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Commission communication concerning the guidelines on State aid for employment (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Netherlands, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

C 371/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.12.2000

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION

concerning the guidelines on State aid for employment

(2000/C 371/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Commission will continue to assess employment aid schemes against the criteria set out in the existing
guidelines (1), which will therefore remain in force, until the entry into force of revised guidelines on aid
for employment or of an exemption regulation on aid for employment under Council Regulation (EC) No
994/98 of 7 May 1998 (2) on the application of Articles 92 and 93 (now 87 and 88) of the Treaty to
certain categories of horizontal State aid.

The report foreseen in paragraph 30 of the existing guidelines, including an invitation to comment on any
issues raised in it, is available on the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/

(1) OJ C 334, 12.12.1995.
(2) OJ L 142, 14.5.1998.

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2000/C 371/06)

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.11.2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.10.2000

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 297/2000

Title: Development of the potato sector

Objective: Support
improved
investments
storage and marketing facilities for potatoes other than starch
potatoes

in new or

for

Legal basis: Non-statutory;
provision

implemented by administrative

Budget: IEP 5,5 million over 2000-2006 period

Aid intensity or amount: Direct grant of 35 % of eligible
expenses

Duration: 2000-2006

Other information: The scheme concerns an Annex I product
not subject to a CMO. For this reason the Treaty does not
allow the Commission to oppose the notified aid scheme

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 446/2000

Increase of parafiscal charges for State aid measure

Title:
N 765/95 (horticultural seeds)

Objective: Aid for applied aid research. Aid may also be given
for sales promotion acitivities and information projects

Legal basis: Verordening financieringsfonds algemene vakdoel-
einden tuinbouwzaden; Heffingsverordening financieringsfonds
algemene vakdoeleinden tuinbouwzaden 1995; Uitvoeringsver-
ordening financieringsfonds algemene vakdoeleinden tuinbouw-
zaden 2000

Budget: 2000: NLG 222 110

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Indefinite

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids