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: 2005-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Latvia, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

21.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 97/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 97/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 16 November 2004

Duration: Until 30 June 2007

Member State: United Kingdom, East Midlands

Aid No: N 199/2004

Title: Broadband Business Fund

Objective: To support the provision of affordable broadband
telecommunications services to SMEs and residential users in
areas of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Rutland,
South Lincolnshire
and Nottinghamshire which do not
currently enjoy affordable standard broadband availability.

Legal basis: Section 5(1) of the Regional Development Agency
Act 1998, which sets out the purposes, functions and powers
of the East Midlands Development Agency.

Overall budget: Unknown, depending on offers providers

Aid amount: Maximum GBP 1,9 million from UK State
resources (expected to be reduced through a reverse payment
mechanism)

Duration of project: At least 3 years

Other information: The provider selected to provide the
service is mandated to provide non-discriminatory wholesale
access to third party providers.

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/

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 1 December 2004

Member State: France

Aid No: N 330/2004

Title: Employment aid for the hotel and catering industry

Objective: Employment aid (hotels, cafes and restaurants)

Legal basis: Article 10 du projet de loi au soutien à la consomma-
tion et à l'investissement

Budget: EUR 1,16 billion

Aid intensity or amount: Variable — Grants

Duration: 18 months

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 30 June 2004

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 224/04

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 December 2004

Member State: Latvia (Zemgale)

Aid No: N 413/2004

Title: Ad-hoc regional investment aid in favour of Olainfarm

Title: Support for the production of works — cinema

Legal basis: Projet de loi modifiant l'article 194ter du code des
impôts sur les revenus.

Objective: Regional
cals)

Legal basis: Ad hoc

investment (chemicals and pharmaceuti-

Wetsvoorstel
Inkomstenbelasting.

tot wijziging van artikel 194ter van het Wetboek

Budget: Not known

Budget: EUR 1,035 million (47 % gross)

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

Aid intensity or amount: Always less than 50 %

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