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: 2003-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, competitiveness, control of State aid, education grant, energy consumption, environmental tax, reduction of gas emissions, research and development, type of business

30.4.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 104/9

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 104/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 652/02

Title: Fiscal Reforms Energy Tax

Objective: Reducing CO2 and other environmental goals

Legal basis: Wet belastingen op milieu grondslag

Budget: EUR 2 880 million

Duration: 8 years (31 December 2010)

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 74/A/02

Title: Aid to energy intensive companies

Objective: To protect
energy intensive companies

the international competitiveness of

Legal basis: Laki sähkön ja eräiden polttoaineiden valmisteve-
rosta (1260/1996)

Lag om accis på elström och vissa bränslen (nr 1260/1996)

Budget: 2002: EUR 14 million

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

Duration: 2011

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 745/02

Title: The Low Carbon Innovation Programme

Objective: To encourage research, development and demon-
stration projects in the field of energy efficiency performance
measures and technologies
including the development of
renewable resources and ‘end of pipe’ solutions

Legal basis: Science and Technology Act (1965)

Budget: GBP 17 Million (Approx. EUR 27 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to a maximum of 25, 50, 75 or
100 % of eligible costs depending on stage of R & D supported.
Additional bonuses where applicable

Duration: 4 years (Until December 2006)

Other information: Annual report

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: 11.12.2002

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: NN 26/02

Title: The Danish Industrial PhD Fellowship Programme

Objective: To give researchers insight into the business aspects
of research and development and to facilitate the exchange of
knowledge between Danish and foreign universities as well as
between Danish universities and enterprises

Legal basis: Lov om teknologi og innovation

Budget: Approximately DKK 50 million (EUR 6,7 million)
from 2004 onwards (DKK 44 million in 2003 (EUR 5,9
million))

Aid intensity or amount: 20-50 %

Duration: 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

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

C 104/10

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Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Lagen (1997:479) i dess lydelse enligt SFS 2000:1155

Member State: Sweden

Budget: SEK 2 200 million (about EUR 241 million)

Aid No: NN 3A/01 and NN 4A/01

Title: Prolongation of CO2 tax scheme

Duration: 1,2 % rule: until 31 December 2003; 0,8 % rule:
until 31 December 2009; general tax reduction for the manu-
facturing industry, including steel: until 3 February 2011

the international competitiveness of

Objective: Protect
the
manufacturing industry in general, and of energy intensive
companies in particular, while at the same time maintaining
high energy tax levels

Other information: Annual report

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

Legal basis: Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi

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

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/C 2/38.014 — IFPI Simulcasting

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of
Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 18.6.2001, p. 21)

(2003/C 104/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

A Statement of Objections was not issued in relation to the cooperation agreement
Commission proposes an exemption under Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty.

to which the

Interested third parties made comments following the publication (OJ C 231 of 17.8.2001, p. 18) of the
Commission's intention, in accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation No 17/62 to grant an exemption
to this agreement.

The rights of the parties to be heard have been fully respected.

Brussels, 6 September 2002.

Serge DURANDE