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: 2005-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid

16.7.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 176/11

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 176/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption: 9.12.2004

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 200/2004

Title: Ultimate Chiral Technology Project

Objective: To develop a set of breakthrough chiral technolo-
gies

Legal basis: Kompas voor de toekomst

Budget: EUR 2,88 million

Intensity or amount: 26 %

Duration: 4 years

Other information: Annual report

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: Belgium

Aid No: N 355/2004

Title: Public-Private-Partnership for tunnelling the Krijgsbaan
at Deurne; the development of industrial estates and the opera-
tion of Antwerp Airport

Objective: Participating in the costs related to adapting the
Antwerp Airport to new international safety regulations and to
develop and operate the airport via a public-private-partner-
ship.

Legal basis: Beslissing van de Vlaamse regering van 19 juli 2002
en van 27 juni 2003 (décision du gouvernement flamand du 19
juillet 2002 et du 27 juin 2003).

Budget: The total public contributions, in cash and in kind,
amounts to approximately EUR 26 000 000.

Other information: type of aid: Equity capital, subordinated
loans, capital grants and contributions in kind

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: 16.3.2005

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 345/2004

Title: Aid to Solvay Rosignano, grant

Objective: Environmental protection

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.2.2005

Member State: The Netherlands (Limburg)

Aid No: N 492/2004

Legal basis: Fondo per la promozione del Sviluppo Sostenibile: Arti-
colo 109 dellla legge 388/2000, modificato dall'articolo 62 della
legge 48/2000

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

Objective: Regional investment (petrochemicals)

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 13 494 490

Legal basis: ad hoc

Duration: 2005-2006

Budget: EUR 4,2 million (12,2 % gross)

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 20.10.2004

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 520/2003

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

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Title: Financial support for infrastructure works in Flemish
ports.

Objective: Provide
infrastructure works
(dredging) in maritime access routes and to co-finance invest-
ments in port infrastructure.

financing

for

Legal basis: Décret du Ministère de la Communauté Flamande du 2
mars 1999 portant sur la politique et la gestion des ports maritimes.

Vlaams Decreet van 2 maart 1999 houdende het beleid en het beheer
van de zeehavens.

Budget: The overall budget of the measure for the period
2001-2004 is estimated at EUR 342 million. However, only a
part, i.e. EUR 270 million is considered to constitute State aid.

Duration: 2001-2004

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: 2.3.2005

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 600/04

Title: Postponement of capacity reduction of VPFM

Objective: Restructuring

Aid intensity or amount: (the original aid was EUR 9,6
million)

Duration: 6 months

Other information: Decision concerns agreement to postpone
permanent capacity reduction as provided for in Protocol No 2
of the Accession Treaty.

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.5.2005

Member State: France

Number of aid measure: NN 52/2003

Title: Revision of individual social aid schemes for air services
between Corsica and Marseilles, Nice, Montpellier and Lyon

Objective: Air transport — to promote the opening-up of
Corsica by introducing a social aid scheme for certain cate-
gories of passenger and for residents of the island and thereby
combat handicaps connected with its insular nature

Legal basis: Délibération de l'Assemblée de Corse no 03/64 AC
adoptée le 24 mars 2003 décidant de fixer les montants intervenant
dans le dispositif à caractère social d'aides aux personnes transportées
sur les lignes aériennes régulières entre Marseille, Nice, Montpellier et
Lyon et les aéroports corses.

Budget: EUR 33,7 million on a yearly basis

Intensity/amount: Reimbursement to air carriers of EUR 50
to 56 per person, per trip for services between Corsica and
Marseilles, Nice, Montpellier and Lyon. These reimbursements
may only be granted for certain categories of passenger
(persons whose main place of residence is Corsica; young
persons under 25; persons aged over 60; students under 27;
persons travelling as a family; disabled persons or invalids)

Duration: One year, to be renewed annually. Although the
scheme does not have a specified expiry date, it is not intended
to be permanent.

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

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