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: 2001-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

28.7.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 211/47

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 211/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.5.2001

Member State: Spain (Valencia)

Aid No: N 101/01

Title: Employment aid scheme

Objective: Job creation

Legal basis: Orden de la Comunidad Valenciana

Budget: ESP 328,862 million (approximately EUR 2 million)

Budget: Equivalent to the exclusive right granted to SFTRF to
operate a motorway concession for an extended period of 32
years

Duration: The extended motorway concession will expire on
31 December 2050 at the same time as the second concession
granted to SFTRF, in particular that for the FrØjus tunnel

Other information: Commitment on the part of the Frenche
authorities to exclude SFTRF from participating in any new
concesion award procedure until 31 December 2050

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

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

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

Duration: Until end-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: 6.6.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.6.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 321/01

the motorway concession
Title: Extending the duration of
granted to SociØtØ Fran(cid:231)aise du Tunnel Routier du FrØjus
(SFTRF)

Objective: To extend the duration of the motorway concession
granted to SociØtØ Fran(cid:231)aise du Tunnel Routier du FrØjus
(SFTRF), in return for removing the advantage that it enjoys,
namely the commitment on the part of the State to take over
liabilities. This removal
is part of the reform of the French
the operation of motorway concessions
arrangements
granted to semi-public motorway concession companies. The
extension will enable the SFTRF to continue to provide, on
behalf of the State, a service of general economic interest, in
particular
the A43
the Maurienne motorway) and the
motorway (known as
FrØjus tunnel between France and Italy

and operation of

the maintenance

for

Member State: Spain (Basque Country)

Aid No: NN 78/2000

Title: Environmental proteection aid for several ECSC firms

Objective: Environmental protection (ECSC steel)

Legal basis: Decreto 15/1992, de 4 de febrero, por el que se
establecen las normas bÆsicas para la concesi(cid:243)n de subvencio-
nes a empresas en materia de medio ambiente

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 239 084

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: 8.5.2001

Member State: Germany (Saxony)

Legal basis: Projet de loi sur la modernisation du rØgime
d’exploitation des autoroutes et des ouvrages d’art (cid:224) pØage

Aid No: N 783/2000

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Title: Wacker Chemie GmbH

Objective: Realisation of large investment project under the
multisectoral framework on regional aid

Legal basis:

(cid:151) 29. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe (cid:132)Verbesserung

der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur(cid:147) (1998 to 2002)

(cid:151) Investitionszulagengesetz 1999

Budget: DEM 232,9 miljoen (EUR 119 080 000)

Aid intensity or amount: 26,77 % gross

Duration: 2000 to 2004

Article 87(3)(a) regions: 35 % net (+ 15 % gross for SMEs);
Article 87(3)(c) regions satisfying the low population density
criterion: 30 % net;
other article 87(3)(c) regions: 20 % net, 15 % net or 10 % net
depending on the area concerned (+ 10 % gross for SMEs)
Duration: The scheme expires on 31.12.2006

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

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: 15.11.2001
Member State: The Netherlands
Aid No: N 422/98

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.4.2001

Member State: United Kingdom (Article 87(3)(a) and Article
87(3)(c) regions in England, Wales and Scotland)

Aid No: N 731/2000

Title: Regional selective assistance (Great Britain)

Objective: Regional

Legal basis: Industrial Development Act 1982

Budget: GBP 240 million (around EUR 380 million) per
annum

Aid intensity or amount:

Title: Private development participation companies scheme
Objective: To promote risk-bearing investments in SMEs in
developing countries to stimulate economisc and social devel-
opment

Legal basis: Kaderwet subsidies van het ministerie van Buiten-
landse Zaken
Budget: Around EUR 11,3 million (NLG 25 million) annualy

Duration: 2000 to 2005
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