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: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, distributive trades, environmental protection, petroleum, tourism, water pollution

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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 143/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.2.2003

Member State: Italy — Piemonte Region

Aid No: N 102/02

Objective: To promote a more environmentally friendly
transport policy

Legal basis: Délibérations du 13 février 2001 et du 6 mars
2002 du conseil d'administration de l'Agence de l'environne-
ment et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (Ademe)

Title: Objective 2 — measures 2.6(a); 2.6(b); 3.3

Budget: A maximum of EUR 22 million per annum

investments

Objective: The scheme is intended to stimulate SMEs to
environmental protection and
undertake
energy saving; precompetitive R & D projects and initial
investments, and to supply SMEs with operating aid to
promote waste management and energy saving

for

Aid intensity or amount: Variable intensity depending on the
programmes

Duration: Limited to 31 December 2007

Legal basis: Decision No 13-3627 of the Regional Executive of
the Piemonte Region of 31 July 2001

Other information: The French authorities will send the
European Commission an annual report on the application of
the scheme

for

the whole

Budget: EUR 58,916 million, up to a maximum of EUR 69
million,
follows:
scheme,
EUR 44,916 million, up to a maximum of EUR 49 million
in total for measure 2.6 (2.6(a)+2.6(b)); EUR 14 million up
to a maximum of EUR 20 million (3.3), as regards measure
3.3

composed as

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 intensity or amount: Up to 50 % gross for investment
and operating aid for the protection of
the environment
(measure 2.6(a)); up to 50 % gross for aid for precompetitive
development activity (measure 2.6(b)); 7,5-15 % respectively for
medium and small undertakings for initial
investments. 8 %
net + 6 % gross, for medium enterprises, and 8 % net + 10 %
gross, for small undertakings, in the areas covered by Article
87(3)(c) (submeasure (a) of measure 3.3); 50 % for the rehabili-
tation of polluted industrial areas (submeasure (b) of measure
3.3)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 492/02

Title: Aid for general
measures to combat water pollution

studies in water management and

Duration: 2000-2006

Objective: Measures to combat water pollution

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

Legal basis: Loi du 16 décembre 1964 relative au régime et à
la répartition des eaux et à la lutte contre leur pollution

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

Budget: Approximately EUR 12 million a year

Aid intensity or amount: Not quantifiable;
below 50 %

in any event,

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.3.2003

Duration: 2003 to 2010

Member State: France

Aid No: N 353/01

Title: ADEME aid scheme in the field of transport

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.12.2002

Member State: Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 703/B/02

Aid No: NN 118/2000

Title: State aid in favour of BBP Service GmbH

Title: Capital Allowances Regime for Hotels in Ireland

Objective: Rescue Aid

Legal basis: Ad hoc

Aid intensity or amount: 90 % guarantee for a credit line of
EUR 52.5 million

Duration: Six months

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

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Objective: Regional Aid for the Tourism Sector

Legal basis: Finance Act 1958 as amended

Budget: Approximately EUR 170 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of 14,52 % NGE, in case
of cumulation maximum of 54,52 % NGE

Duration: 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3120 — ING/Entrium)

(2003/C 143/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 June 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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