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: 2002-07-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Belgium, State aid, Walloon region (Belgium), advertising, business policy, control of State aid, rail network

C 178/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26.7.2002

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 178/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.3.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: E 1/01 (ex C 39/81)

Title: Law of 30 December 1970 on economic expansion
(Articles 1, 2(b), 3-9, 18-25 and 30-48)

Objective: Promotion of the expansion of Belgian enterprises

Legal basis: Wet van 30 december 1970 betreffende de eco-
nomische expansie/Loi du 30 décembre 1970 sur l'expansion
économique

Duration: Unlimited time

Other information:

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: E 2/01

Title: Law of 30 December 1970 on economic expansion, as
modified by the (Walloon) Decree of 25 June 1992 (Articles 1
to 5 quater, 13 ter, 22 to 25, 29 bis to 48)

Objective: Promotion of the expansion of Walloon enterprises

Legal basis: Loi du 30 décembre 1970 sur l'expansion écono-
mique, modifiée par le décret wallon du 25 juin 1992/Wet van
30 december 1970 betreffende de economische expansie, zoals
gewijzigd bij het (Waals) decreet van 25 juni 1992

1. Form of
interest
advances,
depreciation allowances, State guarantees

interventions: Grants,
free

interest
exemptions,

tax

rate

subsidies,
accelerated

Duration: Unlimited in time

2. The appropriate measures as accepted by the Belgian auth-

orities are as follows:

Other information:

(a) after 30 September 2001, State aid will no longer be
granted directly on the basis of Articles 1, 2(b), 3-9,
18-24, 33-41 and 43-48 of the Law of 30 December
1970

(b) after 31 December 2001, State aid will no longer be
granted directly on the basis of Articles 30, 31, 32 and
42 of the Law of 30 December 1970. After that same
date, State aid will no longer be granted directly on the
basis of Article 25 of the Law of 30 December 1970 in
the NUTS level I regions of Flanders and Wallonia

(c) after 31 May 2002, State aid will no longer be granted
directly on the basis of Article 25 of the Law of 30
December 1970 in the NUTS level I region of Brussels

(d) by 31 December 2003, Articles 1, 2(b), 3-9, 18-25 and
the Law of 30 December 1970 will be

30-48 of
abrogated

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

1. Form of

interventions:
advances,
interest-free
depreciation allowances, State guarantees

grants,
tax

exemptions,

interest-rate

subsidies,
accelerated

in accordance with Article 88(1) EC,

2. The Commission has decided to propose to the Belgian
authorities,
the
following appropriate measures in relation to the Law of
30 December 1970 on economic expansion, as modified by
the (Walloon) Decree of 25 June 1992:

(a) after 30 September 2001, State aid will no longer be
granted directly on the basis of Articles 1 to 5 quater,
Article 13 ter, Articles 22 to 24, Article 29 bis, Articles
33 to 41 and Articles 43 to 48 of the Law of 30
December 1970, as modified by the (Walloon) Decree
of 25 June 1992

(b) after 31 December 2001, State aid will no longer be
granted directly on the basis of Articles 25, 30, 30 bis,
32, 32 bis and 42 of the Law of 30 December 1970, as
modified by the (Walloon) Decree of 25 June 1992

(c) by 31 December 2003, Articles 1 to 5 quater, Article
13 ter, Articles 22 to 25 and Articles 29 bis to 48 of
the Law of 30 December 1970, as modified by the
(Walloon) Decree of 25 June 1992 will be abrogated

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 178/21

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

Legal basis: Richtlinien; Programme zur Unterstützung des
Ausbaus von Anschlussbahnen 1.1.2000—31.12.2006

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

Budget: Maximum EUR 8,7 million per year
million)

(ATS 120

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.6.2002

Duration: 2000-2006

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 643/01

Other information: Type of aid: Capital grants

Title: Programme of aid for the development of railway sidings

Objective: Financially support the construction, extension and
modernisation of private railway sidings in Austria

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