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: 2005-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: 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

(2005/C 133/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of decision: 6 July 2004

Duration: Up to the 31st of December 2006.

Member State: United Kingdom

No of the aid: N 5/2004

Title: Greater London High-Technology Seed and Creative
Industries Funds

Objective: Risk capital

Legal basis: Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Budget: GBP 12 million (EUR 18 million) to the High–tech-
nology Seed fund and GBP 2.5 million (EUR 3.7 million) to
the Creative Industries Fund.

Duration: 10 years

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/

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 July 2004

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 20/2004

Title: CIRR ship financing

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/

Date of decision: 21 October 2004

Member State: Finland

No of the aid: N 164/2004

Title: Midinvest fund scheme

Objective: The measure intends to address the lack of equity
funding for SMEs in the Ylä-Pirkanmaa and Keuruu Districts

Legal basis: Laki rakennerahasto-ohjelmien kansallisesta hallin-
noinnista (1353/1999), Laki
ja asetus (1200/
2000) yritystoiminnan tukemisesta

(1068/2000)

Lag om den nationella förvaltningen av programmen för struk-
turfonderna (1353/1999), Lag (1068/2000) och förordning om
stödjande av företagsverksamhet (1200/2000)

Budget: EUR 4 million (Total volume of the fund)

Duration: 31 December 2013

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/

Objective: This scheme makes it possible for ship owners to
receive Commercial Interest Reference Rate (hereinafter referred
to as ‘CIRR’) financing in accordance with the OECD New
Sector Understanding on Export Credits for ship financing.
(Shipbuilding)

Legal basis: Richtlinien für das CIRR-Zinsausgleichssystem im
Schiffbausektor

Date of decision: 20 October 2004

Member State: Ireland

No of the aid: N 311/2004

Budget: 1.5 — 5.6 million Euro per year

Title: Business Expansion Scheme & Seed Capital Scheme

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Objective: Risk capital

Date of decision: 30 March2004

Legal basis: Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as amended by
Finance Act 2004.

Member State: Germany

Budget: BES budget estimated to EUR 25 million per year.
SCS budget estimated to EUR 1.5 million per year.

Duration: from 5 February 2004 to 31 December 2006

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1 December 2004

Member State: The Czech Republic

Aid No: N 353/2004

Title: Measure concerning the privatisation of UNIPETROL

Objective: Chemical and pharmaceutical industry

No of the aid: NN 61/2003

Title: German Ecotax as from 1 January 2003 — ‘Spitzenaus-
gleich’

Objective: environmental aid

Legal basis: Gesetz zur Fortentwicklung der ökologischen
Steuerreform vom 23.12.2002

Duration: 31b December 2006

Other information: Germany has to submit an annual report
on the implementation of the scheme

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:

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Date of adoption: 8 September 2004

Member State: Italy

Case number: NN 118a/1999

Date of adoption: 16 March 2005

Member States: Hungary

Aid No: N427/04

Title: Excise duty exemption for biofuels/tax benefit

Objective: Environmental protection

Legal basis: 2004. évi
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törvény az adókról,

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Title:
‘Italian urgent measures following the earthquake dated
9th September 1998 affecting the regions of Basilicata, Calabria
and Campania’

Objective: To introduce make good the damage caused by the
earthquake

Legal basis:

— ‘Legge n. 226/1999: Interventi urgenti in materia di prote-

zione civile’ del 13.7.1999 (G.U. n.112 15.5.1999)

— ‘Legge n. 61/1998: Ulteriori

in favore
delle zone terremotate delle regioni Marche e Umbria e di
altre zone colpite da eventi calamitosi’ del 30.3.1998 (G.U.
n. 75 31.3.1998)

interventi urgenti

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 208 — 236 000 000

Duration: 6 years

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/

— ‘Regolamento disciplinante i criteri, le modalità e le proce-
dure per la concessione dei contributi spettanti ai soggetti
privati danneggiati dall'evento sismico del 9 settembre
1998 con le modifiche ed integrazioni apportate con
DD.GG.RR. n. 1220 del 29.5.2001, n. 1533 del 9.7.2001,
n. 2473 del 27.11.2001, n. 1240 del 9.7.2002, n. 1020 del
10.6.2003 and n. 1847 del 13.10.2003’ adottato dalle
Regioni Basilicata, Calabria e Campania ex art. 4, comma 7,
della L. 30 marzo 1998, n. 61

Budget: In total, ca. EUR 24.273 million

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Other information: Annual report

Legal basis: Lag (1999:673) om skatt på avfall

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/

Date of adoption: 19 May 2004

Member State: Sweden

Case number: NN 161/2003

Budget: Loss of tax revenue: SEK 580 million (ca. EUR 64
million) consisting of ca. SEK 180 million (ca. EUR 20 million)
for waste which is not the direct result of the production
process (for example, used products, goods, package) and ca
SEK 400 million (ca. EUR 44 million) for waste which is the
direct result of the production of a company

Intensity or amount: SEK 370 (ca. EUR 40.7) per ton

Duration: Unlimited

Title: Prolongation and modification of Waste Tax scheme

Objective: To grant tax relief to some specific waste facilities
and specific waste categories, for environmental reasons and in
order to avoid unreasonable economic consequences to the
industries concerned

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/