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: 2003-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, financial aid, job creation, regional aid, renewable energy

19.3.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/23

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 65/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.8.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 198/02

Title: Aid to help finance investment projects in the renewable
energy field

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

Objective: The scheme is designed to assist investment in
energy saving and in the use of renewable sources of energy

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2002

Legal basis: Convenio de colaboración entre el Instituto para la
Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía y el Instituto Oficial de
Crédito para la instrumentación de una línea de mediación
destinada a la financiación de proyectos de inversión en las
energías renovables

Budget: EUR 12 million to EUR 15 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gross of eligible costs, plus
SME and regional bonuses

Duration: 31 December 2010, with the scheme having to be
renotified after 31 December 2007

Other information: Commitment by the Member State to
submit an annual implementation report to the Commission

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: 11.12.2002

Member State: Portugal (Madeira)

Aid No: N 222 A/01

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 762/01

Title: Incentive scheme for small business projects (SIPPE) in
Madeira

Objective: De minimis scheme for
investment projects in the Portuguese region of Madeira

the support of small

Legal basis: «Decreto Legislativo Regional n.o 21/2000 que cria
o sistema de incentivos a pequenos projectos empresariais».
«Decreto Legislativo Regional n.o 12/2001/M que altera o De-
creto Legislativo Regional n.o 21/21000/M de 21 de Agosto
que criou o sistema de incentivos a pequenos projectos em-
presariais». «Portaria n.o 106/2000 da Secretaria Regional da
Economia e Cooperação de 7 Novembro»

Budget: The maximum budget is PTE 8 500 million (about
EUR 42 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Incentives to be awarded may not
exceed EUR 100 000 (PTE 20 048 200) per promoter over
three years. Two types of incentives are foreseen:

— non-repayable incentive:

(a) rate of 40 % against 80 % of eligible expenditure in
cases of eligible expenditure of over PTE 20 000 000
(EUR 99 759);

(b) below PTE 20 000 000 (EUR 99 759), rate of 40 %,

Title: Aid scheme for the Madeira Free Zone for the period
2003 to 2006

— repayable incentive

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Estatuto dos benefícios fiscais

Budget: Not specified

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: E 19/94, E 13/91 and N 204/86

(a) above PTE 20 000 000 (EUR 99 759) rate of 100 %

against 20 % eligible expenditure

Duration: Seven years (2000 to 2006)

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

C 65/24

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Official Journal of the European Union

19.3.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2003

Member State: Italy (areas of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania,
Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily)

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 824/01

Aid No: NN 138/98

Title: Aid to create jobs in assisted areas under the derogation
in Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty

Objective: Job creation in Italian areas of Basilicata, Calabria,
Campania, Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily

Legal basis: Articolo 44 della legge 28 dicembre 2001, n. 448
(legge finanziaria per l'anno 2002) e bozza di circolare appli-
cativa

Budget: approx. EUR 923 million

Aid intensity or amount: 46 % gge

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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: Chemiepark Bitterfeld Wolfen GmbH, Germany

Objective: Infrastructure company — Redevelopment of infra-
structure

Legal basis: Ad hoc

26. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der
regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

Aid intensity or amount: Up to EUR 505 million

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

Notice under section 15(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1984

Proposed modifications to the licences of Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and Orange

(2003/C 65/08)

This was published in the London, Belfast and Edinburgh Gazettes on Friday 28 February 2003.

The link to the notice on Oftel's website is:

http://www.oftel.gov.uk/ind_info/licensing/mods/2003/selena270203.htm