Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, 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

(2006/C 29/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.9.2005

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 178/2005

Title: Tax credit
paper when publishing works in Italian

for publishers as regards expenditure on

Objective: To encourage the use of Italian and to maintain the
quality of the written language, pluralism of information and
cultural diversity

Legal basis: Articolo 4, commi 181-186 e 189 della legge 24
dicembre 2003, n. 350 (legge finanziaria 2004) e articolo 1,
comma 484 della legge 30 dicembre 2004, n. 311 (legge finan-
ziaria 2005)

Budget: EUR 190 million (i.e. EUR 95 million per year)

Aid intensity or amount: 10 % gross equivalent of the cost
of paper used in publishing works in Italian

Duration: 31 December 2006 (2005 and 2006)

Other information: Evaluation report
Member State

to be submitted by

the definition of micro, small and
Title: Incorporation of
medium-sized enterprises
in the meaning of Commission
Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 to the existing
State aid schemes: N 715/1999 (case N 224/05); N 445/2000
(case N 225/05); N 747/1997 (case N 226/05); N 710/1999
(case N 227/05); N 214/2003 ex N 288/96 (case N 228/05).

Legal basis: Decreto del Ministero delle attività produttive del
18 aprile 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: 22.8.2005

Member State: Spain (Comunidad de Madrid)

Aid No: N 359/2005

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

Title: Aid to investment in assisted zones in Comunidad de
Madrid. Prolongation of the existing aid scheme N 431/2000

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

Objective: Regional development (all sectors)

Legal basis:
‘Orden 91/2005 de 12 de enero de 2005, por la
que se modifica y prorroga la Orden 5135/2004, de 1 de
junio, de la Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica,
por la que se regula el programa de reactivación empresarial de
la Comunidad de Madrid’

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.10.2005

Budget: EUR 8 million per year

Member State: France (Martinique)

Aid No: N 202/2004

Title: Subscription to risk capital companies — Framework
scheme of Martinique

Objective: Regional aid, risk capital aid

Budget: EUR 610 000

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/

Intensity or amount: from 10 % to 20 % gross grant equiva-
lent. 10 % bonus for SMEs

Duration: From 1.10.2005 to 31.12.2006

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: 29.9.2005

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 224/2005, N 225/2005, N 226/2005, N 227/
2005 and N 228/2005

Date of adoption: 12.12.2005

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 474/2005

Title: Amendments to renewables obligation scheme

Objective: Environmental protection (electricity)

Legal basis: Renewables Obligation Order 2006

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Budget: ca. GBP 100 million (EUR 149 million) per year

Objective: R&D aid (not sector specific)

Duration: 6 years

Further information: Annual reports

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: 2.3.2005

Member State: Czech Republic (whole territory)

Aid No: N 535/2004

Title: Centres of Basic Research

Legal basis: Zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu a
vývoje z veřejných prostředků a o změně některých souvisejí-
cích zákonů

Nařízení vlády č. 461/2002 Sb., o účelové podpoře výzkumu
a vývoje z veřejných prostředků a o veřejné soutěži ve
výzkumu a vývoji

Budget: CZK 1,2 billion (EUR 39,5 million) for the whole
duration

Intensity or amount: up to 100 %

Duration: until 31 December 2011

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/