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: 2001-09-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, State aid, 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 244/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2000

Member State: Belgium (Article 87(3)(c) regions in the Flemish
region only)

Aid No: N 715/2000

Title: Aid scheme for large and medium-sized firms in regional
aid areas (Economic Expansion Law of 31.12.1970, Flanders)

Objective: Regional

Legal basis: Richtlijnen voor de toepassing van de wet van 30
december 1970 betreffende de economische expansie van mid-
delgrote en grote ondernemingen

3. Employment-creating aid: EUR 5 488 per job for the first
five years, EUR 3 659 for the following three years and
EUR 1 829 for the last two years

4. Debt-waiver plan: staggering of payments and debt write-off
on a case-by-case basis (individual notification for large
firms)

Legal basis: Loi no 2000-1207 du 13 dØcembre 2000, publiØe
au Journal officiel de la RØpublique fran(cid:231)aise le 14 dØcembre 2000

Budget: Between EUR 3,47 billion and EUR 3,87 billion over
the entire period

Duration: Until end of 2006

Budget: Average
(approximately EUR 92,5 million)

annual

budget:

Aid intensity or amount:

Large enterprises:

BEF 3 700 million

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

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10 % or 15 % nge depending on the area concerned

Medium-sized enterprises:

Regional aid intensity ceiling for large enterprises + 10 % gge

Duration: 31 December 2003

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: 20.6.2001

Member State: Germany (Bremen)

Aid No: N 118/01

Title: R & D to Stahlwerke Bremen GmbH

Objective: Incentive to R & D activities (ECSC steel)

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur F(cid:246)rderung von Demonstrationsvor-
haben im Rahmen des Aufbaus einer Kreislaufwirtschafts-Infra-
struktur einschlie(cid:223)lich der F(cid:246)rderung anteiliger industrieller
Forschung

Budget: EUR 290 828 (DEM 568 811)

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.1.2001

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 290 828 (25 %)

Member State: France

Aid No: N 147/A/2000

Title: Framework Law for the overseas departments and terri-
tories (cid:151) France

Objective:

Regional development (cid:151) employment

1. Reduction in contributions payable by employers and the

self-employed: approximately EUR 6 500 per year

2. Full

exemption

security
from employers’
contributions, subject to a ceiling equal to 1,3 times the
SMIC (minimum growth wage) for firms with fewer than
11 employees, irrespective of sector of activity, and for firms
in specific sectors, irrespective of size of workforce

social

Duration: Two years

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: 20.6.2001

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 219/01

Title: Pilot programme for the development of
intermodal
transport and for the promotion of projects in combined
transport on the River Danube

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Objective: Shift 2,5 million tons of cargo, between 2001 and
2005, from road to inland waterway on the Danube corridor

Legal basis: Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums f(cid:252)r Verkehr,
Innovation und Technologie f(cid:252)r ein Pilotprogramm zur Ent-
wicklung von intermodalen Verkehren und zur F(cid:246)rderung
von Projekten im kombinierten Verkehr auf der Wasserstra(cid:223)e
Donau

Budget: EUR 5 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 30 % of eligible start-up
costs; maximum 50 % for studies and preparatory work

Duration: 2001-2005

Other information: The aid is calculated as an environmental
premium, taking into account that freight transport by inland
waterway is less polluting than freight transport by road

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 28.6.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 378/2000

Legal basis: DOCUP 2000-2006 Martinique

Budget: EUR 3 969 772

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 31.7.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 323/2000

Title: RØunion 2000-2006 (cid:151) Support for the production of
new goods and services in the information and communication
technologies (ICT) sector

Objective: To promote the growth of ICT

Legal basis: DOCUP 2000-2006 RØunion

Budget: EUR 742 000

Duration: Until end of 2006

Title: Martinique 2000-2006: interest-rate subsidy

Objective: To improve the profitability of
reducing the financial charges on investment projects

local SMEs by

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2107 (cid:151) TXU Germany/Stadtwerke Kiel)

(2001/C 244/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 September 2000 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in German and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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