Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-03-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, environmental tax, processing industry, regional development, research and development, tax relief, textile industry

C 72/2

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Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2006

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 72/02)

Date of decision: 26.7.2004

Member State: Germany

Aid number: N 213/2004

Title: ERDF Risk Capital Fund Schleswig-Holstein

Objective: The measure intends to address the lack of equity
funding for SMEs in Schleswig-Holstein.

Budget: EUR 15 million (Total volume of the fund)

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: LVL 50 Million

Maximum aid intensity: 30-65 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant

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

Duration: 31.12.2018

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

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: 6.10.2004

Member State: Ireland — Dublin (South and East region of
Ireland)

Aid number: N 214/2004

Title: R&D aid to Bell Laboratories in Dublin

Objective: R&D aid (Micro-electronics)

Legal basis): Section 29 of the Industrial Development Act
1986 (as amended in 2003). Number 30 of 2003 (14 July
2003)

Budget: EUR 21,66 million

Intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: five 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: 24.11.2005

Aid number: N 255/2005

Member State: Latvia

Title: Atbalsts komercdarbības infrastruktūras modernizācijai

Date of adoption: 1.12.2004

Member State: Spain

Aid number: N 415/2004

Title: Promotion of technical research in the textile sector.

Objective: The scheme aims at granting aid to promote any
industrial
research and technological development projects
increasing the technological capacity of firms in the textile
sector. (Textile sector and clothing industry)

Legal basis: Anteproyecto de Orden por la que se establecen
las bases reguladoras, el régimen de ayudas y su gestión para la
concesión de ayudas en el marco del Programa de Fomento de
la Investigación Técnica para el Sector Textil/Confección
(2005-2007)

Budget: EUR 90,95 million total budget

Intensity or amount:

Up to 50 % for industrial research projects.

Up to 25 % for pre-competitive development activities.

Up to 75 % for viability studies previous to industrial research
projects.

Up to 50 % for viability studies previous to pre-competitive
development activities.

The regional bonus is also applicable.

Duration: 1.1.2005 — 31.12.2007

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

Objective: Regional development [All sectors]

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

Legal basis: Noteikumi par komercdarbības atbalsta sniegšanas
nosacījumiem valsts atbalsta programmai ‘Atbalsts komercdar-
bības infrastruktūras modernizācijai’

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Date of adoption: 28.12.2005

Member States: Sweden

Aid number: N588/2005

Title: Prolongation of the Manufacturing Industry's Tax Reliefs
— CO2 and Energy Taxes on Fossil Fuels
Objective: Competitiveness of Swedish Manufacturing Sector
(Energy)

Legal basis: Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi (6 a kap. 1
§ 9)

Budget: EUR 574 million p.a.; total EUR 3 445 million

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: 28.12.2005

Member States: Sweden

Aid number: N595/2005

Title: Prolongation of the Energy Intensive Industry's CO2 Tax
Reliefs into 2006

Objective: Competitiveness of energy-intensive business in the
manufacturing sector

Legal basis: Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi (9 kap. 9
§)

Budget: EUR 17 million in total

Duration: 1 year

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: 28.12.2005

Member States: Sweden

Aid number: N594/2005
Title: Prolongation and Amendments to CO2 and Energy Tax
Reliefs for Heat Production in CHP's (Sweden)

Date of adoption: 28.12.2005

Member States: Sweden

Aid number: N596/2005

Objective: Competitiveness of of
heating)

certain CHP's

(district

Title: Prolongation of the Manufacturing Industry's Tax Reliefs
on Electricity

Legal basis: Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi (6 a kap. 3
§)

Budget: EUR 177 million p.a.; total EUR 1 085 million

Objective: Competitiveness of Swedish Manufacturing Sector

Legal basis: Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi (11 kap.
3 §)

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/

Budget: EUR 1 029 million p.a.; total EUR 6 298

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/