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: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, cooperative, investment, postal and telecommunications services, regional development, renewable energy, telecommunications

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16.6.2006

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 141/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of decision: 23.1.2006

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 73/2005

Title: East Midlands Media Investment

Objective(s): Risk Capital for SMEs

Aid amount: Capital injections (EUR 293,469 million)

Modernisation grants (EUR 41,88 million and EUR 80 million)

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Legal basis (in original language): National Lottery Act 1993

Budget: Approximately EUR 8,7 million

Duration: until 31 December 2008

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption: 31.1.2006

Member State: Poland

Aid No: N 217/2005

Title: Wsparcie nowej inwestycji z Funduszu strefowego

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Ustawa z dnia 2 października 2003 r. o zmianie
ustawy o specjalnych strefach ekonomicznych i niektórych
ustaw, Dz.U. z 2003 r., nr 188 poz. 1840 z późn. zm.

Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów w sprawie wsparcia nowej
inwestycji z Funduszu Strefowego, draft

Budget: Annual expenditure planned: PLN 20 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %, 40 %, 30 %

Duration: End date 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant

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funding to Post

Overall aid amount planned: PLN 40 000 000

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.2.2006

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 166/05

Title: Government rural network support
Office Limited

Objective: Service of general economic interest

Legal basis: PSA 2000 Sections 72 and 103

Budget: GBP 150 million per year

Duration: 2006/2007 and 2007/2008

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Date of adoption: 17.1.2006

Member State: The Netherlands

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.11.2003

Aid No: N 265/2005

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 183/03

Title: Aids to the Greek Post (ELTA)

Objective: Compensation of public service obligations

‘Near Shore Windpark’. Modification of decision N 578/

Title:
1999.

Objective: Renewable energy investment (Energy)

Legal basis: Kaderwet EZ-subsidies (Staatsblad 1997, 638) en
besluit Co2 reductieplan (N304/2000)

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Budget: EUR 27,2 million

Intensity or amount: 37,9 %

Duration: Direct grants over a 5 years period.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Duration: Indeterminate

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 20.12.2004

Member State (Region): Italy (Liguria)

Aid No: N 367/2003

Title: Measures to promote cooperatives

Objective: Measures to help develop the cooperative system,
notably by informing firms and individuals about the creation
of cooperative undertakings and jobs and about wage equality
for men and women

Legal basis: Legge regionale 10 luglio 2003, n. 21

Budget: EUR 150 000 a year

Aid intensity or amount: Where applicable, 50 % for SMEs
and de minimis for large enterprises

Date of adoption: 26.4.2006

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: NN 20/2006

Title: Taxe annuelle sur les organismes de placement collectif,
sur les établissements de crédit et sur les sociétés d'assurance/
Jaarlijkse taks op de collectieve beleggingsinstellingen, op de
kredietinstellingen en op de verzekeringsondernemingen

Legal basis: Articles 307 à 312 de la loi-programme du
22 décembre 2003/artikelen 307 tot 312 van de program-
mawet van 22 december 2003

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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