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: 2002-09-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aquaculture, control of State aid, fishing industry, industrial building, pulp and paper industry, rail transport, transport infrastructure

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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 232/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2002

Budget: EUR 800,53 million net present value

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 178/01

Title: Measures part-financed by the FIFG in Wales

Objective: Structural measures in the fisheries and aquaculture
sector

Legal basis:

— The Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) (Wales)

Regulations 2001

— Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements
regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries
sector

Budget: EUR 3,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with the rates laid
down by Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 for the respective
categories of operation

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

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 250,899 million net present
value, amounting to an aid intensity of 31,34 %

Duration: April 2002 to December 2004

Other information: Commitment by Germany to comply with
the obligations regarding ex-post monitoring according to
point 6 of the multisectoral framework on regional aid for
large investment projects

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: 17.7.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 356/02

Title: Funding package to enable Railtrack plc to exit from
administration on a
financially sound and secure basis
(Network Rail)

is in a position to
Objective: To ensure that Network Rail
operate and manage the rail
infrastructure network in Great
Britain in the general and public interest on a financially sound
and secure basis

Legal basis: Section 201 of the Transport Act 2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.6.2002

Budget: GBP 23 496 million (EUR 36 418 million)

Member State: Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt)

Aid No: N 240/02

Title: Aid in favour of Zellstoff Stendal GmbH

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

Objective: Realisation of a large investment project under the
multisectoral framework on regional aid for the construction of
a production plant for pulp

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.4.2002

Legal basis:

Member State: Ireland

— 29. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung

Aid No: N 383/01

der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

— Investitionszulagengesetz 1999

Title: Remedial package for shellfish growers

— Programm für unmittelbare Bürgschaften des Bundes und
der Länder in den neuen Bundesländern und Berlin Ost

Objective: To compensate mussel producers who suffered
losses as a result of the discovery of biotoxins in the water
in 2000 and 2001

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Legal basis: Decision of the Irish Government

Legal basis:

Budget: EUR 3,17 million

Aid intensity or amount: Compensation in accordance with
the losses suffered

Duration: 2001

Other information: Final 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: 26.3.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 7/02

Title: Financial assistance from Sardinia in the fisheries sector

Objective: To develop the fisheries and aquaculture sector

Legal basis:

— Deliberazione della giunta regionale del 12.12.2000

— Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements
regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries
sector

Budget: EUR 27 million

Aid intensity or amount: Within the limits laid down in
Article 7 and Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Duration: 2001-2006

Other information: Annual report

— Decision of the Irish authorities, specifically the Department

of the Marine and Natural Resources

— Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down detailed rules
and arrangements
regarding the Community structural assistance in the
fisheries sector

Budget: EUR 31 250

Aid intensity or amount: Subsidies at rates in accordance
with those laid down by Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Other information: Final report on operation 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: 29.5.2002

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 726/01

Title: Revitalisation programme for the Castlemaine Bottom
Mussel Fishery

Objective: To secure the financial survival of operators in the
Castlemaine Bottom Mussel Fishery, to remove predators and
provide training

Legal basis: Decision of the Irish authorities, specifically the
Department of the Marine and Natural Resources

Budget: EUR 1,9 million

Aid intensity or amount: Compensation within the damages
suffered and the expenses incurred

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

Other information: Final report on operation of the scheme

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

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: 30.5.2002

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 71/02

Title: Tonnage remeasurement programme

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 80/02

Objective: To meet obligations for all vessels over 15 m
overall
to be
length and 24 m between perpendiculars
remeasured, as necessary, in gross tonnes (GT)

Title: Aid from the regional and local authorities to measures
part-financed by the FIFG

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Objective: Structural measures in the fisheries and aquaculture
sector

Aid intensity or amount: Within the limits laid down in
Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Legal basis:

Duration: 2000 and 2001

— Circulaire du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche et

décisions des collectivités territoriales

Other information: Annual report

— Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements
regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries
sector

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: EUR 140 million

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with the rates laid
down by Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 for the respective
categories of operation

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: NN 37/02

Title: Aid from the region of Apulia to measures part-financed
by the FIFG

Objective: Structural measures in the fisheries and aquaculture
sector

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2002

Legal basis:

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 120/2000

Title: Aid for the permanent withdrawal of fishing vessels

Objective: To withdraw fishing vessels over 10 years old from
(measure part-financed by the FIFG) with accom-
the fleet
panying social measures

Legal basis:

— Circulaires du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche de 10

octobre 2000, 15 mars et 28 décembre 2001

— Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements
regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries
sector

— Deliberazione della giunta regionale del 10.10.2000 e

dell'11.12.2000

— Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements
regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries
sector

Budget: EUR 20,57 million

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with the rates laid
down by Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 for the respective
categories of operation

Other information: Annual report

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

Budget: EUR 6,85 million

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