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: 2003-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aquaculture, bad weather, control of State aid, fishing industry, solar energy, wood production

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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 59/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2002.

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Germany (Saarland).

Aid No: N 345/02.

Title: First Solar Power Station, Saarbrücken.

Objective: Environmental aid.

Legal basis: § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung.

Budget: EUR 460 162,69.

Aid intensity or amount: At most 12,9 %.

Duration: until 31.12.2003.

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: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Spain.

Aid No: N 420/02.

Title: Stopping fishing for northern hake (Basque Country).

Objective: To compensate shipowners and fishermen for the
temporary stopping of fishing owing to the introduction of an
emergency measure to temporarily stop fishing for hake in the
Basque Country.

Legal basis: Resolución del Director de Pesca por la que se
fijan las condiciones para la concesión de ayudas para la para-
lización temporal de la flota que dirige su actividad a la pesca
de la merluza del stock norte.

Budget: EUR 1 435 637,41.

Aid intensity or amount: According to the rates laid down in
Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999.

Duration: 45 days during 2002.

Member State: Finland.

Aid No: N 469/02.

Title: Aid for Chipping Energy Wood.

Objective: Grant aid to the suppliers of energy wood which
has been hauled from young stands and which is eligible for
support under the Act on the financing of sustainable forestry.

Legal basis: Laki kestävän metsätalouden rahoituksesta anne-
tun lain muuttamisesta (718/1999) ja metsätalousministeriön
asetus energiapuun haketukseen käytettävän tuen myöntämi-
sestä ja tuen enimmäismäärästä (1312/2001).

Lag om ändring av lagen om finansiering av hållbart skogsbruk
(718/1999) och skogsbruksministeriets förordning om bevil-
jande av stöd för flisning av energivirke och om stödets max-
imibelopp (1312/2001).

Budget: EUR 450 000 to 850 000 annualy (approximately).

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 1,70/m3 corresponding to
EUR 2,13/MWh.

Duration: 5 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

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002.

Other information: Implementation report.

Member State: Germany.

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

Aid No: N 573/02.

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

Title: Assistance to undertakings engaging in aquaculture and
inland fisheries in Baden-Württemberg (part-financed by the
FIFG).

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Objective: To improve the competitiveness of undertakings
engaging in aquaculture and inland fisheries in Baden-Würt-
temberg and contribute to a sustainable balance between
conservation and exploitation of fishery resources.

Legal basis:

— Landeshaushaltsordnung §§ 23 und 44

— Landesverwaltungsverfahrensgesetz §§ 48, 49 und 49a.

Budget: Approximately EUR 1 million.

Aid intensity or amount: Up to the limits set by Council
Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999.

Duration: 2001 to 2008.

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: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Spain.

Aid No: N 624/02.

Title: Measures implemented by the industry. Fisheries sector
— Galicia.

Objective: To implement structural measures in the context of
measures
the
Community Support Framework covering Galicia.

implemented by the fishing industry under

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen las bases y condi-
ciones y se regula el procedimiento de concesión de ayudas
para acciones por los profesionales.

Budget: EUR 300 000.

Aid intensity or amount: In accordance with the rates laid
down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/99.

Duration: 2002.

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: 15.11.2002.

Member State: Portugal.

Aid No: NN 106/02.

Socio-economic measures

Title:
(Madeira).

in the

fisheries

sector

Objective: To implement the assistance priority relating to
socio-economic measures under
the Community Support
Framework for Madeira.

Legal basis: Portaria n.o 116/2002 das Secretarias Regionais do
Plano e Finanças e do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais.

Budget: EUR 249 399.

Aid intensity or amount: According to the rates laid down in
Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/99.

Duration: 2000 to 2006.

Other information: Implementation 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: 27.11.2002.

Member State: Spain.

Aid No: NN 40/02 (ex N 632/01).

Title: Damage caused by severe weather in Castile-Leon.

Objective: To repair the damage caused by torrential rain.

Legal basis: Real Decreto-Ley 13/2001, de 5 de septiembre,
por el que se adoptan medidas urgentes para reparar los daños
causados por los episodios de lluvias intensas acaecidos en los
meses de febrero y marzo de 2001 en la Comunidad Autó-
noma de Castilla y León.

Budget: EUR 3,01 m for grants for
EUR 703 506,2 for other measures.

local authorities and

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of
the damage,
excluding any sums received by the beneficiaries under other
aid schemes or by way of insurance.

Duration: 1 year.

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