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: 2003-05-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, restrictive-practice authorisation

29.5.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 127/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.2.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 116 B/02

Title: Guideline on granting of State aid to compensate for
damage
in
Rheinland-Pfalz

adverse weather

conditions

caused

by

Other information: Commitment by Germany to comply with
the obligations regarding ex-post monitoring according to
point 6 of the Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for
large investment projects

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: Aid to make good the damage caused by natural
disasters

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.3.2003

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift der Landesregierung Rhein-
land-Pfalz über die Gewährung staatlicher Finanzhilfen bei Ele-
mentarschäden

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 761/02

Budget: Financing is only made available in the event of actual
losses and can thus not yet be established

Title: Grant for Collaborative R & D

Aid intensity or amount: Compensation of one third of the
damage via grants and soft-loans

Duration: 31 December 2007

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: Promotion of cooperative R & D

Legal basis: Section 5 of Science and Technology Act 1965

Budget: GBP 100 million (approx. EUR 160 million) per
year

Aid intensity or amount: For fundamental research: max.
industrial
feasibility studies: max. 75 %;
100 %,
research: max. 50 %; for pre-competitive development: max.
25 %;

for

for

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.3.2003

The aid intensity is increased by:

Member State: Germany (Sachsen)

Aid No: N 712/02

Title: Aid in favour of Solar World AG

Objective: Realisation of a large investment project under the
Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for the construction
of an integrated solar modules production facility

Legal basis: Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regiona-
len Wirtschaftsstruktur“;
Investitionszulagengesetz; Programm
für unmittelbare Bürgschaften des Bundes und der Länder in
den neuen Bundesländern und Berlin Ost

Budget: EUR 209 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 73 150 000

Duration: 2002 to 2006

— 10 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to SMEs,

— 10 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to enter-

prises in assisted Areas 87(3)(a),

— 5 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to enterprises

in assisted Areas 87(3)(c)

Altogether,
exceeding 75 % for
top-ups, not
industrial research and 50 % for pre-competitive development

including

Duration: From 1 April 2003 up to 31 December 2006

Other information: Background N 856/01 and N 473/2000

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

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29.5.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2003

Aid No: NN 86/02

Member State: France

Aid No: N 9/03

Title: Tax aid to promote investment in Corsica

Objective: Aid to SMEs — Regional aid

Legal basis: Loi de finances rectificative 2002

Title: Extension to the region of Tarn of the temporary aid
scheme for
firms affected by bad weather and oil slicks
(NN 62/2000)

Objective: To provide
the
uninsured damage suffered by firms as an result of the bad
weather in November 1999

compensation for

some of

Legal basis: Contrats de plan État-régions et documents
uniques de programmation

Budget: FRF 6 000 000 (Comments: budget
years)

for last

three

Budget: The initial budget is some EUR 60 million

Aid intensity or amount: 20 % tax credit

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2002

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % max. for financial expen-
diture and 50 % max. for other eligible expenditure

Duration: Unlimited

information: Extension of

Other
scheme NN 62/2000,
approved by the Commission on 4 October 2000 (OJ C
280, 3.10.2000)

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

Member State: France

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

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.2621 — SEB/Moulinex (II))

(2003/C 127/05)

On 23 May 2003 the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding
that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The
initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration. The
decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concen-
tration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by
fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M.2621 — SEB/Moulinex (II),
to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Directorate B — Merger Task Force
J-70
B-1049 Brussels.