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: 2003-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, Sweden, United Kingdom, aeronautical industry, biotechnology, climate change, control of State aid, industrial restructuring, innovation, pulp and paper industry

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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 154/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.3.2003

Member State: Sweden

Aid No: N 408/02

Title: Climate Change Programme

Section 123 of the Finance Act 2002 provides the mechanism
to exempt from the climate change levy, supplies of electricity
generated from Good Quality CHP sold by licensed electricity
utilities to end users

Budget: Up to GBP 15 million in 2003, depending on circum-
stances rising to up to GBP 25 million in 2010

Objective: To support local measures which reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases and to increase public awareness of
climate change issues

Aid intensity or amount: 0,43 p/kWh

Duration: 10 years

Legal basis: Förordning om statliga bidrag till klimatinveste-
ringsprogram

Other information: Annual report

Budget:

2002: SEK 200 million (about EUR 22 million)

2003: SEK 300 million (about EUR 33 million)

2004: SEK 400 million (about EUR 44 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 30 % of eligible costs

Duration: Five years

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.4.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 578/02

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Scheme of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt for the granting of
equity capital for the restructuring of SMEs in difficulty

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

Objective: To contribute to restructuring of SMEs in difficulty

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.3.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 539/02

Title: Climate Change Levy Exemption for Good Quality
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) electricity exports

Objective: A horizontal measure designed to encourage
greater use of a low carbon technology, CHP

Legal basis: Basic legislation for the Climate Change Levy is
contained in Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000, which
provides for the exemption from the Climate Change Levy of
electricity outputs from Good Quality CHP that are sold direct
from the generators to end users

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschriften zu § 44 der Haushaltsord-
nung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt in Verbindung mit dem Ge-
setz über das Sondervermögen „Förderfonds Sachsen-Anhalt“
vom 17.12.1996

Budget: EUR 15 million each year

Duration: 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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 13.5.2003

Member State: Germany (Thüringen)

Aid No: N 668/02

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of the eligible costs in the
area of fundamental and industrial research; up to 40 % in the
framework of pre-competitive development

Duration: 1 December 2007

Title: Aid in favour of Adolf Jass Schwarza GmbH

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: Realisation of a large investment project under the
Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for the construction
of a production plant for light-weight corrugated base paper

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

Legal basis:

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.3.2003

— 30. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung

der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

Member State: Germany

— Investitionszulagengesetz 1999

Aid No: N 741/02

Budget: EUR 200 million

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 70 million, amounting to an
aid intensity of 35 %

Duration: December 2001-December 2004

Title: aviation research programme 2003-2007 (Luftfahrtfor-
schung 2003-2007)

Objective: to encourage R & D within the civil aviation sector;
strengthen the technical competence and improve collaboration
of
the German aviation industry and research institutes;
strengthen competitiveness

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

Legal basis: Jährliches Haushaltsgesetz des Bundes (Einzelplan
09, Kapitel 0902, Titel 68394) und die entsprechenden Haus-
haltsgesetze der Länder

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Budget: EUR 80 million per year

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

for

amount:

fundamental

Aid intensity or
research:
maximum 100 %; for industrial research: maximum 50 %; for
pre-competitive development: maximum 25%; for study costs
preparatory to industrial research: maximum 75 %, for studies
preparatory
activities:
to
maximum 50 %

pre-competitive

development

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.3.2003

the aid intensity can be increased by maximum:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 695/02

Title: R&D programme ‘Biotechnology Baden-Württemberg’

Objective: Aid to promote research and development projects
realised by SMEs in the area of biotechnology

Legal basis: Allgemeine Zuwendungsbestimmungen für das
Förderprogramm Biotechnologie des Landes Baden-Württem-
berg — indirekt spezifische Förderung von Forschungs- und
Entwicklungsvorhaben der Biotechnologie in der Wirtschaft,
August 2002

— 10 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to SME's;

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

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

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

in 87(3)(c) assisted Areas;

— 10 percentage points where a research project is not in
or programme
specific
framework
cooperation

project
the Community's
specific

accordance with
undertaken as part of
programme
elements or spread of results

for R & D but has

a

Budget: EUR 12,75 million

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

including

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Duration: Five years from 2003 to 2007

Other information: Background: N 381/95 and NN 99/92

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: 13.3.2003

Member State: United Kingdom (England)

Aid No: N 760/02

undertaken as part of
programme for R & D.

the Community's

framework

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

including

Duration: 1 April 2003-31 March 2013

Other information: Background: N 280/99 and N 129/77

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

Title: Grant for R & D within an individual business

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.2.2003

Objective:
relevant, innovative research and technological development

to undertake industrially

to encourage SME's

Legal basis: Section 5 of Science and Technology Act 1965

Budget: GBP 150 million (approximately EUR 238 million)
until 2005/06: GBP 50 million (approximately EUR 80
million) per year

amount:

Aid intensity or
research:
maximum 75 %; for industrial research: maximum 50 %; for
pre-competitive development: maximum 25 %;
for technical
feasibility studies: maximum 75 %; for studies preparatory to
precompetitive development activities: maximum 50 %

fundamental

for

the aid intensity is increased by:

— 10 percentage points, as the aid is to be given to SME's;

— 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);

— 15 percentage points where a research project

accordance with

a

specific

project

in
or programme

is

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 768/02 (ex NN 152/02)

Title: Prolongation/modification of the rescuing and restruc-
turing scheme for SMEs of the Land of Saxony

Objective: Rescuing and restructuring of SMEs in difficulty

Legal basis: §§ 23 und 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaa-
tes Sachsen, Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für
Wirtschaft und Arbeit über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen
zur Rettung und Umstrukturierung von kleinen und mittleren
Unternehmen im Freistaat Sachsen

Budget: EUR 2 million per annum

Duration: Five years as from date of approval

Other information: Germany submits 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