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: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, audiovisual production, control of State aid, environmental protection, film production, minority language, press, regional development

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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 75/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.9.2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.11.2005

Member State: Germany

Number of the aid: N 175b/2005

Member State: Slovak Republic

Number of the aid: N 354/05

Title: Support for demonstration projects relating to the use of
renewable raw materials to produce energy

Title: Madách-Posonium, s.r.o., Individual aid in favour of peri-
odical

Objective: Environmental protection

Objective: to support minority language periodical

Legal basis: Bundeshaushaltsordnung, insbesondere §§ 9, 23,
24, 44 mit Verwaltungsvorschriften

Legal basis:

Budget: EUR 8 million (total for both Nos N 175a/2005 and
N 175b/2005) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % for initial investment
aid; 50 % for operating aid

Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej
správy v znení neskorších predpisov,

Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona
č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

Duration: Single payment for investment aid; 5 years for oper-
ating aid

Výnos MK SR – 480/2004 – 1 o poskytovaní dotácií
v pôsobnosti MK SR

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

Budget: SKK 1 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: 11,7 %

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

Duration: 2005

Date of adoption: 2.9.2005

Number of the aid: N 256/2005

Member State: Estonia

Title: Saastetasu asendamise programm

Legal basis: Saastetasu seadus § 19

Objectives: Regional development — Environmental protec-
tion (Limited to the manufacturing industry — Limited to elec-
tricity, gas and water supply)

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: 23.11.2005

Member State: Slovak Republic

Number of the aid: N 355/05

Title: Public support to Kalligram, s.r.o. Bratislava

Budget: Annual expenditure planned: EEK 150 million

Objective: to support minority language literacy periodical

Maximum aid intensity: 40-50 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Tax advantage

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/

Legal basis:

Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej
správy v znení neskorších predpisov,

Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona
č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

Výnos MK SR – 480/2004 – 1 o poskytovaní dotácií
v pôsobnosti MK SR

Budget: SKK 1 080 000

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Aid intensity or amount: 50,9 %

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2005

Duration: 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: 29.9.2005

Number of the aid: N 370/2005

Member State: Poland (Północno-Zachodni)

Title: Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców na
terenie miasta Stargard Szczesciński

Legal basis: Uchwała Rady Miejskiej w sprawie przyjęcia
programu pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców na terenie
miasta Stargardu Szczecińskiego

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: 5 000 000 PLN

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Member State: Slovak Republic

Number of the aid: N 537/2005

Title: Individual aid for audiovisual production in favour of
JAKUBISKO FILM s.r.o.

Objective: support of audiovisual production

Legal basis (in original language):

a) Zákon č. 303/1995 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách v znení

neskorších predpisov,

b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona

č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

c) Výnos MK SR – 480/2004 – 1 o poskytovaní dotácií

v pôsobnosti MK SR

Budget: SKK 13 mio

Aid intensity or amount: 3,25 %

Duration: one-off measure after approval (31.12.2005)

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

Other information: Aid scheme — Tax advantage

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 of the decision: 1.12.2004

Member State: Ireland

Number of the aid: N 387/2004

Title: Tax relief for investment in films

Objective: promoting investments in film production

Legal basis: Section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997,
as amended

Budget: approximately EUR 26 million p.a.

Aid intensity or amount: appr. 16,5 %

Duration: 2005-2008

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.10.2002

Member State: Germany

Number of the aid: N 549/02

Title: Support for the film industry in Hesse — Hessische Film-
förderung

Objective: Cinema

Legal basis: Leitlinien der Hessischen Filmförderung für die
Filmförderung und die Förderung audiovisueller Medien im
Land Hessen

Budget: EUR 1 167 500 for 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; always less than 50 %

Duration: Until end-2004

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

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/

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 19.6.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2005

Member State: Netherlands

Number of the aid: N 746/01

Title: Support for the Dutch film industry

Objective: Cinema

Legal basis: Voorstel tot wijziging van wet inkomensbelasting
2001 (FIA)

Budget: At least EUR 29,48 million for 2002-03

Aid intensity or amount: Variable; always less than 50 %,
except in certain cases

Duration: Until end-2003

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/

Member State: Deutschland [Schleswig-Holstein]

Number of the aid: NN 74/2005

Title: Support of audiovisual production in Schleswig-Holstein

Objective: Audiovisual

Legal basis: § 73 Absatz 3 Rundfunkgesetz für das Land
Schleswig-Holstein

Budget: EUR 4 million p.a.

Aid intensity or amount:

up to 50 %, in case of difficult and low budget films, aid can be
cumulated up to 80 %,

80 % for training measures

Duration: 1.1.2005 — 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/