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: 2003-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid for restructuring, control of State aid, economic development, employment policy, microelectronics, physically disabled person, quasi-fiscal charge, regional aid, remote sensing

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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 34/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.10.2002

Aid No: N 337/02

Member State: France (Overseas departments)

Aid No: N 186/02

Title: Transport aid for Martinique products

Objective: Regional aid

Legal basis: DOCUP 2000-2006

Budget: EUR 17 074 289,93

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gross

Duration: 1.1.2000 to 31.12.2006

Title: Aid for the acquisition of public transport vehicles
adapted to persons with reduced mobility

Objective: To effectively enable the use of public transport by
persons with reduced mobility

Legal basis: Order from the Department of Public Works,
the Community of
Urban Development and Transport of
Madrid approving the legal bases for aid for the acquisition
of public transport vehicles adapted to persons with reduced
mobility

Budget: EUR 360 608 for 2002. Similar amounts are planned
for subsequent years.

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

Duration: 2002-2004

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: 30.10.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 207/02

Individual State aid under the MEDEA+ programme

Title:
(A 302)

Objective: Development of open platforms for smart cards

Legal basis: Programme MEDEA+

Budget: EUR 15,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 %

Duration: 2001-2004

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: 21.10.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 352/02

Title: Lower Saxony scheme guaranteeing participations
acquired by capital investment companies with a view to the
restructuring of SMEs in difficulty

Objective: The scheme aims at restructuring SMEs in difficulty
by mobilising the financial resources of capital
investment
companies which will take participations in these firms

Legal basis: § 44 der Niedersächsischen Landeshaushaltsord-
nung und jährliches Haushaltsgesetz des Landes Niedersachsen

Budget: 2002-2006: EUR 50 million in total

Duration: Limited until 31 December 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2002

Member State: Spain (Community of Madrid)

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

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

Aid No: N 454/02

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

Title: Measure to promote youth employment in firms

Objective: To create jobs for young people aged between 16
and 23 who have not obtained a specific qualification. Firms of
all sizes and in all sectors

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Legal basis: Loi du 1er août 2002

Member State: Germany (Thuringia)

Aid No: N 379/02

Budget: Rising from EUR 200 million in 2003 to EUR 650 in
2005

Duration: Indefinite

Title: Regional aid for mobile economic goods in the service
sector

Other information: General measure

Objective: Regional aid

Legal basis: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe; Investiti-
onszulagengesetz 1999

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 156 826,62

Duration: ad hoc

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.8.2002

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.8.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 382/02

Title: Modification of the Labour market programme of the
Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in favour of employment
for recipients of social security benefit

Objective: The scheme aims to promote the employment of
recipients of social security benefit

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

Budget: 2002-2006: EUR 1 million per year

Duration: Limited until 31 December 2006

Member State: Germany (Thuringia)

Aid No: N 483/02

Title: Scheme of the Land of Thuringia for the promotion of
employment and qualification projects in favour of unem-
ployed persons,
long-term-unemployed, older
and handicapped workers

in particular

Objective: Employment creation combined with qualification

Legal basis: Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen
zur Förderung von Beschäftigungs- und Qualifizierungsprojek-
ten für Langzeitarbeitslose, ältere Arbeitslose und Schwerbehin-
derte

Budget: EUR 7 million per annum

Aid intensity or amount:

— maximum 65 % as regards gross wage costs

— maximum 75 % as regards qualification measures

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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

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

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Member State: France

Aid No: N 530/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.10.2002

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Title: Geomatics Business Park

Member State: United Kingdom

Objective: To stimulate industrial research in the field of
remote sensing

Legal basis: Convenant tussen de Staat der Nederlanden en de
Provincie Flevoland inzake Structuurfondsen 2000-2006

Budget: EUR 4,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: 70 %

Duration: Five years

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 No: N 631/01

Title: BBC licence fee

Objective: Compensation for net public service costs of nine
new digital channels.

Legal basis: Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, the Royal Charter
of May 1996 and the Agreement between the BBC and the
Secretary of State of May 1996

Budget: GBP 90 million for the period 2002-2003

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

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: 18.9.2002

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 548/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: Belgium

Title: New Economy Development Fund SA (TANEO A.E.)

Aid No: NN 93/2000

Objective: To invest with private sector investors in new
venture capital funds, which in turn will be investing in inno-
vative SMEs, preferably at the start-up or other early stage

Legal basis: N 2843/2000 (ΦΕΚ, τεύχος Α' άρθρο 219) περί
εκσυγχρονισµού των χρηµατιστηριακών συναλλαγών,
εισαγωγή
εταιριών επενδύσεων στην ποντοπόρο ναυτιλία στο Χρηµατιστήριο
Αξιών Αθηνών και άλλων

Άρθρο 28 [όπως τροποποιήθηκε από το άρθρο 8 του N 2992/02
(ΦΕΚ, τεύχος Α' άρθρο 54) περί ενίσχυσης της κεφαλαιαγοράς,
ανάπτυξης της επιχειρηµατικότητας και άλλων διατάξεων]

Budget: ΕUR 45 million

Duration: 2016

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

Title: Vocational transition premium scheme

Objective: To assist unemployed persons in difficulty in
finding new employment

Legal basis: Ontwerp van koninklijk besluit tot wijziging van
het koninklijk besluit van 20 december 1963 betreffende de
werkgelegenheid en de werkloosheid

Projet d'arrêté modifiant l'arrêté royal du 20 décembre 1963
relatif à l'emploi et au chômage

Budget: Approximately EUR 3,3 million for 2000-2006, of
which 45 % financed by the ESF under Objective 3 programming
document

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum EUR 500 per month for
12 months

Duration: 10 years

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.5.2002

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