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: 2005-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid

19.7.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 177/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.4.2005

Budget: EUR 45 million

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 7/2004

Title: Assistance for fisheries.

Objective: Aid for the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

Legal basis: Legge regionale del 23 dicembre 2003.

Budget: EUR 4,39 million

Duration: Three years

Rate of aid/amount: The rates laid down in Regulation (EC)
No 2792/1999.

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: 22.7.2004

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 105/2004

Title: Amendments to TANEO risk capital fund

funds aimed at

investing with private
Objective: Fund of
sector investors, in new venture capital funds, which in turn
will invest in new economy SMEs, preferably at their start-up
or early stage

Legal basis: Ν.2843/2000 (ΦΕΚ, τεύχος Α' αρ. 219) περί εκσυγχ-
ρονισµού των χρηµατιστηριακών συναλλαγών, εισαγωγή εταιριών
επενδύσεων στην ποντοπόρο ναυτιλία στο Χρηµατιστήριο Αξιών
Αθηνών και άλλων

ΑΡΘΡΟ 28 (όπως τροποποιήθηκε από το άρθρο 8 του Ν.2992/
2002 (ΦΕΚ, τεύχος Α' αρ. 54) περί ενίσχυσης της κεφαλαιαγοράς,
ανάπτυξης της επιχειρηµατικότητας και άλλων διατάξεων)

Duration: Until 2016

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: 5.10.2004

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 180/2004

Title: R&D support to investments in certain sectors (meta-
distretti) in Regione Lombardia

Objective: The scheme amends the original N 311/2003 aid
scheme and extends its scope by (1) adding a new industrial
sector (Information and Communication technology, ICT) and
(2) covering a larger number of beneficiaries — initially limited
to SMEs — which now include public/private consortia of
large enterprises, Universities, EU research bodies and
SMEs,
national foundations

Legal basis: Legge regionale del 24.03.2003 n. 3 art. 2, comma 5
‘Modifiche a leggi regionali in material di organizzazione, sviluppo
economico, territorio e seervizi alla persona’

Budget: The total budget of the scheme will presumably be of
EUR 90 to 110 million.

Aid intensity or amount: For fundamental research: max.
100 %; for industrial research: max. 50 %; for pre-competitive
development: max 25 %; for study costs preparatory to indus-
trial research: max 75 %, for studies preparatory to pre-compe-
titive development activities: max. 50 %.

The aid intensity can be increased by max: 10 percentage
points, as the aid is to be given to SMEs; 5 percentage points,
as the aid is to be given to enterprises in 87(3)(c) assisted
Areas; 25 percentage points where the project also involves
effective cross-border cooperation and where its results are
widely disseminated; 15 percentage points if
the research
project is in accordance with the objectives of a specific project
or programme undertaken as part of the Community's current
framework programme for R&D; 10 percentage points in case
the project involves effective cross-border cooperation between
independent partners and cooperation projects reflecting point
5.10.4. of the R&D framework.

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Altogether, including top-ups, not exceeding 75 % for industrial
research and 50 % for pre-competitive development

Duration: The scheme has a maximum duration of 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: 12.8.2004

Member State: Netherlands

Case No: N 222/2004

Title: Single Opportunity Scheme and demonstration projects

Objective: To stimulate energy transition experiments and
innovative energy demonstration projects

Legal basis: Kaderwet EZ-subsidies (Staatsblad 1997, 638)

Budget: EUR 225 million

Intensity or amount: Up to 50 %

Duration: 10 years for demonstration projects and 5 years for
transition experiments

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/