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: 2002-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

C 133/10

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Official Journal of the European Communities

5.6.2002

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 133/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 234/01

Title: R & D aid for Snecma

Objective: Development of high-thrust aircraft engines

Other information: Annual implementing report to be sent 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

Legal basis: Loi de finances annuelle

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2002

Budget: EUR 102 million

Aid intensity or amount: Repayable advance of EUR 102
million

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 606/01

Title: Community Development Venture Fund

Duration: Payment of advance staggered over
2001-2004

the period

Objective: SME development

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: 5.3.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 343/01

Title: R & D aid

Objective: R & D

Legal basis: Modello di regolamento per la concessione delle
agevolazioni nello specifico settore della ricerca, ai sensi della
legge 598/94

Legal basis: Industrial Development Act 1982 (Section 8)

Budget: Up to GBP 20 million (approximately EUR 32,8
million at present exchange rates)

Aid intensity or amount: The government's participation will
not exceed 50 % of the capital of the Community Development
Venture Fund, with a maximum of GBP 20 million

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: 12.3.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 702/A/01

Individual cases under the MEDEA+ scheme (T 201,

Title:
T 301 and T 304)

Budget:
EUR 258 228 449,54 for each year from 2003 to 2006

EUR 206 582 759,64

2002

for

and

Objective: Development of new generations of
circuits

integrated

Aid intensity or amount: Variable, depending on stage of
research and the regions eligible for the derogations provided
for in Article 87(3)(a) and (c) of the EC Treaty

Legal basis: Programme MEDEA+

Budget: EUR 76 million

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 %

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Duration: 2001-2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.4.2002

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

Member State: Spain

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.12.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 722/2000

Title: Coafields Enterprise Fund

Objective: Stimulate the availability of risk capital for SMEs in
the coalfield areas of England

Legal basis: Industrial Development Act 1982, Section 8

Budget: GBP 5 million per year for two years (approximately
EUR 8,1 million per year)

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: 28.11.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 727/01

Title: Support for the film industry in Schleswig-Holstein —
‘Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein e. V.’

Objective: Cinema

Aid No: N 739/01

Title: R & D aid

Objective: R & D

Legal basis: Orden de 18 de octubre de 2001, y modificacio-
nes, por el que se establecen las bases, el régimen de ayudas y
la gestión del Programa Torres Quevedo para facilitar la incor-
poración de Doctores y Tecnólogos a empresas y centros tec-
nológicos en el Marco del Programa Nacional de Potenciación
de Recursos Humanos del Plan Nacional de Investigación Cien-
tífica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica (2000-2003)

Budget: EUR 21,04 million for 2002, EUR 21,46 million for
2003, and EUR 21,89 million for 2004

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2004

Other information: Annual report to be presented 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

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.4.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 863/01

Title: Aggregates Levy Northern Ireland

Legal basis: Förderrichtlinien der kulturellen Filmförderung
Schleswig-Holstein e. V. 2001

Objective: Environmental aid

Budget: EUR 200 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Always below 50 %

Duration: Until and of 2004

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

Legal basis: Finance Act 2001, Section 16-49 and Schedules
4-10

Aid intensity or amount: GBP 45 million

Duration: 2002-2007

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

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