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: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

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Official Journal of the European Communities

23.11.2001

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 328/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.8.2001

Aid No: N 140/01

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 107/2000

Title: Sipesca (cid:151) aid for local and coastal fishing

Objective: To promote modernisation of the local and coastal
fishing fleet, rationalisation of the fishing effort and initiatives
to resolve
experienced by fishing
communities

exceptional problems

Legal basis: Projecto de despacho normativo que aprova o
Sipesca (cid:151) Sistema de incentivos a pesca

Budget: PTE 960 million (approximately EUR 4 788 460)

Aid intensity or amount: Rates laid down in Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 2792/1999 (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999)

Duration: 2000-2001

Title: R & D for renewables and sustainable energy

Objective: To develop innovative and cost-effective tech-
nologies for renewable and sustainable energy sources

Legal basis: Science and Technology Act 1965

Budget: GBP 18 million
year
(approximately EUR 29 million per year)

per

for

three

years

industrial

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % for fundamental research;
50 % for
research; 25 % for pre-competitive
research. Possibility to increase aid intensities in accordance
with section 5 of the Community framework for State aid
for research and development (OJ C 45, 1996)

Duration: Six years

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.7.2001

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 126/01

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2001

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Title: Regional growth environments

Aid No: N 171/01

cooperation between companies,
Objective: To increase
training institutions and technical advice institutions so that
new knowledge is shared and contributes to regional devel-
opment

Legal basis: Lov om erhvervsfremme. Lovbekendtgłrelse 1088,
af 29.11.2000

Budget: 2001: DKK 30 million (approximately
million);
EUR 5,4 million)

2002-2004: DKK 40 million

EUR 4
(approximately

Aid intensity or amount: Measure in principle not consti-
tuting an aid

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Processing and marketing of
products (Madrid)

fishery and aquaculture

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries
sector under the Community support framework for Madrid

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejer(cid:237)a de Econom(cid:237)a y Empleo por
la que se regulan las ayudas para el fomento de las inversiones
para la mejora de las condiciones de transformaci(cid:243)n y comer-
cializaci(cid:243)n de los productos de la pesca y de la acuicultura en
la Comunidad de Madrid

2001:

Budget:
(approximately
EUR 4 226 147); 2002: ESP 1 602 738 850 (approximately
EUR 9 632 654); 2003: ESP 2 293 960 415 (approximately
EUR 13 786 980)

ESP 703 171 774

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

Duration: 2000-2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.7.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2001

Member State: Spain (Navarre)

Aid No: N 175/01

Title: Structural aid in the fisheries sector (Navarre)

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries
sector under
the
Navarre region

the Community support

framework for

Legal basis: Proyecto de decreto foral por el que se instrumen-
tan ayudas estructurales en el sector de la pesca y de la acui-
cultura en el Æmbito de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Budget: ESP 150 945 379 (apporximately EUR 907 200)

Duration: 2000-2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.7.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 259/01

Title: Structural aid in the fisheries sector (Asturias)

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries
sector under
the
Asturias region

the Community support

framework for

Legal basis: Resoluci(cid:243)n de la Consejer(cid:237)a de Medio Rural y
Pesca por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras que regirÆn
las ayudas estructurales al sector pesquero del Principado de
Asturias dentro del marco IFOP 2000-2006

Budget: ESP 9 927 365 949 (approximately EUR 59 664 671)

Aid intensity or amount: Rates laid down in Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 2792/1999 (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999)

Duration: 2000-2006

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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: 11.7.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 260/01

Legal basis: Orden del Departamento de Agricultura por la que
se aprueba la convocatoria de ayudas para la transformaci(cid:243)n de
los productos de la pesca y de la acuicultura previstas en el
Real Decreto 3448/2000 de 22 de diciembre, del Ministerio de
Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci(cid:243)n

Budget: ESP 189 680 040 million (approximately EUR 1,140
million)

Duration: 2000-2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 24.7.2001

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 332/01

Title: Aid for aquaculture in inland waters

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries
sector under the Community support framework for Galicia

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen las normas para la
concesi(cid:243)n de ayudas a inversiones en el Æmbito de la acuicul-
tura en aguas continentales

Budget: ESP 35 000 000 (approximately EUR 210 354)

Duration: 2001

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.8.2001

Member State: Spain (Aragon)

Aid No: N 410/01

Title: Aid for aquaculture

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries
sector under the Community support framework for Aragon

Legal basis: Decreto del Gobierno de Arag(cid:243)n por el que se
establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas con finalidad
estructural en el sector de la pesca, para la acuicultura, y se
abre el plazo de convocatoria de las mismas

Budget: ESP 5 000 000 (EUR 30 050) in 2001

Duration: 2000-2006

Title: Processing and marketing of
products (Aragon)

fishery and aquaculture

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries
sector under
the
Aragon region

the Community support

framework for

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.7.2001

Other information: Annual report

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 465/2000

Title: Entrepreneur loans

Objective: To promote investments in small and medium-sized
enterprises and business transfers between SMEs

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Legal basis:

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.5.2001

(cid:151) 445/1998 Laki valtion erityisrahoitusyhti(cid:246)n luotto- ja ta-

Member State: Portugal

kaustoiminnasta

(cid:151) 380/2000 Laki valtion erityisrahoitusyhti(cid:246)n luotto- ja ta-
kaustoiminnasta annetun lain 1 ja 8 §:n muuttamisesta

(cid:151) 445/1998 Lag om statens specialfinansieringsbolags kredit-

och borgensverksamhet

(cid:151) 380/2000 Lag om (cid:228)ndring av 1 och 8 § lagen om statens
specialfinansieringsbolags kredit- och borgensverksamhet

Aid No: N 695/2000

Title: Wages compensation fund for
(amendment)

the fisheries

sector

Objective: To amend certain aspects of the wages compen-
sation fund for the fisheries sector established and approved
in 1999 (details of recipients and situations covered, proof of
absence of income, fund revenue)

Budget: 2001:
FIM 16 million (approximately EUR 2,7
million); 2002: FIM 18 million (approximately EUR 3 million)

Legal basis: Projecto de decreto-lei que altera o decreto-lei n.o
311/99 de 10 de Agosto

Aid intensity or amount:

Investments:

(cid:151) maximum 7,5 % gross for medium-sized enterprises and

15 % for small enterprises,

(cid:151) maximum 30 % net for areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) EC
and 75 % for those covered by 87(3)(a) EC, subject to the
regional aid map

Advisory services: 50 % gross

Duration: 2001-2006

Aid intensity or amount: Daily value is one-thirtieth of the
national minimum wage

Duration: Unspecified

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.6.2001

Member State: Spain (Valencia)

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

Aid No: N 72/01

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.7.2001

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 651/2000

Title: Subsidie voor Avantium (cid:145)Hoge snelheid experimenteer-
en simulatie-technologie HSE & S(cid:146)
(high-speed experimental
and simulation technology)

Objective: To stumulate collaboration between Avantium and
Dutch public research institutes. Avantium is a company
specialised in high speed experimental and simulation tech-
nology

Legal basis: Kaderwet Verstrekking Financiºle Middelen EZ

Budget: NLG 10 million (EUR 4,5 million)

Title: Processing and marketing of
products

fishery and aquaculture

Objective: To implement structural measures in the fisheries
sector under the Community support framework for Valencia

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Conselleria de Agricul-
tura, Pesca y Alimentaci(cid:243)n por la que se regulan las ayudas a
las inversiones en mejora de las condiciones de transformaci(cid:243)n
y comercializaci(cid:243)n de los productos agrarios, silv(cid:237)colas, pesque-
ros y de la alimentaci(cid:243)n

Budget: ESP 150 462 194 (EUR 904 296) per year

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with the rates laid
down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Duration: 2000-2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 30 % of eligible costs

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

Duration: Five years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 6.9.2001

Objective: Restructuring of a semi-conductor firm

Member State: Spain (Extremadura)

Legal basis:

Aid No: N 795/2000

Title: Employment aid scheme

Objective: Job creation

Legal basis: Decreto de la Comunidad Aut(cid:243)noma de Extrema-
dura

Budget: EUR 55 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until end of 2003

(cid:151) F(cid:246)rderung neuer bzw. neuartiger Produkte und Verfahren

im Freistaat Sachsen

(cid:151) F(cid:246)rderung von innovativen Verbundprojekten

(cid:151) Investitionszulagengesetz

(cid:151) 22. und 27. Rahmenplan, F(cid:246)rderung der regionalen Wirt-

schaftsstruktur

(cid:151) Treuhandgesetz

(cid:151) Gesetz zur abschlie(cid:223)enden Erf(cid:252)llung der verbliebenen Auf-

gaben der Treuhandanstalt

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Budget: Federal and Land finance

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

Aid intensity or amount: 74,89 % and DEM 320 475 000

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: Germany (Saxony)

Aid No: NN 92/99

Duration: 1993 to 2001

Other information: Presentation of a report on the implemen-
tation of the restructuring plan for the period 1999-2001

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Aid for Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG

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Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/34.493 (cid:151) Duales System Deutschland (DSD)

(prepared pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on
the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition procedures (cid:151) OJ L 162,
19.6.2001, p. 21)

(2001/C 328/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The draft decision gives rise to the following observations regarding the right to be heard:

The Commission’s intention to attach two obligations to the envisaged exemption of the exclusivity links
that are foreseen in the service agreements between DSD and the waste collectors was communicated to
DSD by letter of 13 June 2001, i.e. at a rather late stage of the proceedings. In order to give DSD enough
time for preparing written comments, the Hearing Officer extended the initial two week’s deadline for its
response by 20 days until 18 July 2001. The draft decision deals in a detailed manner with the arguments
which DSD put forward against the envisaged obligations.

From the foregoing it follows that DSD’s rights of defence have been fully respected. The same is true of
third parties’ rights to be heard.

Done at Brussels on 23 July 2001.

Helmuth SCHR(cid:214)TER