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: 2003-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

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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

(2003/C 18/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 13/01

Title: Tax aid to provide investment in Corsica

Objective: SMEs/regional

Legal basis: Code général des impôts

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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: 21.10.2002

Member State: Spain (Castilla-León)

Budget: Tax credit: EUR 37 million per year. Business tax
exemption: EUR 1,6 million per year

Aid No: N 219/02

Aid intensity or amount: Tax credit: 20 %. Business tax
exemption: 9 %

Title: Aid to promote energy saving measures, energetic effi-
ciency,
España
(Castilla-León)

co-generation

renewable

energies

and

Duration: Until 31.12.2006

Objective: Energy saving (Environmental aid)

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se convocan sub-
venciones para acciones de ahorro, eficiencia energética, coge-
neración y energías renovables

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

Budget: EUR 16 738 056

Duration: From 2002 to 2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.10.2002

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

Member State: Spain (Castilla-León)

Aid No: N 218/02

Title: Aid for the promotion of solar energy (thermal, photo-
voltaic and wind-photovoltaic solar energy)

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se convocan sub-
venciones para proyectos de energía solar térmica, fotovoltaica
y eólico-fotovoltaica no conectada a red — España — Castilla y
León

Budget: EUR 24 915 636

Duration: From 2002 until 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.8.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 291/02

Title: Bsik Investments Knowledge Infrastructure

Objective: To stimulate the cooperation between public
research institutes and undertakings in the field of Research
and Development

Legal basis: Artikel 5 van de Wet Fonds Economische Struc-
tuurversterking

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Budget: EUR 805 million

Duration: Four years

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Legal basis: Arrêtés ministériels constatant l'état de catastrophe
naturelle

Duration: 10 years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.8.2002

Aid No: N 711/01

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 381/02

Title: Modification of the Labour market programme of the
Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in favour of willing-
to-be-entrepreneurs

Objective: The scheme aims to promote job creation and
involves either unemployed or threatened to be unemployed
persons willing to set up their own business

Legal basis: § 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Landes Mecklen-
burg-Vorpommern

Budget: 2002-2006: EUR 6,5 million per year

Duration: Limited until 31 December 2006

Other information: Germany submits an annual report ion
the implementation of the scheme

Title: Community Investment Tax Credit

Objective: Contribute to the regeneration of disadvantaged
communities

Legal basis: Finance Act 2002, Section 57, Schedules 16, 17

Budget: Approximately GBP 25 million (EUR 39,8 million)
per year

Duration: 10 years

Other information: The United Kingdom has to submit an
annual report on the implementation of the scheme

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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

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.11.2001

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.10.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 393 B/01

Title: Extension of the temporary aid scheme for firms affected
by bad weather and oil slicks — framework provisions

Member State: Germany (Sachsen)

Aid No: NN 124/2000

Title: Aid in favour of Telux Spezialglas GmbH, Weißwasser

Objective: Restructuring

Legal basis:

— ad hoc

— Treuhand-Regelungen

(Beihilfesachen NN 108/91

und

E 15/92)

— 22. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung
(Beihilfesache

regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

der
N 169/1993)

Objective: To repair damage caused by natural disasters

— Investitionszulagengesetz

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Aid intensity or amount: DEM 18,1 million (EUR 9,25
million)

Duration: 1993-1997

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Aid intensity or amount: EUR 401 092

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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: Germany

Aid No: NN 13/01

Investitionszulagen an die Firma Vallourec & Mannes-

Title:
mann Tubes V & M Deutschland GmbH

Objective: Investment grants in order to increase efficiency,
reduce costs and increase product quality (Seamless Tubes)

Legal basis: Investitionszulage in den neuen Ländern (Beihilfe-
sache N 494/A/95)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2002

Member State: France (Corsica)

Aid No: NN 74/02 (ex CP 167/01)

Title: Construction of a dam

Objective: Exploitation of hydroelectric power

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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