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: 2002-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, biogas, control of State aid, fishery resources, hydrogen, innovation, investment, investment project, regional development, research and development

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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 327/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 299/B/02

Title: Green fuel challenge pilot project — Biogas

Legal basis: The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979

Aid intensity or amount:
(EUR 1 397 622)

approximately GBP 858 000

Duration: Maximum of five years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 299/C/02

Title: Green fuel challenge pilot project — Hydrogen

Legal basis: The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979

Aid intensity or amount: GBP 9 000 (14 660)

Duration: Maximum of three years

Legal basis: Orden por lo que se regula el programa de ayudas
para la realización de programas estratégicos

Budget: EUR 116 million for the period 2002 to 2006

Aid intensity or amount: 20 % nge

Duration: 2002 to 2006

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2002

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Aid No: N 416/02

Title: Aid in favour of Rapid Eye AG

Objective: Realisation of a large investment project under the
multisectoral framework on regional aid for the establishment
of a new type of
satellite-based geo-information services
(remote-sensing service); regional aid

Legal basis: Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regiona-
len Wirtschaftsstruktur“ Programm für unmittelbare Bürgschaf-
ten des Bundes und der Länder in den neuen Bundesländern
und Berlin Ost

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Budget: EUR 123 499 000

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

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 37 317 000

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: Spain (Basque Country)

Aid No: N 334/02

Title: Aid for strategic products

Objective: Regional development

Duration: 2002 to 2005

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

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.10.2002

Member State: Italy (Campania)

Aid No: N 421/02

Title: Aid in favour of Fibre Ottiche Sud Srl

Objective: Realisation of a large investment under the multi-
sectoral framework on regional aid for the construction of a
production site of optical fibres for telecommunication

Legal basis: Articolo 1, paragrafo 2, legge 19 dicembre 1992
n. 488 — Conversione in legge con modificazioni, del decreto-
legge 22 ottobre 1992, n. 415, concernente rifinanziamento
della legge 1o marzo 1986, n. 64, recante disciplina organica
dell'intervento straordinario nel Mezzogiorno, Gazzetta uffi-
ciale, 21 dicembre 1992, n. 299

Member State: Spain (Basque Country)

Aid No: N 49/02

Title: Aid in favour of the ALFA LAN Group

Objective: Regional investment — precision smelting of steel,
microfusion of aluminium, mechanisation and fasteners

Legal basis: Plan Interinstitucional de Promoción Económica;
Articolo 49.7 del Decreto Legislativo 1/1997, de 11 noviembre

Budget: EUR 3,097 million

Aid intensity or amount: 8,86 % gross

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 74 547 840, amounting to an
aid intensity of 28 % nge

Duration: 2000 to 2003

Duration: 2002 to 2004

Other information: Commitment by Italy to comply with the
obligations regarding ex-post monitoring according to point 6
of
large
investment projects

framework on regional aid for

the multisectoral

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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: 16.10.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 465/02

Title: TMI — regulation innovation on technology

Objective: To stimulate pre-competitive development activities
for SMEs in the field of environment and technology in
Flevoland

Legal basis: Provinciale verordening gebaseerd op de Provin-
ciewet

Budget: EUR 1,13 million

Aid intensity or amount: 25 %

Duration: Four years

Other information: Annual report

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 556/02

Title: R & D project
Lindenau GmbH Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik

‘SITZ, Safe Double Hull Tankers’, by

Objective: Examine ways of increasing the level of safety of
double hull tankers and develop new concepts of hazard inden-
tification, evaluation and prevention, examine failure behaviour
in emergencies. Further, the project will conduct research on
new standby concepts for the relevant mechanical components
(Shipbuilding)

Legal basis: Von der Kommission am 15. November 2000
genehmigte Beihilferegelung „Schifffahrt und Meerestechnik
für das 21. Jahrhundert“ (Beihilfe N 156/2000)

Budget: EUR 305 689

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: 36 months

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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: 7.8.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2002

Member State: Spain (La Rioja)

Aid No: N 740/01

Member State: Italy

Aid No: NN 107/02

Title: Regional aid scheme to promote investment and
investment-related employment

Title: Temporary suspension of fishing in 2002

Objective: To protect aquatic resources

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Bases reguladoras de la concesión de ayudas a la
inversión en proyectos de finalidad regional para empresas de
los sectores industrial, comercial y de servicios

Budget: EUR 5 409 108,94 per year

Aid intensity or amount: The intensities specified in the
regional aid map and applicable at the time of the granting
of the aid

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.5.2000

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 94/1998

Title: Leuna 2000/Elf/Mider, Germany; Vergleichsvereinbarung
(Settlement agreement)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Treuhandanstaltsgesetz

Legal basis: Legge finanziaria 2002. Decreto 3 luglio 2002 del
sottosegretario di Stato con delega alla pesca

Budget: EUR 10 million

fishermen
Aid intensity or amount: Compensation for
(payment of minimum wage and reimbursement of social
insurance contributions due from shipowners for seamen)

Duration: 2002

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: NN 159/01

Title: Temporary suspension of fishing in 2001

Objective: To protect aquatic resources

Legal basis: Legge 25 ottobre 2001 n. 394. Decreto 30 luglio
2001 del ministro delle Politiche agricole e forestali

Budget: EUR 13,9 million

Budget: EUR 61,36 million (DEM 120 million)

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 61,36 million. Gross: 2,55 %.
Net: n.a.

fishermen
Aid intensity or amount: Compensation for
(payment of minimum wage and reimbursement of social
insurance contributions due from shipowners for seamen)

Duration: 2000

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Duration: 2002

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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