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: 2002-02-05
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 32/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2001

Duration: Until 30 September 2006

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 239/01

Title: Exemption from energy tax for waste incineration units

Objective: Promoting the use of renewable energy sources

Legal basis: Artikel 36o, vierde lid, Wet belastingen op milieu-
grondslag

Budget: NLG 76 million (EUR 34,5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 27 % to 69 %

Duration: 19 months

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: 11.12.2001

Member State: Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

Aid No: N 256/01

Title: R & D programme (cid:145)Technology and innovation(cid:146)

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

Legal basis: Programmrichtlinien

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: 20.12.2001

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 288/01

Title: Application-orientated
polymer material on the basis of vegetable raw materials

development projects of

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Objective: Research and development

Legal basis: Bayrische Haushaltsordnung und Bescheid an den
Beihilfeempf(cid:228)nger

Budget: Maximum EUR 1 022 175

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the eligible costs

Other information: Obligation of the Member State to submit
an annual report to the Commission

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

Budget: Up to EUR 100 million per year, of which 90 % to
enterprise and 10 % to public research institutes

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.12.2001

for industrial research: maximum 25 %;

Aid intensity or amount: For feasibility studies: maximum
for precom-
75 %;
petitive development: maximum 25 %; plus additional 10 %
points
for projects
carried out in eligible areas according to Article 87(3)(c) EC
Treaty; altogether, including bonuses, not exceeding 50 % for
industrial research and 50 % for precompetitive development

for SMEs; plus additional 5 % points

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 435/01

Title: Programme in favour of technology orientated firms in
Saxony-Anhalt

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Objective: Furthering research and development activities and
recruitment of highly qualified staff ((cid:145)innovation assistants(cid:146)) in
Saxony-Anhalt

Legal basis: Mittelstandsf(cid:246)rderungsgesetz und Verwaltungsvor-
schriften zu § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung, Richtlinie (cid:252)ber die
Gew(cid:228)hrung von Zusch(cid:252)ssen an technologieorientierte, mittel-
st(cid:228)ndische Unternehmen im Land Sachsen-Anhalt

Budget: 2001: approximately EUR 6,8 million; 2002 and
2003: approximately EUR 10,3 million each year; 2004 and
2005: approximately EUR 9,5 million each year

Duration: Five years after the Commission’s approval,
sub-programme
innovation assistants(cid:146)
limited until 31 December 2003

(cid:145)recruitment of

the
is

Other information: Germany has to submit an annual report
on the implementation of the scheme

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

Aid No: N 521/01

Title: Extension of
industrial and service investment aid
scheme (phasing-out of Objective 1 (cid:151) Hainaut) to DOCUP
Objective 2 areas (cid:145)Meuse-Vesdre(cid:146) and (cid:145)Rural(cid:146)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Articles 1er (cid:224) 4, article 5 ter, articles 10 (cid:224) 17, 36 (cid:224)
40 et 43 (cid:224) 48 de la loi du 30 dØcembre 1970 sur l’expansion
Øconomique telle que modifiØe par le dØcret du 25 juin 1992

Projet d’arrŒtØ du gouvernement wallon portant exØcution des
articles 2, 12, 16 et 38 de la loi du 30 dØcembre 1970 sur
l’expansion Øconomique

Mesure 1.1 du DOCUP Phasing-out, objectif no 1 «Hainaut»

DOCUP objectif 2 «Meuse-Vesdre» et «Rural»

Budget: EUR 49 578 705 for DOCUP (cid:145)Meuse-Vesdre(cid:146) and
EUR 14 923 190 for DOCUP (cid:145)Rural(cid:146)

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Aid intensity or amount:

Regions covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty:

(cid:151) large firms: 20 % nge or 17,5 % nge, depending on the

municipality

(cid:151) SMEs: maximum admissible aid intensity: as for large firms,

plus 10 percentage points gge

Other municipalities (Hainaut only):

(cid:151) small firms: 15 % gge

(cid:151) medium-sized firms: 7,5 % gge

Duration: Scheme expires on 31 December 2006

Other information: Scheme N 234/2000, approved on 30
November 2000

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: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Aid No: N 497/01

Title: Grants for owner-occupation scheme

Objective: Promote owner-occupied social housing

Legal basis: Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, Scotland Act 1998

Budget: Approximately GBP 15 million (EUR 24,5 million)
per year

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: The UK has to submit an annual report
on the implementation of the scheme

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: 11.12.2001

Member State: Spain

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2001

Aid No: N 630/01

Member State: Belgium (Province of Hainaut)

Title: Capitalisation aid for technology based firms

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Objective: To promote access to investment capital by small
technologically innovative firms

Duration: 2000-2006

Legal basis: Real Decreto por el que se regulan las bases y el
rØgimen de funcionamiento de la l(cid:237)nea de apoyo a la capitali-
zaci(cid:243)n de empresas de base tecnol(cid:243)gica y se realiza la convo-
catoria de las ayudas a que se refiere dicha l(cid:237)nea

Duration: Until June 2003

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

Other information: Commitment to submit detailed 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

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.12.2001

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 776/01

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.11.2001

International cooperation in industrial

Title:
precompetitive development activity

research and

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 710/2000

Title: (cid:145)Support for major attractors and for clusters of tourism
attractions(cid:146) (scheme No 1); (cid:145)Support for special interest pursuits(cid:146)
(scheme No 2)

Objective: Research and development

Legal basis: —˜ 274/2000, «…æ(cid:239)Ø, (cid:240)æ(cid:239)ß(cid:240)(cid:239)Ł(cid:221)(cid:243)(cid:229)Ø(cid:242) ŒÆØ (cid:228)ØÆ(cid:228)ØŒÆ(cid:243)(cid:223)Æ
(cid:247)æ(cid:231)(cid:236)Æ(cid:244)(cid:239)(cid:228)(cid:252)(cid:244)(cid:231)(cid:243)(cid:231)(cid:242) ((cid:229)(cid:240)Ø(cid:247)(cid:239)æ(cid:222)ª(cid:231)(cid:243)(cid:231)(cid:242) (cid:222) (cid:243)ı(cid:237)(cid:228)æ(cid:239)(cid:236)(cid:222)(cid:242)) (cid:221)æªø(cid:237) ŒÆØ (cid:240)æ(cid:239)ªæÆ(cid:236)-
(cid:236)(cid:220)(cid:244)ø(cid:237) (cid:240)(cid:239)ı ı(cid:240)(cid:239)(cid:226)(cid:220)ºº(cid:239)(cid:237)(cid:244)ÆØ Æ(cid:240)(cid:252) (cid:226)Ø(cid:239)(cid:236)(cid:231)(cid:247)Æ(cid:237)ØŒ(cid:221)(cid:242) (cid:222) (cid:220)ºº(cid:229)(cid:242) (cid:240)ÆæÆªøªØŒ(cid:221)(cid:242)
(cid:236)(cid:239)(cid:237)(cid:220)(cid:228)(cid:229)(cid:242)» (¯(cid:244)˚ 225-17.10.2000)

Objective: Regional aid

Budget: EUR 4 402 054 for the period 2001-2006

Legal basis: Tourist Traffic Acts 1939-1998

Aid intensity or amount:

Budget: Scheme No 1: approximately EUR 77 million (IEP 61
million); scheme No 2: approximately EUR 46 million (IEP 36
million)

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum aid gross intensity
ceilings will correspond to those mentioned in the Irish
regional aid map for the period 2000-2006:

Industrial, research projects: 50 % gge of the eligible costs

Precompetitive development activities: 35 % gge of the eligible cost
in the case of large enterprises and 45 % gge in the cases of
SMEs

Duration: 2001-2006

(cid:151) plus 10 % for SMEs in south-east, mid-west, south-west,

mid-east

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

(cid:151) plus 15 % in border midlands west region

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