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: 2004-03-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

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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 67/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.12.2003

Aid No: N 169/03

Member State: Germany (Saarland)

Title: R & D Aid Rheinland-Pfalz

Aid No: N 56/03

Title: Aid in favour of Villeroy & Boch

Objective: Environmental aid investment

Legal basis: Ad hoc

Budget: Grant of EUR 0,319 million

Aid intensity or amount: 11,8 % gross

Duration: 2003 to 2005

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Objective: Support R & D projects in Rheinland-Pfalz

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift des Ministeriums für Wirt-
schaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau

Budget: EUR 8 million in 2004, budget to increase yearly by
EUR 1 million to 12 million in 2008 (total over 5 years:
EUR 50 million)

technical

Aid intensity or amount: 75 % for
feasibility
studies; 50 % for industrial research; 25 % for precompetitive
development. Bonuses: + 5 % in areas according to Article
87(3)(c) + 10 % for SMEs; + 15 % for contributing to the
objectives of
the Community R & D
framework programme + 10 % if cross-border cooperation,
cooperation between enterprises and public institutions. Aid
intensity including bonuses will not exceed 75 % for industrial
research and 50 % for pre-competitive development

a project under

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.3.2001

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 58/2000

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2008

Other information: Annual report

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Promotion of the Piedmont airport system

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

Objective: Development of airport infrastructure

Legal basis: Legge regionale 24 gennaio 2000, n. 2 — Pro-
mozione del sistema aeroportuale del Piemonte

Budget: ITL 18 billion (approximately 9 million euros)

Duration: 31.12.2002

Other information: Measure amended by Decision of
Piedmont Region No 4-1346 of 20 November 2000

the

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.7.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.12.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 336/03

Title: Investment premium for investment at operational level
in the year 2004

Objective: The scheme aims at regional development and
provides fiscal premiums for
in the five new
Länder and in Berlin

investment

Legal basis: Investitionszulagengesetz 1999 in der Fassung der
Bekanntmachung vom 11. Oktober 2002 unter Berücksichti-
gung des Entwurfs des Steueränderungsgesetzes 2003

Member State: Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Budget: EUR 790 million

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Aid intensity or amount: Between 12,5 and 27,5 % for initial
investment; only in A-regions: 5 % for replacement investment

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.10.2000

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2004

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2003

Member State: The Hellenic Republic

Aid No: N 541/2000

Title: Amendment of Commission Decision of 14 August
1998 on aid granted by Greece to Olympic Airways

investments necessary for

Objective: To allow use of already authorized State guarantees
for
the relocation of Olympic
Airways to the new airport at Spata, and to extend the time
period for their use to 31 March 2001

Member State: The Netherlands

Budget: Not modified

Aid No: N 530/03

Aid intensity or amount: Not modified

Title: Extension of the scheme for supporting film production
in The Netherlands

Duration: Extended to 31 March 2001

Objective: Cinema

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Legal basis: Voorstel tot wijziging van wet inkomensbelasting
2001 (FIA)

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

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; below 50 % in all cases
without exception

Duration: Until end-2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: Sweden

Aid No: N 635/02

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Title: Treatment of polluted areas

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.1.2004

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 535/03

Title: Regional Transport Subsidy

Objective: Regional aid, Transport aid

Legal basis: Kuljetusten alueellinen tukeminen

Budget: Approximately EUR 3,7 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 29 %

Duration: 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2006

Other information: Annual report

Objective: To compensate persons/undertakings involved in
the rehabilitation of polluted areas when the polluter cannot
be identified or cannot pay the costs of rehabilitation

Legal basis: Förslag till förordning om stadsbidrag till åtgärder
för utredning och efterbehandling av förorenade områden

Budget:
million

In total for the period 2003 to 2006: SEK 1 060

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: 10 years

Other information: Annual report

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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: 17.10.2001

Member State: Kingdom of Belgium

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Aid No: N 636/01

Title: Aid to rescue the Sabena airline company

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Legal basis: Décision du Gouvernement belge, Arrêté Royal du
5 octobre 2001

Besluit van de Belgische regering, Koninklijk Besluit van 5
oktober 2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.2.2001

Aid intensity or amount: Grant of a bridging loan of no
more than EUR 125 million bearing interest at 6,33 %

Duration: Three months maximum

Other information: The Belgian Government undertook to
send the European Commission, within four months of auth-
orising the measures in question, either a restructuring plan for
Sabena or a liquidation plan or proof that the loan had been
paid back.

Aid No: N 687/2000

Title: Competition for
logistics

innovative solutions

in rail based

Objective: To provide financial assistance to innovative
projects in the field of rail freight

Legal basis: Section 3 of the Transport Act 1962

Budget: EUR 9,6 million

Duration: Ad hoc

In addition, Sabena, within the context of pre-bankruptcy
proceedings before the Brussels Commercial Court (Tribunal
de Commerce), undertook not to use the loan granted by the
Belgian Government until
it had been approved by the
European Commission

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/M.2698 — Promatech/Sulzer Textil

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms
of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21))

(2004/C 67/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The draft decision does not give rise to any particular observations regarding the right to be heard.

The Commission's examination of this case began following requests made by a number of Member States
under Article 22(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 4064/89 (‘Merger Regulation’), as amended by Council
Regulation (EC) No 1310/97. Following the initiation of proceedings under Article 6(1)(c) on 14 April
2002, the Commission carried out an in-depth investigation of the market(s) on which it had identified
competition concerns. On 19 June 2002 Promatech submitted commitments modifying the original
concentration plan in order to remove the Commission's competition concerns and to obtain clearance
in the shortest period of time. The Commission has concluded that the commitments submitted by the
parties maintain or restore effective competition in the territories of the Member States that requested the
Commission to deal with the case. Accordingly, no statement of objections has been sent in this case, and
a decision under Article 8(2) of the Merger Regulation is proposed.

Brussels, 18 July 2002.

Karen WILLIAMS