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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 89/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2002

Member State: Italy (Venezia)

Aid No: N 599/A/01

Title: Housing aid for non-Community workers

Objective: To provide housing for non-Community workers

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 2801 del 3 agosto 1999 e altri progetti di deliberazione della Giunta regionale

Budget: EUR 1934433,63

Aid intensity or amount: Estimated to be less than EUR 10000 per firm

Duration: 36 months

Other information: Requirement to submit implementing report to the Commission

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: 5.3.2002

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

Aid No: N 648/2000

Title: Regional aid scheme for large firms (measures under the 2000-2006 regional operational programme)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: - Legge regionale 10.12.2001, n. 36, articolo 8 recante disposizioni per la variazione al bilancio annuale 2001 e pluriennale 2001/2003 della Regione

- Progetto di regolamento della Giunta regionale relativo all'erogazione di aiuti di Stato alle grandi imprese a valere sulle misure del POR della regione Calabria 2000-2006

Budget: EUR 400 million for the entire period

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum intensity: 48,35 % nge

Duration: Until end of 2006

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: 20.12.2001

Member State: Spain (region of Extremadura)

Aid No: N 698/01

Title: Scheme of State aid for cinema and other audiovisual production

Objective: To promote the production of films and other audiovisual works (production of films)

Legal basis: "Decreto sobre ayudas a la producción cinematográfica y audiovisual de la Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura"

Budget: Approximately EUR 181000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: A maximum of 50 % of production costs

Duration: Until December 2004

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: 18.2.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 831/01

Title: Modification regional investment projects 2000 (PR 2000-2006)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Ministeriële uitvoeringsregeling ressorterende onder het Besluit subsidies regionale investeringsprojecten 2000 (Staatscourant 2000, nr. 172)

Budget: Not changed (the average annual budget amounts to EUR 20,42 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Not changed

For the selected communes of:

- Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe and the communes of Steenwijk and Hardenberg: 20 % gross grant equivalent (gge); with the exception of the communes of the NUTS 3 of Overig Groningen which are at 10 % net grant equivalent (nge). SMEs in Overig Groningen could claim however the regional SME top up of 10 % gge

- Overijssel: 15 % nge

- Midden-Limburg: 10 % nge

- Zuid-Limburg: 15 % gge

Duration: Not changed (until 31 December 2006)

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