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: 2004-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, State aid, control of State aid

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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

(2004/C 62/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.1.2004

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 80/03

Title: Measures to support fisheries

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 the fisheries and aquaculture sector

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2003

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 1193/2002 del
28 ottobre 2002

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 320/03

Budget: EUR 1,8 million

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the type of
assistance

Title: KESYT — High Technology Venture Capital Fund

Objective: Risk capital aid — In favour of SMEs

Duration: Up to the end of 2005

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

Legal basis: Άρθρο 10 του Νόµου υπ' αριθ. 2919/2001 και
άρθρο 7 του Νόµου υπ' αριθ. 2992/2002

Budget: 44 000 000 EUR. The State will
invest EUR 44
million in the fund. The fund ceiling will be EUR 80 million

Duration: Until 31.12.2006

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 29.1.2004

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

Member State: France

Aid No: N 314 A/03

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Title: Aid for producer organisations
management plans for certain fish species

for

implementing

Member State: Germany

Objective: To encourage producer organisations
in the
fisheries sector to implement management plans relating to
access to and the marketing of certain fish species

Legal basis: Décret no 98-1261 du 29 décembre 1998 portant
création de l'OFIMER; Décret du 9 janvier 1852 modifié sur
l'exercice de la pêche maritime

Budget: Approximately EUR 1 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Within the limits laid down in the
guidelines for the examination of state aid to fisheries and
aquaculture (OJ C 19, 20.1.2001, p. 7)

Duration: Three years

Other information: Annual report

Aid No: N 324/03

Title: Aker MTW Werft: Carry over of capacity from Volks-
werft Stralsund to Aker MTW Werft for use in 2003

Objective: Shipbuilding

Legal basis: Richtlinie 92/68/EWG des Rates zur Änderung der
Richtlinie 90/684/EWG; Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1013/97 des
Rates

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 22.1.2004

Member State: Germany (Saarland)

Aid No: N 402/03

Title: Renewal of the aid scheme ‘Improvement of the regional
job situation and the economic structure — chapter tourism
(Saarland)’

Objective: Initial investment aid for regional development in
assisted areas of the Saarland

Legal basis: Einschlägige Bestimmungen von Teil II des 32.
Rahmenplans zur Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der re-
gionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

Budget: The overall budget is almost EUR 5 million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 18 % gross for large firms,
up to 28 % gross for SMEs

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: 20.7.1999

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 404/99

Title: Procedures and conditions for the granting of State guar-
antees for investments for the purchase of ships by shipping
companies based in Spain to facilitate the renewal of
the
merchant fleet

Objective: To facilitate the renewal of the Spanish merchant
fleet

Legal basis: Acuerdo del Comité de Asuntos Económicos por
el que se establece el procedimiento y las condiciones para
otorgar garantía del Estado a inversiones destinadas a la com-
pra de buques por parte de compañías marítimas domiciliadas
en España, a fin de facilitar la renovación de la flota mercante

(Maximum amount of guarantee cover auth-
Budget: None.
orised is forecast at ESP 6 500 million (EUR 39 million)
annually for 3 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: 21.1.2004

Member State: Italy (Marche)

Aid No: N 410/03

Title: Programme agreements

Objective: Aid for the fisheries and aquaculture sector

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta Regionale del 23 dicembre
2002

Budget: EUR 629 819

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the type of
assistance

Duration: Three 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: 16.12.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 512/03

Title: Guarantee schemes for ship financing — Germany

Objective: Ship financing guarantees

Legal basis: Bürgschaftsrichtlinien

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

Duration: 1999 to 2001

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