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: France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, State aid, aid to undertakings, air space, control of State aid, financial equalisation, regional development

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C 148/7

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 148/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2002

Title: Aid scheme for the free zone of Madeira for the period
2003-2006

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 27/02 (ex N 849/01)

Title: SNCM — Rescue aid

Objective: Cash advance to the Société nationale maritime
Corse-Méditerranée, a company in difficulty

Budget: EUR 22,5 million

Duration: Maximum one year

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information has been removed, is available at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.5.2003

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: NN 38/02

Title: Closure of US airspace — compensation payments

Objective: To compensate for the losses encountered by Irish
licensed airlines as a consequence of the closure of certain parts
of the airspace between 11 and 14 September 2001

Legal basis: Appropriation Act 2001

Budget: EUR 6 910 134

Duration: Payments in 2001-2002

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Estatuto dos Benefícios Fiscais

Budget: Indefinite

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: E 19/94, E 13/91 and N 204/86

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information has been removed, is available at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 309/02

Title: Aviation security — Compensation for costs incurred
following the attacks of 11 September 2001

Objective: Provisional and partial compensation for
the
additional costs incurred by Community airlines following
the new security measures imposed following 11 September
2001

Legal basis: Instruction ministérielle du 29 mars 2002

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data has been removed, is available at:

Budget: EUR 45,73 million

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

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

Duration: 11 September 2001 to 31 August 2002 at the latest

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2003

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information has been removed, is available at:

Member State: Portugal (Madeira)

Aid No: N 222/B/02

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany, North Rhine-
Westphalia

Aid No: N 428/02

Title: Aid for the restructuring of the airline LTU

Objective: Aid for the restructuring of a German charter
company

Legal basis: Bürgschaftsrichtlinien des Landes Nordrhein-West-
falen für die Wirtschaft und die freien Berufe sowie die Land-
und Forstwirtschaft vom 11.8.1998

Budget: Guarantee by the Region in respect of 80 % of bank
loans totalling EUR 100 million to be granted at normal
market conditions

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 100 million

Duration: 84 months, until 30 June 2009 at the latest

Commitment by the Member State: Obligation to submit
regular reports on the restructuring

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential
information has been removed, is available at:

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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 148/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.4.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2003

Member State: Italy (Abruzzi)

Aid No: NN 148/02

Title: Aid for carriers

Objective:
Income aid for workers employed by carriers
operating on the markets in fishery products and affected by
the suspension of fishing during biological rest or technical
closure periods

Legal basis: Article 20 of Regional Law No 7 of 10 May 2002

Budget: EUR 100 000 for 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Aid to cover 80 % of average
income for the months of the year preceding the temporary
suspension of fishing

Duration: Five years

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 263/A/01

Title: Measures taken in Sicily to assist the fishing industry

Objective: To develop the fishing industry and aquaculture

Legal basis: Law of 23 December 2000 of the Region of Sicily;
Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999
laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding
Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

Budget: EUR 18 million

Aid intensity or amount: Within the limits of the amounts
laid down in Article 7 of and Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No
2792/1999

Duration: 2001 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