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: 2005-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, information technology, innovation, research and development

C 305/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.12.2005

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 305/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption: 20.7.2005

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 38/2005

Title: R&D aid for environmental projects

Objective: To promote the framework conditions for the
beneficiaries' relation to the environment, to ensure a smooth
and efficient implementation of EU regulation and to simplify
the environmental work of the beneficiaries

Legal basis: «Tekstanmærkning 106 til § 23 på Finanslov
2004, vedtaget 18. december 2003» og «Bekendtgørelse om
virksomhedsordningen»

Budget: In total,
EUR 12,6 million)

ca DKK 94,2 million (approximately

Intensity or amount: 25 % (precompetitive development
activi-ties), 50 % (industrial research) and 100 % dissemination
costs

Duration: Until 31.12.2007

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: 10.12.2003 — CORR.

Member State: Germany, Saarland

Aid No: N 56/2003

Title: Aid in favour of Villeroy & Boch

Objective: Environmental aid investment (Production of cera-
mics sanitaryware, tile and tableware)

Legal basis: Verordnung über Qualitätsziele für bestimmte
gefährliche Stoffe und zur Verringerung der Gewässerver-
schmutzung durch Programme vom 6. April 2001

Amount: grant of EUR 0,81 million

Aid intensity: 30 % gross

Duration: 2003-2005

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: 14.7.2005

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Aid No: N 172/2005

‘Aid to innovation and technological development in the

Title:
information technologies sector’

Objective: To boost the development of scientific research
projects aiming to the technological development of products,
processes and services linked to the information technologies
which contribute to the modernisation of firms' management,
thereby increasing their competitiveness and innovative char-
acter. (Information technologies sector.)

Legal basis: «Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Economía
e Innovación Tecnológica por la que se regula la concesión de
ayudas cofinanciadas por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo
Regional para el
fomento de la innovación y el desarrollo
tecnológico en el sector de las tecnologías de la información de
la Comunidad de Madrid»

Budget: EUR 8 million (EUR 4 million per year)

Intensity or amount:

Industrial research: up to 50 %.

Pre-competitive development activities: up to 25 %.

Viability studies prior to industrial research: up to 75 %.

Viability studies prior to pre-competitive development activ-
ities: up to 50 %.

All the bonuses foreseen in point 5.10 of the R&D Framework
are potentially applicable

Duration: 1.1.2006 — 31.10.2007

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/