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: 2001-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Commission, State aid, control of State aid

30.6.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 185/57

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 185/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.3.2001

Aid intensity or amount:

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 121/2000

Title: The Fur Sector Fund

Objective: To improve the quality of fur and develop new uses

Legal basis:

Lov nr. 414 af 13. juni 1990 om administration af Det Euro-
p(cid:230)iske F(cid:230)llesskabs
for
landbrugsvarer m.v. med (cid:230)ndringer,
lovbekendtgłrelse nr.
818 af 3. november 1999

forordninger om markedsordninger
jf.

Bekendtgłrelse nr. 956 af 10. december 1993 om produktions-
afgift p(cid:229) pelsskind

Budget:

and ESP 2 million
Between ESP 800 000 (EUR 4 808)
(EUR 12 020) per
investment aid: 7,5 %
job created. For
(medium-sized firms) or 15 % (small firms); in assisted areas,
regional
intensity plus a bonus of 10 percentage points for
SMEs

For technical assistance: 50 %, subject to a ceiling of ESP 3
million (EUR 18 080)

Duration: 2000-2006

Other information: Annual report

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Total budget: DKK 16,45 million (approximately EUR 2,2
million)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.3.2001

Member State: Germany

(cid:151) Workshops:

DKK 2,50

million

(approximately

Aid No: N 784/2000

EUR 335 000)

(cid:151) R & D: DKK 6,050 million (approximately EUR 810 000)

Aid intensity or amount:

(cid:151) Workshops: measure not constituting an aid

(cid:151) R & D: up to 100 %

Duration: 2000-2009

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.3.2001

Member State: Spain (Rioja)

Aid No: N 625/2000

Title: Aid for the non-profit sector

Title: R & D programme (cid:145)Microelectronics(cid:146)

Objective: To support R & D projects in the field of microelec-
tronics

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz; Einzelplan 30, Kapitel 06, Titel
68317 Elektronik

Budget: On average DEM 28 million (approximately EUR 14
million) per year (total programme budget: DEM 140 million
(approximately EUR 70 million) over five years), of which
roughly two-thirds
is deemed as aid to enterprises and
one-third as financing of public research by public research
institutes

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % for industrial research,
plus 10 % regional (Article 87(3)(a)), and/or 10 % SME, and/or
10 % cooperation bonus where appropriate

Duration: Until 1 March 2005

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Objective: Job creation and consolidation; strengthening of the
non-profit sector

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.4.2001

Member State: The Netherlands (all Article 87(3)(c) regions)

Legal basis: Bases reguladoras de la concesi(cid:243)n de ayudas al
Programa de Fomento de la Econom(cid:237)a Social

Aid No: N 627/2000

Budget: ESP 36 million (EUR 216 364) for 2000

Free depreciation scheme

Title:
(2000-2006)

for

regional

aid areas

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Objective: Regional

Legal basis:

Artikel 10 van de Wet op de Inkomstenbelasting 1964

Artikel 8 van de Wet op de Inkomstenbelasting 1969, (cid:132)Uitvoe-
ringsregeling willekeurige afschrijving(cid:148)

Budget: NLG 20 million (EUR 9,1 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 2,6 % nge/gge

Duration: 2000-2006

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.4.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 750/2000

Title: SME consolidation and competitiveness plan

Objective: Investment and advisory aid for SMEs

Legal basis: Real Decreto por el que se establecen el rØgimen
de ayudas y el sistema de gesti(cid:243)n del Plan de Consolidaci(cid:243)n y
Competitividad de las PYME

Budget: ESP 6 000 million (EUR 36,06 million) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Investment aid: 15 % (small firms)
and 7,5 % (medium-sized firms) in non-assisted areas; regional
ceiling plus bonus of 15 percentage points for assisted areas
under Article 87(3)(a), and regional ceiling plus bonus of 10
percentage points for assisted areas under Article 87(3)(c).
Advisory aid: 50 %

Duration: 2000-2006

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.4.2001

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 124/01

Title: R & D programme (cid:145)High technologies
century(cid:146)

for

the 21st

Objective: To support R & D projects in different fields of high
technology

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung i.V.m. Gesetz (cid:252)ber
die Errichtung der Bayerischen Forschungsstiftung und Satzung
der Bayerischen Forschungsstiftung

Budget: On average DEM 60 million (approximately EUR 30
million) per year, of which roughly EUR 12 million is deemed
as aid to enterprises and EUR 18 million as financing of public
research by public reserarch institutes

For

amount:

fundamental

reserarch:
Aid intensity or
maximum 100 %; for feasibility studies: maximum 75 %/50 %
for industrial research: maximum 50 %;
for precompetitive
development: maximum 25 %; plus additional 10 % points
to point
for SMEs; plus additional 10 % points pursuant
including
5(10)(4)(a) or
(b) R & D framework; altogether,
bonuses, not exceeding 75 % for
reserarch and
50 % for precompetitive development

industrial

Duration: Until 31 December 2005

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.4.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 316/A/2000

Title: RØunion 2000-2006 (cid:151) Activity areas and strategic areas

Objective: Regional (cid:151) Operating aid in the form of rent
reduction

Legal basis: Article L 1511-5 du Code GØnØral des CollectivitØs
Territoriales

Budget: Approximately EUR 6,34 million per year

Duration: Until end of 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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.4.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 694/2000

Title: Health reserarch (cid:151) Research for people

Objective: R & D

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz der Bundesregierung, Einzelplan
30 f(cid:252)r den Gesch(cid:228)ftsbereich des Bundesministeriums f(cid:252)r Bil-
dung und Forschung, Kapitel 3005, Titel 68503 sowie Titel
68504, Dispo DF2GF0037

Budget: DEM 1 800 million (approximately EUR 900 million),
of which approximately 10 % are State aid

Aid intensity or amount: For fundamental research up to
100 %, for industrial research up to 50 %, for precompetitive
development up to 25 %. In addition, bonuses can be granted
for SMEs, projects in assisted areas and cooperation projects

Duration: Eight years

Other information: An annual report will be submitted

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids