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: 2006-08-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, State aid, United Kingdom, application of EU law, control of State aid

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 207/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.12.2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.6.2006

Member State: Italy (Lazio)

Aid No: N 97/2004

Title: Environmental aid for Meccano Aeronautica S.p.A.

Objective: Environmental protection

Legal basis: Punto 1 dell'accordo stipulato dalla Regione Lazio
il giorno 19 marzo 2002 presso il Comitato per L'Occupazione
della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri relativo al recupero
ambientale dell'area ex Goodyear.

Budget: EUR 3 623 400

Aid intensity or amount: 45 % of eligible expenditure

Duration: 4 years

Member State: Poland

Aid No: N 133/2006

Title: C. Hartwig (rescue aid)

Objective: Land transport

Legal basis: Artykuł 56 ust. 1 poz. 2 oraz art. 56 ust. 5
Ustawy o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państ-
wowych z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r.

Budget: Loan over PLN 3 600 000

Duration: The loan will be repaid with 6 months

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/

Other information: The Polish authorities have undertaken to
notify a restructuring plan in respect of C. Hartwig within 6
months of the authorisation by the Commission of the rescue
aid.

Date of adoption of the decision: 22 February 2006

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

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 131/2005

Title: FibreSpeed broadband project Wales

Objective: To support the construction of an open carrier-
neutral wholesale network to offer dark fibre and wholesale
electronic communications services to operators in 14 business
parks of Wales where such an infrastructure is not available.

Legal basis: The project is based on the Community Support
Framework (CSF) underpinning the National Development
Programme (2000-2006), the Ministers and Secretaries Acts
1924 to date, and the Local Government Act 2000.

Overall Budget: The maximum amount of public funds is GBP
[…] (*).

Aid intensity: subject to tender.

Duration of project: 10 — 20 years after signature of the
concession agreement, depending on tender outcome.

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

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(*) Business secret

Date of adoption: 26.4.2006

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid number: N 142/05

Title: Low Carbon Car Grant Programme

Objective: Environmental protection (all sectors)

Legal basis: Environmental Protection Act 1990

Budget: GBP 21 million

Intensity or amount: The measure does not constitute aid

Duration: 3 years.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 22.6.2006

Aid No: N 323/06

Member State: Poland

Aid No: N 258/2006

Title: Silesian Trams S.A. (rescue aid)

Objective: Land transport

Title: Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Transportowej w Olkuszu
S.A.

Objective: Rescue aid

Legal basis: Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjali-
zacji i prywatyzacji

Legal basis: Artykuł 56 ust. 1 poz. 2 oraz art. 56 ust. 5
Ustawy o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państ-
wowych z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r.

Form of aid: Loan

Budget: PLN 300 000 = EUR 75 889,09

Budget: Loan over PLN 2,4 million

Duration: The loan will be repaid with 6 months

Other information: The Polish authorities have undertaken to
notify a restructuring plan in respect of Silesian Trams S.A.
within 6 months of the authorisation by the Commission of
the rescue 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/

Duration: One off operation

Economic sectors: Transport

Name and address of the granting authority:

Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu S.A.
Domaniewska 41
PL-02-672 Warszawa

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 8.3.2006

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 284/2005

Title: Regional Broadband Programme — Phases II and III of
the Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) programme

Objective: To support the construction of an open carrier-
neutral wholesale infrastructure (optical fibre rings) to offer
wholesale electronic communications services to operators in
towns of Ireland where such an infrastructure is not available

Legal basis: The project is based on the Community Support
Framework (CSF) underpinning the National Development
Programme (2000-2006), the Ministers and Secretaries Acts
1924 to date, and the Local Government Act 2000

Overall Budget: The maximum amount of public funds is
EUR 170 million (estimated)

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.5.2006

Member State: Hungary

Aid No: N398/2005

Title: Development tax benefit for Broadband

Objective: To support the provision of basic retail broadband
services, at conditions similar to urban areas, in certain areas of
Hungary which are currently not served and where there are
no plans for coverage in the near future

Legal basis: A 2005. évi LXXXII. törvény 31. cikkével módosí-
tott, a társasági adóról és az osztalékadóról szóló 1996. évi
LXXXI. törvény 22/B. cikke, valamint a fejlesztési adókedvez-
ményről szóló 275/2003 (XII. 24.) kormányrendelet. A kormá-
nyrendelet módosítása azt követően lép hatályba, hogy a
Bizottság jóváhagyta a programot.

Duration of project: 15 years after signature of the concession
agreement

Aid intensity: maximum intensities under
regional aid map

the Hungarian

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 of the decision: 4.7.2006

Member State: Poland

Region: Poland

Duration of project: until 31.12.2006

Other information: The selected provider(s) classified as
having significant market power in retail broadband services in
the specific geographic area will be mandated to provide non-
discriminatory wholesale access to third party operators

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.7.2006

Member State: Belgium [Flanders]

Aid No: N 467/2005 (prolongation of aid N 496/2004)

Title: State aid in favour of Flemish audiovisual fund

Objective: Audiovisual

Legal basis: Decreet van 13 april 1999 houdende machtiging
van de Vlaamse Regering om toe te treden tot en om mee te
werken aan de oprichting van de vzw Vlaams Audiovisueel
Fonds

Budget: EUR 12 million p.a

Aid intensity or amount: Subsidies up to 50 % of
budget,
in case of difficult and low budget
maximum of 85 %

total
films up to a

Duration: 1. January 2006 — 31. December 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/

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 556/2005

Title: Transport
protection and innovation in public transport

coordination:

support

for environmental

Objectives: Protection of the environment; Innovation

Legal basis: Provinciale verordening

Budget: EUR 3,6 million

Aid intensity or amount: Between 15 % and 95 %, depending
on the measure

Duration: 2006-2010

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/