Official Journal of the European Union

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 245/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 28.5.2020 Aid number SA.42270 (2016/NN) Member State Spain Region CEUTA Y MELILLA, CANARIAS, BALEARES Mixed Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Actividad de producción de energía eléctrica y el procedimiento de despacho en los sistemas eléctricos de los territorios no peninsulares Legal basis Real Decreto 738/2015 por el que se regula la actividad de producción de energía eléctrica y el procedimiento de despacho en los sistemas eléctricos de los territorios no peninsulares Ley 24/2013, de 26 de diciembre, del Sector Eléctrico. Ley 17/2013, de 29 de octubre, para la garantía del suministro e incremento de la competencia en los sistemas eléctricos insulares y extrapeninsulares Constitución Española en cuanto a la igualdad de todos los españoles en todo el territorio, así como el principio de solidaridad interterritorial Type of measure Scheme — Objective Services of general economic interest Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 1 500 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) From 1.9.2015 Economic sectors Production of electricity Name and address of the granting authority Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica Plaza San Juan de la Cruz, s/n — 28071 Madrid, España Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.6.2020 Aid number SA.54887 (2020/N) Member State Croatia Region HRVATSKA — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Reductions for EIUs from the RES charge in Croatia Legal basis Zakon o obnovljivim izvorima energije i visokoučinkovitoj kogeneraciji (‘Narodne novine’, br. 100/15, 123/16, 131/17 i 111/18; dalje: ZOIEiVUK) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection, Promotion of export and internationalisation, Sectorial development Form of aid Other Budget Overall budget: HRK 302,5904 (in millions) Annual budget: HRK 75,6476 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2021 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority HRVATSKI OPERATOR TRŽIŠTA ENERGIJE d.o.o. (dalje: Operator tržišta) Ulica grada Vukovara 284, Zagreb Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 29.6.2020 Aid number SA.56125 (2020/N) Member State Sweden Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prolongation and modification of SA.49893 (2018/N) — Tax exemption for non-food based biogas and bio-propane in heat generation Legal basis Act (1994:1776) on Excise Duties on Energy (LSE) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection, Renewable energy Form of aid Tax advantage or tax exemption Budget Overall budget: SEK 5 940 (in millions) Annual budget: SEK 540 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) 1.1.2021 — 31.12.2030 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) 771 83 Ludvika, Sweden Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.4.2020 Aid number SA.57075 (2020/N) Member State Malta Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 R&D Fund Legal basis Charter of the Foundation for Science and Technology Type of measure Scheme — Objective Research, development and innovation Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 5,3 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 5,3 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Malta Council for Science and Technology Triq il-Marina Kalkara MT KKR, 1320, Il-Kalkara Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.6.2020 Aid number SA.57274 (2020/N) Member State Netherlands Region Fryslân — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Loan to ice skating arena Thialf Legal basis Loan Agreement between province of Fryslân and Thialf O.G. B.V. Type of measure Ad hoc aid Thialf OG B.V. Objective Rescuing undertakings in difficulty Form of aid Soft loan Budget Overall budget: EUR 2 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 1.7.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors Sport and multifunctional recreational infrastructures Name and address of the granting authority The Province of Fryslân and the Municipality of Heerenveen Province of Fryslân: Tweebaksmarkt 52, 8911 KZ, Leeuwarden The Netherlands Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 26.6.2020 Aid number SA.57325 (2020/N) Member State Germany Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Verlängerung der ‘Richtlinie zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten in der Seeschifffahrt für das Bewilligungsjahr 2021’ Legal basis Richtlinie zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten in der Seeschifffahrt, die § § 23 und 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung, Verwaltungsvorschriften zur Bundeshaushaltsordnung, die § § 48 bis 49a Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz Type of measure Scheme — Objective Sectoral development Form of aid Reduction of social security contributions Budget Overall budget: EUR 44 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 44 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2021 — 31.12.2021 Economic sectors Water transport Name and address of the granting authority Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 78, 20359 Hamburg Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 10.7.2020 Aid number SA.57643 (2020/N) Member State Estonia Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Aid to companies active in international maritime passenger transport Legal basis Article 53 State Budget Act Type of measure Scheme AS Tallink Group, Viking Line Abp, Eckerö Line AB Oy, DFDS A.S Eesti filial Objective Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 20 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) — Economic sectors Sea and coastal passenger water transport Name and address of the granting authority Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus Lõkke 4, 10122, Tallinn, Estonia Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 25/6/2020 Aid number SA.57654 (2020/N) Member State Cyprus Region Cyprus — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: (A) SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES AND SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS. (B) INTEREST RATE SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR NEW BUSINESS LOANS. Legal basis Decision of the Council of Ministers dated 27th May 2020 approving the New Package of Measures to Support the Economy Dealing with the Effects of the Pandemic of COVID-19. See Section 12 — Attachments Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Interest subsidy Budget Overall budget: EUR 280 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 280 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Finance — Grigori Afxentiou, Nicosia 1439 Ministry of Labour Welfare and Social Insurance of Cyprus B2 18, Aradippou, Cyprus Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.7.2020 Aid number SA.57724 (2020/N) Member State Slovenia Region Slovenia — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 Framework scheme for state aid in the form of soft loans Legal basis Protocol of SID bank on State aid in the form of public loans granted in accordance with the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Interest subsidy, Soft loan Budget Overall budget: EUR 222 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 222 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority SID banka Ulica Josipine Turnograjske 6, Ljubljana, Slovenia Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 10.7.2020 Aid number SA.57740 (2020/N) Member State Latvia Region Latvia — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID 19: Reduction of the lease payments for lessees of publicly-owned property Legal basis The Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No 180 of April 2, 2020 on the Application of Release from or Reduction of the Lease Payment for the Property of a Public Person and Capital Company Controlled by a Public Person Due to the Spread of Covid-19 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 58 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 58 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia Smilsu street 1, Riga, Latvia Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 1.7.2020 Aid number SA.57749 (2020/N) Member State Denmark Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendment to the aid scheme SA.56708 (2020/N) — Danish guarantee scheme for SMEs affected by COVID-19 Legal basis Danish budget law Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: DKK 1 000 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Slotsholmsgade 12, Copenhagen Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 2.7.2020 Aid number SA.57766 (2020/N) Member State Netherlands Region NEDERLAND — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Amendments to SA.57107 (2020/N) — Subsidised interest rates scheme Legal basis The Framework Act for subsidies for the ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, articles 2 and 6. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Interest subsidy Budget Overall budget: EUR 301,5 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 301,5 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority The State Secretary of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Postbus 20401, 2500 EK The Hague Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 14.7.2020 Aid number SA.57781 (2020/N) Member State Sweden Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ändring av det svenska press- och mediestödet Legal basis Förordning om ändring i mediestödsförordningen (2018:2053) med ikrafträdande 2020 respektive Förordning om ändring i mediestödsförordningen (2018:2053) med ikraftträdande 2021 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Sectorial development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: SEK 500 (in millions) Annual budget: SEK 500 (in millions) Intensity 75 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2023 Economic sectors Publishing activities Name and address of the granting authority Mediestödsnämnden vid Myndigheten för press, radio och tv Box 33, 12125 Stockholm-Globen Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 9.7.2020 Aid number SA.57797 (2020/N) Member State Belgium Region VLAAMS GEWEST — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Steun aan de sociaal-toeristische sector Legal basis Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot toekenning van steun aan de sociaal-toeristische sector en het Iedereen verdient vakantiefonds tot beperking van de negatieve economische impact die voortvloeit uit de dringende maatregelen van de Nationale Veiligheidsraad om de verspreiding van het coronavirus COVID-19 in te dijken (concept) Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 6,35 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 6,35 (in millions) Intensity 100 % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Toerisme Vlaanderen Grasmarkt 61, 1000 Brussel Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 13.7.2020 Aid number SA.57829 (2020/N) Member State Slovakia Region Bratislavský, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko, Západné Slovensko — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Schéma štátnej pomoci pre dočasnú pomoc na podporu výskumu a vývoja relevantného pre COVID-19 Legal basis 1. Zákon č. 292/2014 Z. z. o príspevku poskytovanom z európskych štrukturálnych a investičných fondov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov. 2. Zákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o štátnej pomoci). 3. Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov 4. Zákon č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja a o doplnení zákona č. 575/2001 Z. z. o organizácii činnosti vlády a organizácii ústrednej štátnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov 5. Zákon č. 243/2017 Z. z. o verejnej výskumnej inštitúcii a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov 6. Zákon č. 357/2015 Z. z. o finančnej kontrole a audite a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov 7. Zákon č. 343/2015 Z. z. o verejnom obstarávaní a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov 8. Zákon č. 431/2002 Z. z. o účtovníctve v znení neskorších predpisov 9. Zákon č. 513/1991 Zb. Obchodný zákonník v znení neskorších predpisov 10. Zákon č. 455/1991 Zb. Zákon o živnostenskom podnikaní v znení neskorších predpisov 11. Zákon č. 311/2001 Z. z. Zákonník práce v znení neskorších predpisov 12. Uznesenie Vlády SR č. 111 z 11.3.2020 k návrhu na vyhlásenie mimoriadnej situácie v súvislosti s ohrozením verejného zdravia II. stupňa z dôvodu ochorenia COVID-19 spôsobeným korona vírusom SARS-CoV-2 na území Slovenskej republiky 13. Uznesenie Vlády SR č. 113 z 15.3.2020 k Informácii o riešení situácie šíriaceho sa korona vírusu na Slovensku, ktoré ukladá hlavnému hygienikovi SR vydať opatrenie, ktoré na 14 dní uzatvára všetky maloobchodné prevádzky a všetky prevádzky poskytujúce služby okrem: predajní potravín, predajní drogérie, lekární, predajní a výdajní zdravotníckych pomôcok, stravovacích zariadení, predajní novín a tlačovín, pôšt, b… Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 80 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 80 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby Slovenskej republiky ako Riadiaci orgán pre Operačný program Integrovaná infraštruktúra; Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu Slovenskej republiky ako Sprostredkovateľský orgán pre Operačný program Integrovaná infraštruktúra Námestie slobody 6, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovenská republika; Stromová 1, 813 30 Bratislava, Slovenská republika Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 1.7.2020 Aid number SA.57833 (2020/N) Member State Denmark Region DANMARK — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendment to the aid scheme SA.56808 (2020/N) – Liquidity guarantee scheme under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak Legal basis Budget Law Act on EKF Liquidity Guarantee Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: DKK 100 (in millions) Intensity — Duration (period) 1.7.2020 — 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority EKF (Danish Export Credit Agency) Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 8.7.2020 Aid number SA.57850 (2020/N) Member State Netherlands Region NEDERLAND — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19: Subsidised interest rates for loans Legal basis Articles 2 and 6 of the Framework Act for Subsidies for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Interest subsidy Budget Overall budget: EUR 25 (in millions) Annual budget: EUR 25 (in millions) Intensity % Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Postbus 20401, 2500 EK The Hague Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 13.7.2020 Aid number SA.57958 (2020/N) Member State Finland Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) SA. 57958 (2020/N) — COVID-19 — Modification of schemes SA.56995, SA.57059, SA.57221 and SA.57231 Legal basis See schemes SA.56995, SA.57059, SA.57221 and SA.57231 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, Guarantee, Soft loan Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2020 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment PL 32, 00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO Other information —

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