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: 2003-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Spain, State aid, broadcasting, control of State aid, designated employment, employment service, research and development

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16.9.2003

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 219/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.5.2003

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

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 143/03

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

Title: Modification of Scheme N 86/02 — ‘Aids to Firms for
the execution of Research and Development Projects’

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.5.2003

Objective: Research and development aid

Member State: Spain (Cataluña)

Legal basis: Resolución por la cual se abre la convocatoria de
ayudas a empresas para la realización de proyectos de I+D

Aid No: N 72/03

Budget: EUR 1 200 000 per year (The maximum amount of
the grant will be EUR 60 000 per project)

Title: Aid to finance investigation projects that implies creation
and/or increase of research units

Duration: 2002 to 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

Objective: Aid for R & D

Legal basis: Proyecto de resolución

Budget: EUR 10 000 000

Duration: From 1.5.2003 to 31.12.2007

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.5.2003

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

Member State: Spain (Asturias)

Aid No: N 684/02

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

Title: Aid to promote investment in fixed assets for special
employment centres

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.6.2003

Objective:
employment centres

To

promote

the

development

of

special

Member State: Spain (Basque Country)

Legal basis: Bases para la concesión de subvenciones para
activos fijos destinadas a los centros especiales de empleo

Aid No: N 79/03

Budget: EUR 600 000 per year

Title: Extension of regional aid scheme N 127/01 to cover the
restructuring of SMEs in difficulty

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % gge of project costs

Objective: Restructuring of SMEs in difficulty

Duration: 2003 to 2006

Other information: Type of aid: Grants

Legal basis: Decreto 300/2000, de 26 de diciembre, y la Or-
den de 29 de mayo de 2001 por los que se establecen ayudas
destinadas a la reestructuración y relanzamiento de empresas
en crisis

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Budget: EUR 27 million

Objective: To safeguard media plurality at local level (Radio
sound broadcasting)

Aid intensity or
EUR 1,682 million maximum

amount: Repayable

grants

totalling

Budget: EUR 22,1 million

Duration: 2004 to 2006

Aid intensity or amount:

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

— a setting-up grant of max. EUR 15 245,

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

— an operating grant fixed according to a scale set by the
grants committees; the amount may be increased by 60 %,

— an equipment grant of max. EUR 15 245

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.7.2003

Duration: 10 years

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 42/03

Other information: The measure constitutes State aid that is
compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty

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

Title: Change
expression

in aid scheme

to promote

radiophonic

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