Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

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Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2006

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 59/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.7.2004

Budget: EUR 3 530 794

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 64/04

Title: Scheme of exploitation of solar energy in Extremadura

Objective: to promote the use of solar energy, both heat and
photovoltaic, in the region of Extremadura, as well as mixed
installations using together solar energy and other sources of
renewable energy and to reduce emissions during the period
2004-2010 of about 50 t CO2

Legal basis: The legal basis of the scheme is a draft Decree
regulating the granting of aid subsidies for the exploitation of
solar energy.

Further aid conditions have been laid down in the law 5/1990
of 30 November 1990, which establishes the inter-administra-
tive relationship between the provinces of Badajoz and Càceres
and the Comunidad Autonoma of Extremadura with regard to
cumulation

Aid intensity or amount: as regards job creation, 3,75 % and
7,5 % gross respectively for medium-sized and small enterprises
outside assisted areas;

4 % nge for large enterprises, plus 3 % gge or plus 5 % gge
respectively for medium-sized and small enterprises in areas
eligible for the exemption provided for in Article 87(3)(c)

25 % where disadvantaged workers are concerned;

in the agricultural sector, 25 % (27,5 % for young farmers)
where Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 is applicable

Duration: 31 December 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/

Budget: The
budget
EUR 2 940 000 (EUR 420 000 per year)

will

presumably

amount

to

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum aid intensities are
maximum 40 % of the eligible costs and each beneficiary will
in any event not receive more than EUR 30 000

Duration: 2004-2010

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.5.2005

Member State: Italy (Emilia Romagna)

Aid No: N 271/2004

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

Title: Measure 1.A of the regional industrial research, innova-
tion and technology transfer programme

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.5.2005

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 108/2005

Objective: To encourage additional
pre-competitive development activities

industrial research and

Legal basis: Delibera
del 30.12.2003

della Giunta

regionale n. 2823

Budget: A total of EUR 30 million for the duration of the
scheme

Duration: 50 % and 25 % respectively for industrial research
and pre-competitive development, supplemented, where appro-
priate, by premiums for SMEs and assisted areas

Title: Aid for the conversion of employment contracts

Other information: Until 31.12.2005

Objective: To encourage job creation and the long-term
recruitment of disadvantaged workers through aid conditional
on the conversion of
fixed-term contracts to open-ended
contracts

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale n. 1351 del
20.12.2004,
recante modifica della delibera n. 1233 del
6.12.2004

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/

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.9.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 275/2002

Title: Aid for cutter and high-seas fishing businesses in Lower
Saxony granted as part of Community structural measures
covered by the FIFG

Objective: To co-finance structural assistance to cutter and
high-seas fishing businesses in Lower Saxony

Legal basis: Landeshaushaltsordnung § 44

Budget: EUR 2,8 million

Aid intensity and amount: Within the limits laid down in
Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Duration: 2000-2008

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: 6.2.2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 600/2003

Title: Amendments to the Renewable Obligation Order

Objective: To extend the application of the Renewable Obliga-
tion mechanism, which supports the production of electricity
from renewable sources of energy, to co-firing power station
using biomass, to smaller generators and to fossil fuel gener-
ating stations converting to biomass

Legal basis: Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2004

Duration: 2016, re-notification in 2012

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: 13.5.2004

Member State: Spain

Aid number: N 605/2003

Title: National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and
Technological Innovation (2004 — 2007)

Objective: Set up a new horizontal aid scheme in the field of
research and development activities, specially focusing in the
increase and improvement of technological research

Legal basis: «Orden CTE/3185/2003, de 12 de noviembre, por
la que se regulan las bases, el régimen de ayudas y la gestión
del Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Inno-
vación Tecnológica (2004-2007) en la parte dedicada al
Fomento de la Investigación Técnica» y «Orden CTE/3700/
2003, de 23 de diciembre, por la que se efectúa la convocatoria
del año 2004 para la concesión de ayudas para apoyo a
Centros Tecnológicos»

Budget: 3 814 million EUR

Intensity or amount: 50 % for industrial research, 75 % for
viability studies previous to industrial research projects, 50 %
for viability studies previous to precompetitive development
projects and 25 % for precompetitive development activities as
basis rates for enterprises plus (if applicable) a bonus of 10 %
points for SMEs as defined by the Commission, 10 % points for
Article 87(3)(a) areas, 5 % points for Article 87(3)(c) areas.

The other bonuses foreseen by the R&D Framework are also
respecting the maximum aid intensities
applicable while
allowed and the cumulation rules

Duration: 1.1.2004 — 31.12.2008

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/