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: 2003-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, audiovisual production, control of State aid, film production, heritage protection, investment aid, regional aid, research and development, water pollution

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Official Journal of the European Union

6.8.2003

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 186/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.2.2003

Title: Film Fund for Wales

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Objective: Cinema

Aid No: N 794/02

Title: Scheme of State aid to audio-visual production in
Galician language

Objective: To promote the production of short and feature
films, documentaries, videos, TV-films, pilot programmes for
TV and multimedia programmes

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejería de Cultura, Comunicación
Social y Turismo de la Xunta de Galicia por la que se convocan
subvenciones a empresas vinculadas con el sector audiovisual
para apoyar el desarollo de proyectos de producción audiovi-
sual en lengua gallega, así como a la producción audiovisual en
lengua gallega

Budget: Approximately EUR 1 202 024 annually

Legal basis: Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 and draft
Welsh Development Agency guidelines for the Film Fund for
Wales (to be finalised)

Budget: GBP 5 million for 2003

Aid intensity or amount: Not more than 50 %

Duration: Until end of 2004

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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

Aid intensity or amount:

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.4.2003

Development aid: A maximum of 50 % of the project budget

Production aid: A maximum of 40 % of the film budget for
feature and TV-films, 50 % for short films (with a maximum of
EUR 30 000), documentaries, videos (with a maximum of
for TV and multimedia
EUR 15 000), pilot programmes
programmes (with a maximum of EUR 15 000)

Duration: Until December 2004

Other information: Authorised under Article 87(3)(d) of the
EC Treaty

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 641/02

Title: Regional aid map 2004-2006

Objective: Regional aid

Legal basis: Gesetz Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der
regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

Aid intensity or amount: Regions according to Article
87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty: maximum 35 % NGE

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

Regions according to Article 87(3)(c) of
maximum 18 % NGE

the EC Treaty:

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.4.2003

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 753/02

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 23.4.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.5.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 583/02

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 410/02 (ex CP 77/02)

Title: R & D Aid to MTU Aero Engines GmbH

Objective: Cinema

Objective: To support the development of the new high-thrust
civil aircraft engine GP7000

Legal basis: Loi Programme du gouvernement belge du août
2002

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz 2002 in Verbindung mit dem
Haushaltsplan 2002, in dem eine Verpflichtungsermächtigung
eingestellt ist; ERP-Verwaltungsgesetz

Budget: Not known

Budget: EUR 116,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: Reimbursable advance of up to
33 % of eligible costs

Duration: Last instalment to be delivered by 31.12.2012

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 22.4.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 494/B/02

Title: Aid for cleaning up polluted sites in cases where the
polluter cannot be identified or cannot be called to account

Objective: Measures to combat water pollution

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

Budget: EUR 8 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of eligible costs

Duration: 2003 to 2010

Aid intensity or amount: In all cases, below 50 %

Duration: Until end of 2004

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 191/02

Title: DERA –– Public Private Partnership

Objective: One of the aims of the Public Private Partnership
(PPP) is to enable the part of the Ministry of Defense Evaluation
and Research Agency (DERA) which has been separated off
into a separate entity and renamed QinetiQ,
to develop
funding and commercial opportunities outside of State
resources.

Legal basis: United Kingdom Strategic Defence Review of July
1998

Budget: As the procedure will take the form of a tender, the
budget cannot be established in advance. A significant stake,
between 20 % and 51 %, is expected to be sold to the highest
bidder

Duration: The tender procedure was launched on 8 March. It
is expected to be concluded before end 2002

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.2.2003

Title: Aid in favour of Group Ibermatica

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 181/02

Objective: Regional investment (Information Technologies)

Legal basis: Ad hoc

Title: Aid for SPD — Measure 1.3 (Tuscany)

Aid intensity or amount: 5,78 %; Grant of EUR 1,36 million

Objective: The scheme is designed to assist with the financing
of investment via guarantees (Measure 1.3.B) or equity loans
(Measure 1.3.C). Measure 1.3.D aims
to encourage SME
start-ups and development by providing venture capital aid

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 1402 del 21
dicembre 2001 e Delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 151 del 18
febbraio 2002

Duration: 2000 to 2003

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Budget:

— EUR 8 000 000 (Measure 1.3.B)

— EUR 3 000 000 (Measure 1.3.C)

— EUR 3 500 000 (Measure 1.3.D)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum intensity of 2,48 % for
Measure 1.3.B and 3,56 % for Measure 1.3.C. Maximum
investment
tranche of EUR 500 000 or EUR 750 000 for
Measure 1.3.D.

Duration: Until 31 December 2006 for Measures 1.3.B and C.
The venture capital fund for Measure 1.3.D has a duration of
ten years

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.5.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 95/02

Individual cases of application based on the Historic

Title:
Environment Regeneration scheme

Objective: Heritage conservation

Legal basis: The Regional Development Agencies Act 1998,
the Greater London Authority Act 1999 — Chapter 29, the
Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993
and the Local Government Act 2000

Other information: Undertaking by the Member State to
submit annual reports

Budget: Approximately GBP 0,85 billion per year, excluding
European Structural Funds

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of heritage-related
additional costs

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

Duration: 31 December 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2002

Member State: Spain (Basque Country)

Other information: Annual report from the Member State

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid No: N 50 a/02

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