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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 67/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.3.2000

Member State: France (Corsica)

Aid No: N 24/2000

Title: Social aid to benefit certain categories of passenger on the eight air routes between Marseilles and Nice on the one hand and Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari on the other

Objective: Measure to offset the permanent disadvantage resulting from the high transport costs associated with Corsica's insularity

Legal basis: Délibération n° 99/154 AC de l'Assemblée de Corse adoptée le 23 décembre 1999

Budget: 150 million French francs (EUR 22,87 million) a year

Aid intensity or amount: Amount of financial compensation ranging from 220 to 300 francs per person carried

Duration: Unlimited (budget voted on each year)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 29.1.2004

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 269/03

Title: Grants and loans for technological research and development

Objective: To promote R & D activities

Legal basis: Valtioneuvoston asetus teknologisen tutkimus- ja kehitystoiminnan rahoituksesta

Budget: 2003: Grant: EUR 153,7 million; Loan and capital loan: EUR 71,9 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 70 per cent

Duration: Five years

Other information: Annual report

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 280/03

Title: Innovation Fund of IBG Saxony-Anhalt - Prolongation of State aid N 707/2000

Objective: Risk capital

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschriften zu § 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung; Beteiligungsgrundsätze der IBG

Budget: EUR 20 to 25 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Investments in small companies and medium-sized enterprises in their start-up stages can amount to up to EUR 1 million in a region qualifying for assistance under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 318/03

Title: Promotion of Technology Centres in Saxony-Anhalt - Programme for the stimulation of technology transfer and the creation of technology-oriented start-up enterprises in Saxony-Anhalt

Objective: Technology transfer

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschriften zu § 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung

Budget: EUR 4 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 75 % of eligible costs for technology centres; up to 50 % of eligible costs for start-up firms benefiting from the centre

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2007

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Date of adoption of the decision: 14.11.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 329/03

Title: Programme to support the increase of innovation competence of middle-class enterprises - PRO INNO II

Objective: Furthering research and development activities in particular for SMEs

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschriften zu § 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung

Budget: EUR 140 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % for research establishments; 50 % for industrial research and 25 % for precompetitive development as basis rates for enterprises plus (if applicable) a bonus of 10 % points for SMEs as defined by the Commission, 10 % points for Article 87(3)(a) areas, 5 % points for Article 87(3)(c) areas, 10 % points if the project involves effective cooperation between at least two independent partners in two Member States, particularly in the context of coordinating national RTD policies or if the project involves effective cooperation between firms and public research bodies, particularly in the context of coordination of national RTD policies or if the project's results are widely disseminated and published, patent licences are granted or other appropriate steps are taken under conditions similar to those for the dissemination of Community RTD results (Article 167 of the EC Treaty)

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2008

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Date of adoption of the decision: 28.7.1999

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 369/99

Title: Relief of seafarers social security charges in maritime cabotage

Objective: To improve the competition position of Italian maritime transport companies operating cabotage services between Italian ports

Legal basis: Schema di disegno di legge recante misure di sostegno all'industria cantieristica ed armatoriale ed alla ricerca applicata nel settore navale (Articolo 8)

Budget: ITL 226000 million per annum (approximately EUR 200 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of social security charges normally payable by shipping companies in connection with employment of EU seafarers on board ships under the Italian flag in cabotage

Duration: Three years (1999-2001)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 29.1.2004

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 542/03

Title: Prolongation of the Berlin Ground Rent Programme

Objective: Regional Aid

Legal basis: Senatsbeschluss Nr. 4323/94 und der Beschluss des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin vom 23. Juni 1994

Budget: EUR 1 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 20 % NGE

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.3.1999

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 638/98

Title: Subsidy to Aerelba, the company which manages the airport on the island of Elba

Objective: To finance work to modernise the airport on the island of Elba (Marina di Campo)

Legal basis: Proposta di legge n. 3 del 19 ottobre 1998, della Regione Toscana

Budget: Subsidy of no more than ITL 1 billion

Duration: Duration of the modernisation work

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.4.2001

Member State: Italy (Liguria)

Aid No: N 733/2000

Title: Regional action to upgrade the public taxi service

Objective: To improve the public transport service by encouraging the fitting of various instruments to taxis to adapt them to specific requirements (the disabled, driver safety, introduction of the euro, the environment), or the outright replacement of vehicles

Legal basis: Legge regionale della Liguria n. 7/2000, "Interventi regionali per la riqualificazione del servizio di trasporto pubblico di taxi"

Budget: ITL 300 million (approximately EUR 154937); ITL 200 million (EUR 103291) was allocated for the year 2000

Aid intensity or amount: This measure does not constitute aid

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.10.2000

Member State: The Kingdom of Spain

Aid No: N 950/99

Title: Individual aid to Aero Transport Internacional, SA

Objective: Joint development of integrated transport logistics

Legal basis: Iniciativa PYME de desarrollo empresarial. (Orden de 7 de octubre de 1997 del Departamento de Industria, Comercio y Turismo de la Generalitat de Catalunya, de convocatoria para la concesión de ayudas de la Iniciativa PYME de desarrollo empresarial)

Budget: ESP 2350000

Aid intensity or amount: 31 % of total cost of ESP 7500000

Duration: One-time payment

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