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: 2003-08-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, heating, ports policy, regional development, waste management

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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 202/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.6.2003

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

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 350/02

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

Title: Waste Management Infrastructure

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.4.2003

Objective: To support the development of integrated waste
management techniques and infrastructure facilities

Member State: Germany (City of Bremen)

Legal basis: National Development Plan 2000 to 2006

Aid No: N 430/02

Budget: EUR 127 million

Aid intensity or amount: 35 % to 50 %

Duration: Six years

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Subsidies for the improvement of
‘Handelshafen’ area

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Objective: To support investments by SMEs for the renovation
of the port area

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz, Programmrichtlinien

Budget: EUR 500 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 7,5 %/15 %

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

Duration: Until 31.12.2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.6.2003

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 402/02

Title: Equity loans for SMEs

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Progetto di deliberazione della Giunta regionale in
ordine alla direttive di attuazione della misura 4.1 del POR
Sardegna 2000 to 2006

Budget: EUR 11 152 000

Aid intensity or amount:

(i) Investment aid: in accordance with the Italian regional aid

map 2000 to 2006

(ii) Aid for consultancy services: 50 % gge

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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: 27.5.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 63/03

Title: Aid for the firm Caillaud to promote the utilisation for
energy purposes of animal meal

Objective: Energy generation via the burning of animal waste

Legal basis: Délibération du Conseil d'Administration de
l'ADEME

Budget:
EUR 3,62 million, discounted over 5 years

Investment aid: EUR 6,99 million; Operating aid:

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of
costs
investment aid and 48,73 % on average for operating aid

eligible

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Duration: Five years

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: 11.6.2003

Member State: Sweden

Aid No: N 726/02

Title: Heat production in CHP plants

plants using fossil fuels to produce heat for the district heating
system

Legal basis: Lag (1994:1776) om skatt på energi (LSE) 6a kap.
3 §, 9 kap. 5 och 9 §§ samt 11 kap. 10 §

Budget: SEK 640 million (EUR 70 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Between 22 % and 24 % of the total
tax burden (energy tax and CO2 tax on fossil fuels for heating
purposes, depending on the fuel)

Duration: 31.12.2005

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: Tax reduction and exemption from Swedish energy
and CO2 tax on fossil fuels for combined heat and power (CHP)

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3199 — Bank One Corporation/Quintiles)

(2003/C 202/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 August 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3199. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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