Decision not to object to State aid measures that will be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty upon accession (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

C 88/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.4.2004

Decision not to object to State aid measures that will be regarded as existing aid within the
meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty upon accession

(2004/C 88/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
In 2003, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Annex IV, Chapter 3, paragraph (1)(c)
(under Article 22) of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union (‘Accession Treaty’), Acceding
Countries have submitted to the Commission those measures that they wish to be regarded as existing
aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty but which are not provided for expressly in the
Accession Treaty.

Until 31 August 2003 the measures included in the attached list were accepted by the Commission

2.
as existing aid measures within the meaning of Article 88(1).

The Acceding Countries concerned have been informed about the relevant Commission decisions by

3.
means of a letter from the Commissioner for Competition.

LIST OF EXISTING AID MEASURES REFERRED TO IN POINT 1(c) OF THE EXISTING AID MECHANISM
PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3 OF ANNEX IV OF THE ACCESSION TREATY

APPENDIX

COMP No

MS

No

Yr

Title of the aid measure
(in original language)

CY (1)

1

2003 Οικονοµική ενίσχυση του
φορέα «Pafos Aphrodite
Festival
για
διοργάνωση του φεστι-
βάλ «Αφροδίτη» Πάφου

Cyprus»

Title of the aid measure

Duration

Date of
Commission
Decision

Budget
Euro

Type of
aid measure

Approved on an annual
basis

28.7.2003

EUR 0,3
million in total

Individual aid

to

Subsidy
‘Pafos
Festival
Aphrodite
Cyprus’ for the organi-
the
sation
‘Aphrodite’ Festival
in
Pafos

of

CY

2

2003 Σχέδιο επιχορήγησης για
τη δηµιουργία, αναβάθµ-
ιση ή και συµπλήρωση
αθλητικών
εγκατα-
στάσεων µε στόχο την
ανάπτυξη και προώθηση
του
αθλητικού
τουρισµού

Grant scheme for the
creation, upgrading or
of
completion
and
sport
in
installations
to develop and
order
promote sport tourism

30.6.2007

28.7.2003

EUR 0,3
million per year

Aid scheme

CZ (2)

4

2003 Investicˇní pobídka pro
spolecˇnost Spolek pro
chemickou a hutní vy´ -
robu s.r.o.

incentive
Investment
for
company
the
Spolek pro chemickou
a hutní vy´ robu s.r.o.

10 years from fulfilling
the conditions

28.7.2003

EUR 11,6
million in total

Individual aid

CZ

7 2003 Investicˇní pobídka pro
spolecˇnost KS Katalog
— Servis, s.r.o.

incentive
Investment
for
the company KS
Katalog — Servis, s.r.o.

5 years from fulfilling
the conditions

28.7.2003

EUR 4,7
million in total

Individual aid

CZ

8

2003 Investicˇní pobídka pro
spolecˇnost Linde
Fri-
gera spol. s.r.o.

Investment
incentive
for the company Linde
Frigera spol. s.r.o.

5 years from fulfilling
the conditions

28.7.2003

EUR 15,8
million in total

Individual aid

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 88/3

COMP No

MS

No

Yr

Title of the aid measure
(in original language)

Title of the aid measure

Duration

Date of
Commission
Decision

Budget
Euro

Type of
aid measure

CZ

CZ

11 2003 Investicˇní pobídka pro
spolecˇnost
Inter-
national s.r.o.

IMI

incentive
the company IMI

Investment
for
International s.r.o.

5 years from fulfilling
the conditions

28.7.2003

EUR 7,4
million in total

Individual aid

13 2003 Investicˇní pobídka pro
spolecˇnost Meopta-Op-
tika a.s.

Investment
for
the
Meopta-Optika a.s.

incentive
company

3 years from the date
of decision promising
investment
incentives,
at minimum

28.7.2003

EUR 4,3
million in total

Individual aid

EE (3)

1 2003 Tehnoloogia

arendus-

keskuste programm

Collaborative Research
Program of Technology
Agency

Jan. 2003 to 31. Dec.
2007

28.7.2003

EUR 1,6
million per year

Aid scheme

EE

2 2003 Kredex-i ekspordigaran-

tiid

KredEx
antees

Export

guar-

2001 to 30. Jan. 2005 28.7.2003

EUR 2,8
million per year

Aid scheme

LV (4)

1

sabiedris-
2003 Finanse¯jums
ka¯s
pro-
nozı¯mes
grammu veidošanai un
pa¯rraidı¯šanai

Financing for Creation
and
of
Broadcasting
General
Interest Pro-
gramms

24.1.2002.-
31.12.2006.
It might
be prolonged as long
the Law imposing
as
to
the
provide
of
general interest will be
in force

obligation
service

28.7.2003

EUR 7 million
2000 and 2001;
EUR 7,3 million
in 2002;
EUR 8,2 million
planned in 2003

Individual aid

LV

2

2003 Makulatu¯ras pa¯rstra¯de,
razˇojot videi draudzı¯gu
iepakojumu

of Waste
Processing
Paper
Pro-
through
duction of Environment
Friendly Packing

1999-2009

28.7.2003

EUR 1,2
million in total

Individual aid

LV

3

2003 Nelaukaimnieciska¯s

uzn¸ e¯me¯jdarbı¯bas
tı¯ba

attı¯s-

The Development of
Non-Agricultural Entre-
preneurial Activities

2002-2004
accession
into the EU)

(till

the
Latvia

28.7.2003

EUR 4,0
million per year

Aid scheme

of

LI (5)

2

2003 Valstybe˙s pagalba uzˇda-
akcinei bendrovei

rai
„Sparta“

State aid to the Joint
Stock Company ‘Sparta’

12/2000-12/2004

28.7.2003

EUR 0,8
million in total

Individual aid

LI

3

2003 Valstybe˙s pagalba akci-
nei bendrovei
„Dvar-
cˇioniu˛ keramika“

State aid to the Joint
Stock Company ‘Dvar-
cioniu Keramika’

31.12.2002

28.7.2003

EUR 0,4
million in total

Individual aid

LI

4

2003 Valstybe˙s pagalba akci-
nei bendrovei
„Dvar-
cˇioniu˛ keramika“

State aid to the Joint
Stock Company ‘Dvar-
cioniu Keramika’

31.7.2005

28.7.2003

EUR 0,023
million in total

Individual aid

LI

5

2003 Valstybe˙s pagalba akci-
„Trys

bendrovei

nei
sezonai“

State aid to the Joint
Stock Company ‘Trys
Sezonai’

12/2002-12/2007

28.7.2003

EUR 1,2
million in total

Individual aid

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.4.2004

COMP No

MS

No

Yr

Title of the aid measure
(in original language)

Title of the aid measure

Duration

Date of
Commission
Decision

Budget
Euro

Type of
aid measure

LI

6

2003 Valstybe˙s pagalba uzˇda-
akcinei bendrovei

rai
„Ranga IV“

State aid to the Joint
Stock Company ‘Ranga
IV’

1/2003 (duration
of
the investment project
is 2003-2006)

28.7.2003

EUR 0,3
million in total

Individual aid

SI (6)

2

2003 Zasavska garancijska

shema

SI

3

2003 Pomurska garancijska

shema

Zasavje
scheme

Pomurje
scheme

guarantee

31.12.2012

28.7.2003

EUR 0,2
million per year

Aid scheme

guarantee

31.12.2012

28.7.2003

EUR 0,1
million per year

Aid scheme

SI

4

2003 Spodbujanje izrabe ob-
novljivih virov energije,
ucinkovite
ener-
rabe
in soproizvodnje
gije
toplotne in elektricne
energije

The stimulating of the
exploitation of
rene-
wed sources of energy,
of
effective
energy
and
co-production heat and
electric energy

usage

31.12.2006

28.7.2003

EUR 2,5
million per year

Aid scheme

SK (7)

1

2003 K&S

INTERNATIONAL,
s.r.o., Bardejov

K&S
INTERNATIONAL,
s.r.o., Bardejov

2001-2004

15.7.2003

EUR 0,069
million in total

Individual aid

SK

2

2003 AUTO PELA, s.r.o.,

Trnava

AUTO PELA, s.r.o.,
Trnava

2001-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,027
million in total

Individual aid

SK

3

2003 VS-MONT, s.r.o., Lazy

pod Makytou

VS-MONT, s.r.o., Lazy
pod Makytou

2001-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,049
million in total

Individual aid

SK

4

2003 HYGAL, s.r.o., Trnava

HYGAL, s.r.o., Trnava

2001-2004

15.7.2003

EUR 0,028
million in total

Individual aid

SK

SK

SK

5

6

7

2003 AUTOKOMPLEXX,
spol. s.r.o., Nováky

AUTOKOMPLEXX, Ltd,
Nováky

2001-2008

15.7.2003

EUR 0,036
million in total

Individual aid

2003 SOVEX-BC, spol. s.r.o.,
Zlaté Moravce

SOVEX-BC, Ltd, Zlaté
Moravce

2001-2004

15.7.2003

EUR 0,019
million in total

Individual aid

2003 KÁVOMATY, s.r.o.,
Kezˇmarok

KÁVOMATY, Ltd,
Kezˇmarok

2001-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,025
million in total

Individual aid

SK

8

2003 REGADA, s.r.o., Prešov REGADA, Ltd, Prešov

2001-2004

15.7.2003

EUR 0,02
million in total

Individual aid

SK

9

2003 JOCHMAN-NETZSCH,

s.r.o., Spišská Nová Ves

JOCHMAN-NETZSCH,
Ltd, Spišská Nová Ves

2001-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,027
million in total

Individual aid

SK

10 2003 BRANCH TRADING,

s.r.o., Senica

BRANCH TRADING,
Ltd, Senica

2001-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,061
million in total

Individual aid

SK

11 2003 BENMOTO, s.r.o.,

Horné Orešany

BENMOTO, Ltd,
Horné Orešany

2001-2009

15.7.2003

EUR 0,025
million in total

Individual aid

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C 88/5

COMP No

MS

No

Yr

Title of the aid measure
(in original language)

Title of the aid measure

Duration

Date of
Commission
Decision

Budget
Euro

Type of
aid measure

SK

SK

12 2003 CELLTEX, s.r.o., Ivanka
pri Dunaji

CELLTEX, Ltd,
pri Dunaji

Ivanka

2001-2005

15.7.2003

EUR 0,018
million in total

Individual aid

13 2003 TOMIREX SLOVAKIA,
s.r.o., Košice

TOMIREX SLOVAKIA,
Ltd, Košice

2001-2007

15.7.2003

EUR 0,02
million in total

Individual aid

SK

14 2003 MATADOR, a.s.,

Púchov

MATADOR, joint stock
company, Púchov

2003-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,009
million in total

Individual aid

SK

SK

SK

SK

SK

15 2003 Ecco Slovakia, a.s.,
Martin

Ecco
joint
Slovakia,
stock company, Martin

2003-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,15
million in total

Individual aid

18 2003 Boge Slovakia, a.s.,
Trnava

joint
Slovakia,
Boge
stock company, Trnava

2002-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 3,7
million in total

Individual aid

19 2003 BARLO PLASTICS
SLOVAKIA, s.r.o.,
Zˇilina

BARLO PLASTICS
SLOVAKIA, Ltd, Zˇilina

2002-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 2,2
million in total

Individual aid

21 2003 Gábor, spol. s.r.o.,
Bánovcen/Bebravou

Gábor, Ltd,
Bánovcen/Bebravou

2005-2014

15.7.2003

EUR 2,8
million in total

Individual aid

24 2003 EKOM, spol. s.r.o.,
Piešt’any

EKOM, Ltd, Piešt’any

2000-2006

15.7.2003

EUR 0,046
million in total

Individual aid

(1) CY — Cyprus
(2) CZ — Czech Republic
(3) EE — Estonia
(4) LV — Latvia
(5) LI — Lithuania
(6) SI — Slovenia
(7) SK — Slovakia