-financed by the FIFG in Northern Ireland

Objective: Structural measures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector

Legal basis: - The Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

- Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

Budget: EUR 8,14 million

Aid intensity or amount: Subsidies at rates in accordance with those laid down by Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 for the respective categories of operation

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2002

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 436/01

Title: Tourism and recreational angling grant scheme

Objective: To promote and develop the tourism angling product and improve the angling tourism infrastructure

Legal basis: "National Development Plan" approved by the Irish Government on 2 November 1999 in combination with the Fisheries Act 1980

Budget: EUR 38,48 million

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with regional aid map 2000-2006

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 31.1.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 464/01

Title: Parafiscal charges to fund fisheries committees

Objective: Measures linked to the management of fishery resources and activities to benefit the industry (social measures, information, communication)

Legal basis: Projet de décret (prorogation du décret n° 96-1231 du 27.12.1996)

Budget: FRF 28 million (EUR 4,2 million) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Financing staff costs and other committee operating costs

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2001

Member State: Portugal (Setubal)

Aid No: N 613/01

Title: Ford Electronica Visteon

Legal basis: Regime de Apoio à realização de Estrategias Empresariais Integradas

Other information: Notification of the transformation of a subsidised loan into a cash grant in compliance with the conditions set out in the Commission decision of 27 February 1996(1)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2001

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 651/01

Title: Promoting sustainable heat

Objective: Promoting the use of sustainable heat

Legal basis: Artikel 36o, vierde lid, Wet belastingen op milieugrondslag

Budget: NLG 6 million (EUR 2,72 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 17,5 %

Duration: Five years

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2001

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 6/A/01

Title: Public service obligations imposed on the Electricity Supply Board with respect to the generation of electricity out of peat

Objective: Promote the security of electricity supply in Ireland

Legal basis: Electricity Regulation Act 1999

Budget: Estimated total: EUR 568 million (approximately EUR 30 million per year)

Duration: 19 years: 2001-2019

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 719/01

Title: Buy-out scheme for salmon fisheries

Objective: Voluntary withdrawal from salmon fishing with nets by giving up licences or fishing rights

Legal basis: Fisheries Act 1966

Budget: GBP 1,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: Fixed after expert evaluation

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.5.2000

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 729/99

Title: Aid statute province of Limburg, Paragraph 4.3

Objective: Encouraging employment and training

Legal basis: Besluit van de Provinciale Staten van de provincie Limburg van 9 juli 1999

Budget: EUR 395242 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Employment aid: 9,26 % Training aid: 50 %.

Duration: 2000-2006

Other information: Annual report. Extension of aid scheme N 185/98 (fund set up by the Province of Limburg to remedy employment bottlenecks), authorised by the Commission in January 1999

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 760/01

Title: Plan for the withdrawal of fishing vessels from the fleet

Objective: To withdraw fishing vessels over 10 years old and more than 10 metres in length from the fleet (measure part-financed by the FIFG)

Legal basis: - a statutory instrument

- Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

Budget: GBP 6 million (EUR 9,6 million)

Aid intensity or amount: The applications selected will be those with the lowest "premium wanted by applicant/tonnage of vessel"

Duration: 2001-2002

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: NN 137/01

Title: Reserves for nuclear power station waste management and decommissioning

Objective: Accumulation of financial reserves for the financing of future statutory obligations

Legal basis: Handelsgesetzbuch, Einkommensteuergesetz, Atomgesetz

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2001

Member State: Italy

Aid No: NN 92/01

Title: Aid for the permanent withdrawal of fishing vessels

Objective: To withdraw fishing vessels over ten years old from the fleet (measure part-financed by the FIFG)

Legal basis: - Decree of 22 December 2000 issued by the Ministry of Agricultural Policy

- Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

Budget: EUR 232,2 million (49,99 % Italy, 50,01 % FIFG)

Aid intensity or amount: Within the limits laid down in Article 7 and Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Duration: 2000-2006

Other information: Annual report

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(1) See OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 10.