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: 2005-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

31.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 77/29

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 77/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 July 2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 22 September 2004

Member State: Belgium (Flemish Region)

Aid No: N 88/2004

Title: Aid to the inland navigation sector for the handling of
containers in the Port of Antwerp

Objective: To facilitate the loading/unloading operations in
the Port of Antwerp during the reconstruction works on the
Antwerp Ring

Legal basis: Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 18 juli 2003
genaamd ‘R1 (Ring om Antwerpen): Herstellingswerken —
Minder Hinder Maatregelen’.

Budget: The budget will amount to EUR 1 788 000 for the
period 2004-2005. In addition, EUR 521 500 will be made
available for the test project period.

Duration: 2004-2005

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Aid No: N 324/2004

Title: Aid in favour of Cyclics Europe GmbH

Objective: Regional aid

(GA)
Legal basis: Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe
‘Verbesserung der
regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur’ vom 6.
Oktober 1969 in Verbindung mit den einschlägigen Bestim-
mungen von Teil II des 31. Rahmenplan zur GA, last approved
up to 31 December 2006 by the Commission Decision N 642/
02 on 1 October 2003 (OJ C 284 of 27.11.2003, p. 2).

Aid amount:: 15 % (SME bonus) of EUR 35 117 000 eligible
costs

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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

Date of adoption of decision: 20 October 2004

Aid No: N 269/2004

Member State: France

Date of adoption of the decision: 25 June 2004

Member State [Region]: Portugal

Title: Overseas investment programme 2003-2006 — Air
Caraïbes company

Aid No: N 461/03

Objective: Regional development — Aviation sector — Aid
for launching transatlantic routes operated from Guadeloupe
and Martinique

Legal basis: Article 217 undecies du code général des impôts.

Budget: EUR 3,19 million.

Aid intensity or amount: 35,43 %

information: Individual Decision

Other
the
Commission Decision of 11 November 2003 in Case N 96/B/
2003 — France — Overseas Programme Law — Title II: Tax
assistance for investment.

following

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

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

Title: Support for the use of industrial property (SIUPI)

Objective [sector]: Research and technological development
(filing and maintenance of patents)

Legal basis [in original language]:: Portaria

Budget: EUR 1,25 million

Aid intensity or amount: Max. 45 % gross

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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C 77/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.3.2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 2 June 2004

Budget: EUR 40,8 million

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 528/2003

Title: Modification to the national tonnage tax scheme

Objective: Preserve competitiveness of the fleet and promote
the maritime shipping 'cluster' (employment of EC seafarers,
preservation of maritime know-how in the EC and develop-
ment of maritime skills and the improvement of safety)

Duration: No time limit

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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

Date of decision: 2 June 2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 572/2003

Title: Wales Early Stage Fund

Objective: The notified aid measure intends to address the
lack of equity funding and the lack of equity funding linked to
loan funding by SMEs in Wales.

Legal basis: The Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (as
amended), in particular Section 1(2), 1(3)(b) and 1(7).

Budget: EUR 32 800 000 — GBP 22 000 000 (This amount is
the total budget of the scheme/fund and not the aid amount as
such)

Duration: 31 December 2019

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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

Aid intensity or amount: depending on the categories of
seafarers

Duration: 24 months (1 January 2004 — 31 December 2005)

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 22 July 2004

Member State [Region]: Denmark

Aid No: NN 33/2004

Title: Employment aid

Objective [sector]: To promote the occupational integration
of a category of disadvantaged workers

Legal basis [in original language]: Lov nr. 419 af 10. juni
2003 om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats

Budget: The budget amounts to max. DKR 900 mio. a year,
or around EUR 120 mio. The overall budget is put at max.
DKR 3,5 bn, or around EUR 470 mio.

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum intensity: 50 % of wage
costs for a period of one year as of recruitment

Duration: 30 June 2007

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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

Date of decision: 22 September 2004

Member State: Germany

Aid No: NN 19/2004

Title: Reduction of non-wage labour costs in the maritime
transport sector

Objective: Safeguard employment of German seafarers on
board of German merchant ships and preserve maritime know-
how

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten
(Sozialabgaben) in der deutschen Seeschifffahrt

Date of adoption of the decision: 2 June 2004

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Aid No: NN 171/2003

Title: Aid in favour of Zehdenick Electronic Gruppe

Objective: Rescue aid

Legal basis: ad hoc

Aid amount: EUR 1 680 395,39

Duration: 70 days

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from
which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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