Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 19/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.6.2000

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 31/2000

Title: Preparation of
balance sheet

the region’s annual and multiannual

Objective: To promote development of SMEs

Legal basis: Legge della Giunta Regionale: L.R. 2/2000 «Dispo-
sizioni per la formazione del bilancio pluriannuale e annuale»

Budget:

ITL 188 billion (EUR 97 million) for the period 2000-2002, of
which:

(cid:151) ITL 31,8 billion (EUR 16,5 million) for 2000

(cid:151) ITL 10 billion (EUR 5,16 million) for 2001

(cid:151) ITL 146,2 billion (EUR 75,4 million) for 2002

Aid intensity or amount: According to the guidelines:

(cid:151) SMEs: 7,5 % gge for medium-sized firms, 15 % gge for

small firms

(cid:151) Environment: 25 % gge for SMEs, 15 % gge for other firms

(cid:151) R & D: 25 % gge for pre-competitive research, 50 % gge

for industrial research

Duration: Three years (2000-2002)

Duration: Unlimited. Current financing decision equivalent to
two years

Other information: The United Kingdom has committed itself
to provide an annual report on implementation of the 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

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2000

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 351/2000

Title: Bavarian loan programme for SMEs

Objective: Strengthen investments of SMEs

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur Durchf(cid:252)hrung des Bayerischen Kre-
ditprogramms f(cid:252)r die F(cid:246)rderung des Mittelstandes i. V. m. all-
gemeinen haushaltrechtlichen Bestimmungen

Budget: DEM 75 million (approximately EUR 37,5 million)
per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum: 15 % for small enter-
prises, 7,5 % for medium-sized enterprises

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

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.10.2000

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 15/2000

Title: Civil aircraft research and technology demonstration
(CARAD) programme

Objective: To promote long-term research and development in
technologies underpinning civil aviation

Legal basis: Civil Aviation Act 1982

Budget: From GBP 20 to 25 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % for
research
undertaken in research and technology institutes and from
25 % to 50 % in other cases

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2000

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 343/2000

Title: R & D programme (cid:145)New media in education(cid:146)

Objective: To support R & D projects
educational multimedia content

in the

field of

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz

Budget: On average DEM 30 million (approximately EUR 15
million) per year to companies (total programme budget to
companies: DEM 148 million
EUR 74
million) over five years

(approximately

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Aid intensity or amount:

Up to:

(cid:151) 100 % for fundamental research

(cid:151) 75 % for feasibility studies

(cid:151) 50 % for industrial research

projekten im Rahmen des Landesprogramms (cid:132)Arbeit und Tech-
nik(cid:147)

Budget: EUR 27 million for the period until end of 2006
(approximately EUR 3,9 million per year)

Aid intensity or amount: 66 % gross, in case of cumulation
up to 70 % gross

(cid:151) 25 % for pre-competitive development plus bonus where

Duration: 31 December 2006

appropriate

Duration: Until 1 March 2004

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2000

Member State: Austria (Tirol)

Aid No: N 117/2000

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2000

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 478/2000

Title: Measure 2.3 of the Operational programme for science,
technology and innovation

Title: Regional Planning Scheme 2000-2006 Tirol

Objective: Technological research and development

Objective: Development of SMEs, regional aid, environmental
investment

Legal basis: (cid:132)Rahmenrichtlinie f(cid:252)r die Wirtschaftsf(cid:246)rderung des
Landes Tirol(cid:147) und (cid:132)ROSP 2000(cid:151)2006 St(cid:228)rkung der regional-
wirtschaftlichen Leistungskraft, Punkt (4) Standortverlegung aus
Gr(cid:252)nden der Raumordnung(cid:147) und (cid:132)ROSP 2000(cid:151)2006 Errich-
tung von energiebezogenen Umweltschutzvorhaben, Punkt (1)
(2) Industrielle Abw(cid:228)rme-
Errichtung von Biomasse-Anlagen,
nutzung und Abw(cid:228)rmer(cid:252)ckgewinnung und (4) Errichtung
von elektrischen W(cid:228)rmepumpenanlagen(cid:147)

Budget: EUR 27 million for the period until end of 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Up to the ceilings applicable in the
respective frameworks (SME and environment) and up to the
regional aid ceilings under the regional aid map as in force at
the moment the aid is awarded

Duration: 31 December 2006

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2000

Member State: Germany (Bremen)

Aid No: N 132/2000

Legal basis: Decreto-Lei

Budget: EUR 62,4 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable, depending on the type of
project, firm and region

Duration: Until end 2006

Other information: N 457/2000

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.12.2000

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 185/2000

Title: To compensate shellfish-cleaning enterprises following
the mucilage pollution in 1997

Objective: To compensate these enterprises for revenue lost as
a result of this event

Legal basis: Legge n. 2/2000 della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giu-
lia, articolo 6, paragrafi 91-94

Budget: ITL 100 million (EUR 51 647 million)

Title: Work and Technology, Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Other information: Summary report on the aid paid

Objective: Training aid

Legal basis: Haushaltsordnung der freien Hansestadt Bremen
(LHO) §§ 23 und 44; Richtlinie zur F(cid:246)rderung von Verbund-

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