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: 2005-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, aid for restructuring, coal industry, control of State aid, investment aid, research and development, technology transfer, vocational training

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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 172/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.3.2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.2.2005

Member State: Italy [Abruzzi]

Aid No: N 30/04

Title: Training aid for Finmek

Objective: Training

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 313/2004

Title: Recapitalisation of TV2/Danmark A/S

Objective: Financing of public service obligations

Legal basis: Decreto della giunta regionale del 7.3.2003 n. 143 e
decreto della giunta regionale del 29.12.2003

Aid amount: DKK 440 million

Budget: EUR 4 672 953

Aid intensity or amount: The aid intensity is 25 % for
specific training projects and 50 % for general training projects.
The maximum intensities concerned are increased by 10
percentage points when the training is given to disadvantaged
workers.

Duration: The scheme began in July 2003 and will run for 22
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/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 16.11.2004

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 168/2004

Title: Technology Transfer Companies of Public Research Insti-
tutions

Objective: To promote the transfer of new knowledge and
technology between public research institutions and trade and
industry.

Legal basis: Forslag til lov nr. L 177 om teknologioverførsel ved
offentlige forskningsinstitutter

Amount: DKK 5 million per institutional company or up to
3 % of the institutional R & D turnover, for up to an estimated
10 institutional companies. The estimated total of the aid is
DKK 199 million (approx EUR 27 million).

Duration: Initially ten 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/

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
information has been removed, can be found at The
tial
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: 2 March 2005

Member State: France

Aid No: N 386/2004

Title: Aid for restructuring SNCF Freight

Objective: To restructure SNCF Freight so that it will become
viable again

Legal basis: Lignes directrices communautaires pour les aides d'Etat
au sauvetage et à la restructuration d'entreprises en difficulté

Budget: EUR 1 500 million

Duration: 2004 — 2006

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: 7.1.2005

Member State: Spain (Cataluña)

Aid No: N 500/2004

Title: Incentives to industrial investment in research, develop-
ment and technological innovation for sectors highly exposed
to international competition in Cataluña

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Objective: Research and Technological Development

All sectors, with focus on NACE 17-Textiles, NACE DL-Elec-
trical and optical equipment and NACE 34.1-Motor vehicles.

Legal basis: Orden TRI/290/2004, de 4 de agosto, por la que se
aprueban las bases reguladoras de incentivos a la inversión industrial
en investigación, desarrollo e innovación tecnológica para sectores
altamente expuestos a la competencia internacional, y se abre la
convocatoria para el año 2004.

Budget: EUR 60 million

Intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of gross aid intensity for
industrial research projects.

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: 20.4.2005

Member State: Germany

Aid No: NN 85/2004

Title: Aid to the coal industry in 2001 and 2002, not notified

Objective: Coal

Legal basis: Kohlekompromiss vom 13. November 1997; Haush-
altsgesetze des Bundes und des Landes NRW für die Jahre 2001 und
2002

Up to 25 % for pre-competitive development activities.

Budget: EUR 306,8 million

10 % bonus for SMEs.

5 % bonus for Article 87(3)(c) regions.

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 306,8 million

Duration: 2001 and 2002

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

Duration: Until 31.12.2007

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