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: 2003-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Greece, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid, power plant, recruitment, regional development, renewable energy, research and development

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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 148/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Budget: EUR 60 million

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 74/B/02

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: Until the end of 2006

Title: Aid to power plants

Other information: Annual report

Objective: To support environmentally friendly electricity
production

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Legal basis:

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Budget:

2002: EUR 50 million;

2003-2006: EUR 54 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 0,25/kWh or EUR 0,42/kWh
or EUR 0,69/kWh

Duration: Five years

Other information: Annual report

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2002

Member State: Portugal (All regions)

Aid No: N 491/02

Title: Grants to firms engaging post-graduate degree holders

Objective: Innovation (All sectors)

Legal basis: Regulamento do Programa: «Apoios à inserção de
doutores e mestres nas empresas e em centros tecnológicos»

Budget: EUR 15,6 million (2002 to 2006)

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid intensity or amount: Participation in the remuneration
costs of 75 %, 50 % and 25 %, respectively in the first, second
and third year of the work contract

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

Duration: Unlimited

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2002

Member State: Greece (All regions)

Aid No: N 412/02

Title: Aid scheme for spin-off enterprises

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.4.2003

Member State: Greece (Attiki region)

Objective: Regional aid; promotion of small, innovative enter-
prises (All sectors (excluding agriculture, fisheries, coal, steel,
shipbuilding, synthetic fibres and motor vehicles))

Aid No: N 527/02

Legal basis: Law 2919/01 (Article 11) and Presidential Decree
17 of 30.1.2001

Title: Financial support of a private company for the design,
construction, testing and commissioning of the aviation fuel
pipeline for supply of the New Athens International Airport

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Objective: Creation of a pipeline for ensuring a secure and
environmental-friendly fuel supply of the New Athens Inter-
national Airport

Legal basis: Law 3054/2002

Aid No: N 678/02

Title: Aid for diversification of the economic activities and
promotion of regional development — ARAGON

Budget:
EUR 3 734 790,5) will be financed by Greece

7 469 581 EUR,

50 %

of

Aid intensity or amount: 35 % gros

which

(i.e.

Objective: Aid to SMEs

Legal basis: Proyecto de Decreto del Gobierno de Aragón, por
el que se regulan ayudas para diversificar la actividad econó-
mica y favorecer el desarrollo equilibrado del territorio

Other information: Aid compatible with the EC Treaty on the
basis of Article 87(3)(a) EC

Budget: EUR 6 000 000. The budget ist annual

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid intensity or amount: Net 30 %

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Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.4.2003

Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Aid No: N 650/02

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Title: Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise research and
development scheme

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Objective: Research and technological development
sectors)

(All

Legal basis: Scottish Executive — Science and Technology Act
1965; Scottish Enterprise — Enterprise and New Towns
(Scotland) Act 1990 as amended by Scottish Statutory
Instrument 2001 No 126

Budget: GBP 64 million (approximately EUR 102 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the type of
project, region and beneficiary enterprise

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 707/02 and N 708/ 02

Title:

— MEP Stimulating Renewable Energy

— MEP Stimulating CHP

Objective: Reducing CO2 and other environmental goals

Duration: 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2006

Legal basis: Wet belastingen op milieugrondslag

Other information: Annual implementation report

Budget: EUR 2,503 million

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

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Duration: 10 years

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.3.2003

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: Spain

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