EN Official Journal of the European Union C 242/5

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 242/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 143/2004

Title: Public Service Obligation — Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Objective: to ensure the security of electricity in Ireland (power generation)

Legal basis: Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) Order

Budget: depending on the actual costs incurred, approximately EUR 70 million is estimated for the whole duration of the PSO

Duration: from 19 February 2005 until the completion of two generation facilities to be built on the basis of the PSO in respect of new electricity generation capacity (State aid No N 475/2003), expected operation dates are November 2005 and January 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 185/2005

Title: Aid to Vietnam (BV Scheepswerf Damen Gorinchem)/Grant

Objective: Development aid

Legal basis: Schenking vanuit het gebonden hulpfinancieringsprogramma ORET/Miliev

Budget: EUR 11 585 875

Aid intensity or amount: 35 %

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Aid No: N 362/2005

Member State: Cyprus

Title in original language: Amendment of scheme for protection of environment (CY6/2004)

Legal basis: Απόφαση Υπ. Συμβουλίου 61.790, 30.3.2005

Objectives: Regional development — Environmental protection (all)

Overall aid amount planned: CYP 7 900 000

Duration:

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Aid No: N 553/2004

Member State: France

Title in original language: Exonération d'impôt sur les sociétés en faveur des sociétés créées pour reprendre une entreprise industrielle en difficulté

Legal basis: Article 44 septies du Code général des impôts

Objective: Regional development (Small and medium-sized enterprises)

Economic sectors: limited to the manufacturing industry

Annual expenditure planned (in millions of national currency): EUR 50

Aid intensity or amount: 65 %

Duration: 2004 to 2006

Other information:

1. Type of measure: aid scheme

2. Form of aid: tax advantage

3. Name and address of the granting authority: Direction générale des impôts

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Slovakia

Aid No: SK 5/2004

Title: Reduction of a tax concession granted by Slovakia to US Steel Kosice

Objective: To reduce a tax concession

Legal basis: Point 4.2 of Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (OJ L 236 of 23 September 2003) and Act No 366/1999 Coll. On Income Tax in Slovakia

Budget: USD 430 million

Duration: End of the fiscal year 2009 or until the aid reaches a pre-determined amount, whichever comes first

Other information:

1. Pursuant to Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty, the Commission has decided to propose appropriate measures in respect of State aid case No SK 5/04 — Slovakia: Reduction of a tax concession granted by Slovakia to US Steel Kosice. Slovakia has accepted these measures.

2. Additionally, US Steel Kosice is required to make a tax payment of USD 32 million to the Slovak government, to be paid in two equal instalments during 2004 and 2005

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