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: 2003-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy distribution, publishing

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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 145/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.3.2003

Member State: Spain (Autonomous Community of Castile-La
Mancha)

Legal basis: Disegno di legge regionale n. 153: interventi re-
gionali per lo sviluppo delle imprese industriali e artigiane;
disposizioni per l'applicazione della legge regionale recante in-
terventi regionali per lo sviluppo delle imprese industriali e
artigiane

Aid No: NN 112/02 (ex N 477/02)

Title: Aid for gas and electricity grids

Objective: To extend the gas and electricity grids

Legal basis: Convenios de colaboración entre la Comunidad
Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha y distintas empresas

Budget: EUR 13 436 165 (electricity) and EUR 14 239 340
(gas)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 % net (30 % net in the
Province of Guadalajara)

Duration: 2000 to 2006

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

Budget: EUR 30 million

Aid intensity or amount:

Part A (investment):

(i) non-assisted areas eligible for Article 87(3)(c) derogation:

SMEs — 7,5 % gge and 15 % gge;

(ii) Article 87(3)(c) areas: large enterprises — 8 % nge (plus 10
and 6
for

percentage points gge
percentage points gge for medium-sized enterprises).

enterprises

small

Part B (consultancy and trade fairs): 50 % gge;

Part C (environment):

(iii) SME investment

to comply with new Community

standards: 15 % gge;

(iv) investment

to improve on standards
applicable: 30 % gge (35 % gge if in Article 87(3)(c) areas);

enabling firms

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.2.2003

(v) energy investment: 40 % gge (45 % gge if

in Article

87(3)(c) areas).

Member State: Italy (Aosta Valley)

Aid No: N 248/02

The aid intensity ceilings at (iv) and (v) are increased by 10
percentage points gross in the case of SMEs.

Title: Aid scheme to promote the development of industrial
and craft firms

Duration: Until 31 December 2006 for parts A and B; until 31
December 2007 for part C.

Objective:

Part A: regional development

Part B: development of SMEs

Part C: environmental protection

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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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.2.2003

Budget: The overall budget amounts to EUR 4,9 million

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 268/02

Title: Aid to Sicilian publishing firms

Objective: Publishing sector

Legal basis: Articolo 37 della Legge Regionale n. 32/2000,
Regione Sicilia

Budget: 40 billion (EUR 20 658 276)

Aid intensity or amount: One-off grant of maximum ITL 1,5
billion (EUR 774 685) per beneficiary

Duration: The duration of the scheme is limited until 31
December 2006

Other information: Germany has to submit an annual report
on the implementation of the scheme

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: 4.4.2003

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

Member State: Austria

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

Aid No: N 677/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.2.2003

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Aid No: N 535/02

Title: Fund for the participation in the equity of SMEs in
Burgenland

Objective: Address the lack of equity for SMEs in the Austrian
Land of Burgenland

Title: Impulse-programme of the Land of Brandenburg

Legal basis: Beschluss der Burgenländischen Landesregierung
vom 17. Dezember 2002

Objective: The programme aims at assisting the development
of the economic activities of SMEs by providing them with aid
for external consultancy services

Legal basis: §§ 44 der Landeshaushaltsordnung des Landes
Brandenburg,
Impulsprogramm zur Stärkung von Branchen-
kompetenzen in den Regionen Brandenburgs

Budget: EUR 30 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