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: 2006-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, State aid, United Kingdom, 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 204/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption: 24.1.2006

Date of adoption: 21.9.2005

Member States: Italy

Aid No: N 11/06

Title: Prolongation of Environmental Aid Scheme N433/04 in
Friuli-Venice-Julia

Objective: Environmental protection

Legal basis: Decisione della Giunta Regionale n. 1002 del 22
aprile 2004 concernente la Legge regionale 18/2003

Budget: EUR 2 million

Aid intensity or amount: 30 % plus bonuses of 10 % for
SMEs or 5 % for enterprises in art. 87(3)c. areas. 15 % for SMEs
for the adoption of new Community standards

Duration: 2006-2007

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 28.3.2006

Member State: Cyprus

Aid No: N 65/2006
Title: Tροποποίηση του καθεστώτος ενισχύσεων για τεχνολογική
αναβάθµιση του µεταποιητικού τοµέα

Objective: Regional development — Small and medium-sized
enterprises
Legal basis: Υπ. Α. 15.11.2005

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 5,1 million

Duration (end date): 31.12.2006

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 117/2005

Title: Aggregated Public Sector Procurement of Broadband in
Scotland

Objective: The envisaged measure aims to connect various
public administration bodies such as schools,
libraries and
town halls in certain areas of Scotland to advanced broadband
services. The project envisages aggregating public sector
demand for such services and procuring them via public sector
procurements

Legal basis: The measure will be implemented under Section
69 of the Local Government Act 1973 and Section 20 of the
Local Government in Scotland Act 2003

Overall Budget: The overall budget of
the procurements
financed by state resources is expected to be around GBP 100
million (about EUR 145 million)

Aid intensity: 100 %

Duration of project: 5-7 years

Other information: The selected provider(s) will be mandated
to provide non-discriminatory wholesale access to third party
operators in case it uses some of the assets procured under the
project to also serve residents and business customers

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Economic sectors: Limited to the manufacturing industry

Date of adoption: 7.6.2006

Name and address of the granting authority: Ministry of
Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Nicosia

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 194/2006

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

Title: Screen East Content Investment Fund

Objective(s): Risk Capital for SMEs

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Legal basis:
23 (No 2) Order 1999

‘National Lottery Act 1993’ amendment of section

Budget: GBP 2 285 714 (approximately EUR 3,32 million)

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Duration: until 30 September 2008

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Objective(s): Regional aid

Legal basis: Finance Act 2006

Budget: EUR 35 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: 4,5 %-12,5 % net

Duration: 31.7.2008

Date of adoption: 31.5.2006

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 230/2006

Title: Transitional extension to the scheme of reliefs for the
renewal of certain urban areas (ex N 264/2004 and 270/2002)

Objective(s): Regional aid

Legal basis: Finance Act 2006

Budget: EUR 20 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: 4,4 %-11,56 % net

Duration: 31.7.2008

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 31.5.2006

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 231/2006

Title: Transitional extension to the scheme of reliefs for the
renewal of certain rural areas (ex N 257/2004 and N 271/
2002)

Objective(s): Regional aid

Legal basis: Finance Act 2006

Budget: EUR 4 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: 4,4 %-11,56 % net

Duration: 31.7.2008

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 31.5.2006

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 232/2006

Title: State Aid No N 232/2006 — Transitional extension to
Capital Allowances Depreciation Regime for Hotels in Ireland
(ex N 832/2000) — Ireland

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 8.3.2006

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 512/2005

Title: State aid for the rescue of firms in difficulty — Volare
Airlines Spa

Objectives: To keep the business going, safeguard jobs and
protect creditors' interests (Air transport)

Form: bank loan guarantee

Legal basis:

— Decreto-legge n. 270 dell'8 luglio 1999 — Nuova disciplina
dell'amministrazione straordinaria delle grandi
imprese in
stato di insolvenza, a norma dell'articolo 1 della legge n.
274 del 30 luglio 1998 (articoli 55, 58 e 109). Legge n. 95
del 3 aprile 1979 — Conversione in legge, con modifica-
zioni, del decreto-legge n. 26 del 30 gennaio 1979 recante
— Provvedimenti urgenti per l'amministrazione straordi-
naria delle grandi imprese in crisi. (articolo 2 bis).

— Legge n. 39 del 18 febbraio 2004 –Conversione in legge,
con modificazioni, del decreto-legge n. 347 del 23
dicembre 2003 recante — Misure urgenti per la ristruttura-
zione industriale delle grandi imprese in stato di insolvenza
e sue modifiche ed integrazioni (decreto-legge n. 19 del 3
maggio 2004 convertito, con modificazioni, con legge n.
116 del 5 luglio 2004).

— Decreto-legge n. 281 del 29 novembre 2004 convertito con
legge n. 6 del 28 gennaio 2005 che modifica il decreto
347/2003

Budget: EUR 25 million

Duration: Six months

Other information: Submission of periodic reports on the
implementation of the aid

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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Date of adoption: 22.6.2006

Member State: France (Department of Var)

Aid No: N 563/05

Title: Aid to Ryanair for the air service between Toulon and
London

Legal basis: Loi no 2005-882 du 2 août 2005

Budget: EUR 500 000 per annum for 3 years

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of additional costs

Duration: 3 years

Economic sectors: Air Transport

Name and address of the granting authority:

Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Var
Aéroport international Toulon-Hyères
Boulevard de la Marine
F-83418 Hyères Cedex

Uchwała nr 33/2004 z dnia 1 lutego 2005 r. w sprawie usta-
nowienia programu wieloletniego pod nazwą ‘Wsparcie finan-
sowe inwestycji realizowanej przez Global e-Business Opera-
tions Centre Sp. z o. o., we Wrocławiu pod nazwą: “Global
Business Centre”, w latach 2005-2009’

Art. 80 ustawy z dnia 26 listopada 1998 r. o finansach publicz-
nych (Dz. U. z 2003 r., Nr 15, poz. 148)

Budget: Overall aid amount granted: PLZ 8 640 000

Maximum aid intensity: 10,53 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2009

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 8.2.2006

Member State: Deutschland

Date of adoption: 4.5.2006

Member State: Poland [Dolny Śląsk]

Aid No: N 629/2005

Aid No: NN 7/2006

Title: Forschungskonzept
Verkehr’

‘Mobilität und bodengebundener

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Bundeshaushaltsplan, Einzelplan 30, Kapitel 3006,
Titel 68340

Title: Pomoc regionalna dla Global e-Business Operations
Centre Sp. z o. o.

Budget: EUR 80 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Objective: Regional development
keeping (NACE 74.12)]

[Accounting

and book

Duration: 1.1.2005—31.12.2006

Legal basis: Umowa ramowa o udzielenie dotacji celowej z
dnia 15 kwietnia 2005 r. pomiędzy Ministrem Gospodarki i
Pracy a Global e-Business Operations Centre Sp. z o. o,

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/