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: 2002-02-02
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

(2002/C 30/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.11.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.6.2001

Member State: The Netherlands

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 168/A/01

Aid No: N 498/2000

Title: Modifications (cid:151) energy tax 2001

Objective: To support environmental policy on climate change

Legal basis: Wet belastingen op milieugrondslag

Budget: NLG 1 317 million (EUR 598,6 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Various

Title: Regional aid scheme to promote investment, research,
rescue and restructuring of firms, training, employment not
related to investment, and SMEs

Objective: Regional development, R & D, rescue and restruc-
turing, training, employment and SMEs

Legal basis: Proyecto de Decreto sobre incentivos para el
desarrollo econ(cid:243)mico y fomento de la actividad empresarial
en la Comunidad Aut(cid:243)noma de Galicia

Duration: Five years

Budget: ESP 444,939 million (EUR 2,674 million)

Other information: Annual report

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gge, except in the following
cases:

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

Industrial research aid and development aid:

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

(cid:151) feasibility studies for industrial research projects (75 % gge)
and for pre-competitive development projects (50 % gge)

(cid:151) industrial research projects (60 % gge) and pre-competitive

development projects (35 % gge)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.11.2001

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 415/A/01

Title: Draft decree of
the Walloon Government promoting
green electricity (cid:151) Aspect concerning the green certificate
scheme

Objective: Promotion of renewable energy

Legal basis: DØcret du 12 avril 2001 relatif (cid:224) l’organisation du
marchØ rØgional de l’ØlectricitØ

and

projects

50 % gge

the
these

(cid:151) subject to a ceiling of 75 % gge in the case of industrial
of
case
in
research
pre-competitive development projects,
intensities
may be raised by 10 percentage points in the case of
SMEs and 15 percentage points in the case of projects
whose objectives
in line with the Community
framework programme (25 percentage points in the case
of cross-frontier cooperation). In the case of cross-frontier
cooperation outside the framework programme, they may
be raised by 10 percentage points

are

Soft aid and aid for employment not linked to investment (solely for
SMEs): 50 % gge

Training aid: 45 % in the case of SMEs and 35 % for other firms

Duration: Ten years

Duration: 2001-2006

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 28.11.2001

Member State: United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales)

Aid No: N 504/2000

Title: Renewables obligation and capital grants for renewables
technologies

Objective: Environment

Legal basis:

(cid:151) in 2003 and 2004: not more than 40 % and 35 %
respectively of costs actually incurred by the firm in its
first and second year in business

(cid:151) in 2005 and 2006: not more than 30 % and 25 %
respectively of costs actually incurred by the firm in its
first and second year in business

Duration: Up to 31 December 2006

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

(a)

for the renewables obligation: Clauses 61-64 of the Utilities
Bill

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

(b) for the capital grants: Section 5 of the Science and Tech-

nology Act (1965)

Budget: GBP 100 million

Aid intensity or amount:

(a) Measure partially not constituting aid, partially operating

aid

(b) 40 %

Duration: Ten 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: 13.11.2001

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 674/01

Title: Scheme to promote the regularisation of businesses in
the informal economy

Objective: Regularisation of the informal economy

Legal basis: Schema di disegno di legge recante: «Primi inter-
venti per il rilancio dell’economia (A.C. n. 1456) (cid:151) Disposi-
zioni per l’emersione dell’economia sommersa»

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid within
the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2001

Duration: Three years following the regularisation declaration

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 569/01

Title: Measures to assist young entrepreneurs (operating aid)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Disegno di legge regionale n. 201/2001 recante
provvedimenti per l’imprenditoria giovanile

Budget: ITL 200 billion (EUR 103 million)

Aid intensity or amount:

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: 7.11.2001

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 720/2000

(cid:151) in 2001 and 2002: not more than 50 % and 45 %
respectively of costs actually incurred by the firm in its
first and second year in business

Title: Liguria (cid:151) Aid in favour of alternative energy sources
and energy saving

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Objective: To develop the production and use of alternative
energy sources and energy saving measures by investment
projects

Legal basis: Legge regionale 27.3.2000 n. 29 recante modifiche
alla legge regionale 21.6.1999 n. 18 (adeguamento delle disci-
pline e conferimento delle funzioni agli Enti locali in materia di
ambiente, difesa del suolo ed energia) e successive modifiche e
integrazioni

Budget: ITL 9 billion (approximately EUR 4,65 million)

Title: Regional employment aid scheme to promote the
mutual/non-profit sector

Objective: Regional development and employment

Legal basis: Decreto por el que se regula el programa de
subvenciones a la formaci(cid:243)n, asociaci(cid:243)n y asistencia tØcnica
en el Æmbito de la econom(cid:237)a social

Budget: ESP 100 million (EUR 0,6 million) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 30 % gge of
investment costs; a 10 % bonus is granted to SMEs

the

Aid intensity or amount: Aid to promote investment-related
employment: 50 % gge, plus a bonus of 15 percentage points
for SMEs

Duration: Six years (2001-30 June 2007)

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: 30.11.2001

Member State: Spain (Cantabria)

Aid No: N 752/2000

Aid to promote non-investment-related employment
and
employment in firms engaged in activities listed in Annex I
to the EC Treaty: 95 % gge applied to gross wages during the
first year and 90 % gge applied to gross wages during the
second
ESP 3 million
a
subject
year,
(EUR 18 030) per year

ceiling

of

to

Duration: 2000-2006

Other information: The scheme was applied in line with the
the
de-minimis
Commission’s approval

after 1 January 2000 and until

rules

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

Title: Aid for small-scale coastal fishing

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

Objective: To implement structural measures in the small-scale
coastal
support
sector under
framework as applied to Catabria

the Community

fisheries

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejer(cid:237)a de Ganader(cid:237)a, Agricultura y
Pesca por la que se establecen las bases que regulan la conce-
si(cid:243)n de ayudas a la pesca costera artesanal

Budget: EUR 661 113

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: 2.10.2001

Member State: Spain (Extremadura)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.11.2001

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: NN 30/B/2000 and N 678/01

Title: Zero rate for green electricity

Objective: Reducing CO2 and other environmental goals

Legal basis: Wet belastingen op milieugrondslag, Regulerende
energiebelasting

Duration: Up to 2003

Other information: The zero rate for green electricity was
approved 1998 (N 752/97)

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

Aid No: N 836/2000

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