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: 2003-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid for restructuring, air safety, control of State aid, investment, regional aid, research and development

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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 230/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.7.2003

Duration: Until the end of 2006

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 16a/03

Other information: Annual report

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

Title: Incentives provided by the Walloon Region for SMEs

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

Objective: To promote investment by SMEs that implement
the sustainable development policy drawn up by the Walloon
Government

Legal basis: Avant-projet de décret et projet d'Arrêté se subs-
tituant à la loi de réorientation économique du 4 août 1978,
modifiée par le Décret du 25 juin 1992

Voorontwerp van decreet en ontwerp-besluit die in de plaats
komen van de wet van 4 augustus 1978 tot economische
heroriëntering, als gewijzigd bij het decreet van 25 juni 1992

Budget: EUR 112,15 million in grants in 2003

Duration: Until 31 December 2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.5.2003

Member State: Greece (Greek islands)

Aid No: N 724/02

Title: Innovative energy projects for the Greek islands

Objective: Regional and environmental aid (All sectors)

Legal basis: Νόµος 2244/94 και Νόµος 2773/93 (άρθρα 11 και
21)

Other information: Annual report

Budget: EUR 55 million

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

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % gross grant-equivalent subject
to regional aid ceilings

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

Duration: Until the end of 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.6.2003

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 170/03

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

Title: R & D programme for enterprises (IDEIA)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.6.2003

Objective: Research and technological development
sectors)

(All

Member State: Austria (Carinthia)

Aid No: N 77/03; N 78/03

Legal basis: Decreto-Lei

Budget: EUR 19,95 million

Title: Ordinance rescue and restructuring aid; Ordinance
Tourism — Carinthia

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the type of
project, enterprise and region

Objective: To help preserve local
difficulty and to support regional development
(Industry and tourism sector)

regional companies in
in tourism

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Legal basis: „Richtlinie Unternehmenerhaltende Maßnahmen“,
„Richtlinie Tourismus“ und „Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs-
gesetz, LGBl. Nr. 6/1993“ in der geltenden Fassung

Other information: Re-notification for any extension or modi-
fication of the scheme

Budget: Ordinance
EUR 14 534 566,80 for the whole scheme;

rescue

and

restructuring:

up

to

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

Ordinance Tourism: up to EUR 36 336 417,10 for the whole
scheme

Aid intensity or amount: Ordinance rescue and restructuring
aid:

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.8.2003

Take-over of 50 % of the costs of the consultancy measures;
rescue aid as credits for 6 months with the reference rate as
minimum interest; restructuring aid with maximum intensity of
10 % for SME's and 7,5 % for SMEs in Klagenfurt and Villach
(maximum risk-takeover: EUR 15 000 per job saved).

Ordinance Tourism: maximum 7,5/15 respectively to medium
and small enterprises; in areas eligible under Article 87(3)(c) of
the EC Treaty intensities according to regional aid map plus
10 % gross bonus in case of SMEs

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Member State: Germany

Aid No: NN 125/02

Title: Extension of the state-guaranteed scheme for the aviation
industry

insurance cover to air
Objective: Continued provision of
carriers, airport managers and service providers in Germany
for risks related to acts of war and terrorism, following the
attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001

Other information: Background N 249/99 and N 811/99;
Related cases XT 17/03 and XS 22/03

Legal basis: § 12 des Haushaltsgesetz 2001

Budget: 10 billion DM

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

Aid intensity or amount: Guarantee scheme

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

Duration: 1 January 2002-31 October 2002

Other information: Re-notification for any extension or modi-
fication of the scheme

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.8.2003

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

Member State: Austria

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

Aid No: NN 124/02

Title: Extension of
aviation industry

the State-guaranteed scheme for

the

Objective: Continued provision of insurance cover to airlines
and extension to airports in Austria for risks related to acts of
war and terrorism, following the attacks in the USA on 11
September 2001

Legal basis: Bundesfinanzgesetz 2001, Artikel
BGBl. 117/2001

IX, § 1 Z 7,

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.8.2003

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: NN 173/01

Title: Extension of
scheme

the state-guaranteed aviation-risk cover

Budget: Unlimited

Aid intensity or amount: Guarantee scheme

Objective: Extension,
for Portuguese airlines and aviation
cover
service providers, of
third-party liability insurance
similar to that existing before 11 September 2001 relating to
risks of war and terrorism

Duration: 1 January 2002-31 October 2002

Legal basis: Decreto-Ley n.o 7/2002, de 9 de Janeiro

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Duration: From 26 October 2001 to 31 October 2002

Other information: Re-notification for any extension or
amendment of the aid

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: 20.8.2003

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: NN 52/02

service
Objective: Establishment
providers based in Belgium of insurance cover similar to that
existing before 11 September 2001 relating to risks of war and
terrorism

for airlines and airport

Legal basis: Décisions des Conseils des Ministres du 5 octobre

Besluiten van de Ministerraad van 5 oktober

Budget: State-issued insurance

Duration: From 25 November 2001 to 31 October 2002

Other information: Scheme renewed and notified after the
first 30 days in the context of this aid

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

Title: State-guaranteed scheme to cover aviation risks

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

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products
from 15 August 2003 to 15 September 2003

(Published pursuant to Article 12 or Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 (1))

(2003/C 230/04)

— Issuing of a marketing authorization (Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93): Accepted

Date of
the decision

Name of the
medicinal product

Holder of the marketing authorization

Number of the entry in
the Community Register

Date of
notification

1.9.2003

Trudexa

8.9.2003

Humira

Abbott Laboratories Ltd
Queenborough
Kent ME11 5EL
United Kingdom

Abbott Laboratories Ltd
Queenborough
Kent ME11 5EL
United Kingdom

EU/1/03/257/001-006

3.9.2003

EU/1/03/256/001-006

10.9.2003

— Modification of a marketing authorization (Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93):

Accepted

Date of
the decision

Name of the
medicinal product

Holder of the marketing authorization

Number of the entry in
the Community Register

Date of
notification

18.8.2003

Somavert

19.8.2003

Puregon

Pharmacia Enterprises SA
6, Circuit de la Foire Internationale
BP 2507
L-1347 Luxembourg

EU/1/02/240/001-003

20.8.2003

Organon NV
PO Box 20
5340 BH Oss
Nederland

EU/1/96/008/038-039

21.8.2003

(1) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 1.