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: 2002-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to industry, control of State aid, degradation of the environment, employment aid, energy industry, integration of people with disabilities, research and development, underground railway

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Official Journal of the European Communities

12.12.2002

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 309/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 124/02

— Arrêté royal relatif à l'établissement de mécanismes visant la
promotion de l'électricité produite à partir de sources
d'energie renouvelables

Duration:

Title: Northern Ireland Gas Pipeline Proposal

— regional green certificates are valid for 10 years

Objective: To encourage the development of an all-island
natural gas infrastructure by providing financial assistance
towards
connecting the
Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, and a further east to
west pipeline in Northern Ireland

construction of

a pipeline

the

— ten years

in the

case of

the

compulsory purchase

arrangements

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Legal basis: Part III of the Industrial Development (Northern
Ireland) Order 1982

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

Budget: Up to GBP 38 million (approximately EUR 61,3
million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to a maximum of 35 % of
eligible costs

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.9.2002

Duration: It is estimated that the project will take six years to
complete

Member State: Spain (Navarre)

Other information: Annual report

Aid No: N 208/02

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Change
employment aid — Navarre)

to scheme N 141/2000 (investment

and

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Objective: Regional development

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.8.2002

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 14/02

Legal basis: Proyecto de Decreto Foral por el que se modifica
el Decreto Foral 361/2000, de 26 de diciembre, que establece
un nuevo régimen de ayudas a la inversión y el empleo

Budget: Between EUR 60,10 million (2002) and EUR 66,11
million (2006)

Aid intensity or amount:

Title: Federal scheme to promote renewable sources of energy

In assisted areas:

Objective: Promotion of renewable energy

Legal basis:

— 20 % net, with a bonus of 10 percentage points gross for

SMEs, subject to a ceiling of 30 % net

In non-assisted areas:

— Koninklijk besluit betreffende de instelling van mechanis-
men voor de bevordering van elektriciteit opgewekt uit
hernieuwbare energiebronnen

— 15 % gross (small

firms) or 7,5 % gross (medium-sized

firms)

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Duration: 2000 to 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.7.2002

Other information: Annual report

Member State: Greece

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid No: N 329/02

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: Austria (Vienna)

Aid No: N 221/2000

Title: Environmental aid in favour of Glanzstoff Austria GmbH

Objective: Aid to repair past damage to the environment

International cooperation in industrial

Title:
pre-competitive development activity (budget increase 2002)

research and

Objective: Research and development

Legal basis: Π∆ 274/2000, «Οροι, προϋποθέσεις και διαδικασία
χρηµατοδότησης (επιχορήγησης ή συνδροµής) έργων και προγραµ-
µάτων που υποβάλλονται από βιοµηχανικές ή άλλες παραγωγικές
µονάδες», (ΕτΚ 225-17.10.2000)

Budget: EUR 20 000 000 for the entire period 2001 to 2006

Aid intensity or amount: 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

Legal basis: Förderungsrichtlinien für die Altlastensanierung
oder -sicherung 1997 und Umweltförderungsgesetz 1993

Duration: 2001 to 2006

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 2,056 million corresponding
to an aid intensity of 62,9 %

Other information: Ex N 776/01

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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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

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 264/02

Title: London Underground Public Private Partnership

Objective: The objective of
the London Underground PPP
arrangement is to develop a better Underground through an
efficient public sector operator working with an enhanced
infrastructure managed by the private sector

Budget: EUR 42 billion

Duration: Thirty years

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 347/A/02

Title: Aid in favour of Icaria Iniciatives Socials

Objective: Integration of disabled workers

Legal basis: Decreto de 19.12.2001

Budget: EUR 34 555,66

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 347/B/02

Title: Aid in favour of Taller Escola Barcelona SCCL

Objective: Integration of disabled workers

Legal basis: Decreto de 19.12.2001

Budget: EUR 27 308,22

Title: Aid to promote industrial participation in research and
development projects concerning the main parts of the engines
that have been selected for equipping the Airbus A380

Objective: To promote the participation of Spanish aero-
nautical industry in the motorisation of the new A380 aircraft

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden Ministerial por la que se esta-
blecen las bases reguladoras para el período 2002-2006 y la
convocatoria del año 2002, relativas a la concesión de ayudas a
la participación empresarial en programas de desarrollo de la
motorización de la familia de aviones Airbus A380

Budget: EUR 70 million

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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

Aid intensity or amount: 25 % to 75 % depending upon the
stage of research, the type of beneficiary, the region where the
project takes places and the existence of transnational coop-
eration

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.8.2002

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Duration: 2002 to 2006

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 407/02

Title: Support
employment areas of Piedmont

for business start-ups, primarily in the new

Objective: To back up financial measures under ESF
Objective 3

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.8.2002

Member State: Spain (Basque country)

Legal basis: DGR 81-4451, 12.11.2002. Provvedimenti D3,
D4 e E1 del POR. Obj. 3 Piemonte (2000-06)

Aid No: N 51/02

Budget: EUR 5 000 000 per year

Title: Aid for Panda Software

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum EUR 29 882 over two
years

Objective: Aid or investment-related employment (computer
software)

Duration: Four years

Legal basis: Ad hoc

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Budget: EUR 2,7 million

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Aid intensity or amount: 15 % gross

Date of adoption of the decision: 26.8.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 417/02

Duration: 2001 to 2003

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.8.2002

Title: Differentiated energy tax rates on electricity

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 73/02 (ex CP 71/01)

Title: Project to extend the Yesa dam (Navarre)

Objective: Construction of public infrastructure

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: To protect
companies and greenhouse companies

the

competitiveness of

industrial

Legal basis:

— Laki

sähkön ja eräiden polttoaineiden valmisteverosta

(1260/1996)

— Lag om accis på elström och vissa bränslen (nr 1260/1996)

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

Budget: Loss of tax revenue: EUR 118 million per year

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.8.2002

Member State: Finland

Aid No: NN 75/02

Duration: Ten years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2931 — Finmeccanica/Marconi Mobile Holdings)

(2002/C 309/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 Oktober 2002, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2931. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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