EN Official Journal of the European Union C 275/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 275/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Portugal — Ave (Norte)

Aid No: N 126/2005

Title: Individual R&D aid to Portela & Ca S.A. (BIAL)

Objective: Research and development (Pharmaceutical)

Legal basis: Portaria n.o 94/2004 de 23 de Janeiro

Budget: EUR 45,2 million

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 318/b/2004 and N 604/a/2004

Title: ‘Taxation of individual herring quotas’ and ‘Fiscal treatment of quotas’

Objective: To establish clear and appropriate rules for fiscal treatment of quotas

Legal basis: Lov nr. 464 af 9. juni 2004 om ændring af afskrivningsloven, ligningsloven, lov om kuldioxid, afgift af visse energiprodukter og lov om afgift af svovl og lov nr. 1386 af 20. december 2004 om ændring af afskrivningsloven, ligningsloven og andre skattelove (Kvoter og betalingsrettigheder)

Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Region of Sardinia)

Aid No: N 630/03

Title: Aid to local museums in the Region of Sardinia

Objective: Support local museum activities

Legal basis:

— Legge regionale n. 1 del 7.2.1958

— Legge regionale n. 6 del 1992

— Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale della Sardegna n. 25/49 del 30 luglio 1992.

Budget: ca EUR 400 000 annually

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

Duration: unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 42/2004

Title: Retroactive modification of payments due from Orange and SFR for UMTS licences, France

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting State aid

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: NN 75/2004

Title: Reliefs from the taxes on electricity and CO2

Objective: To even out an unreasonable tax charge in accordance to the principles of the energy charge act

Legal basis: »Lovbekendtgørelse nr. 689 af 17. sep. 1998«, »Lovbekendtgørelse nr. 643 af 27. august 1998« og »Lov nr. 389 af 2. juni 1999 om ændring af lov om afgift af elektricitet, lov om ændring af forskellige energiafgiftslove og lov om kuldioxidafgift af visse energiprodukter«

Budget: The total amount of the refunds from the three taxes was in 2004 ca DKK 1 995 million (ca EUR 268 million)

Duration: 10 years

Other information: Annual report

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