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: 2006-09-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, broadcasting, control of State aid, cultural promotion, innovation, investment

9.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/9

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 218/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.7.2006

Economic sectors: All sectors

Reference number of the aid: N 9/2006

Member State: Italy

Title: Fondi comuni di investimento finalizzati a favorire l'af-
flusso di capitale di rischio verso PMI innovative del Mezzo-
giorno

Legal basis: Legge n. 311/2004 articolo 1 par. 222, Decreto n.
20/2004 e decreto Interministeriale del 18.10.2005

Name and address of the granting authority: Agence de l'in-
novation industrielle

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/

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Risk capital

Form of aid: Provision of risk capital

Budget: EUR 100 000 000

Duration: 31.12.2007

Economic sectors: All sectors

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: 27.7.2006

Reference number of the aid: N 381/2006

Member State: Spain

Region: Madrid

Title: Ayudas a la producción teatral, musical y coreográfica

Legal basis: Ley 2/95, de 8 de marzo, de Subvenciones de la
Comunidad de Madrid; Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre,
General de Subvenciones (Ley Estatal); Orden 2399/2005/00;
Proyecto de Orden por la que se convocan ayudas a la produc-
ción coreográfica para los años 2007 y 2008; Proyecto de
Orden por la que se convocan ayudas a la producción musical
para el año 2007; Proyecto de Orden por la que se convocan
ayudas a la actividad teatral para los años 2007 y 2008

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.7.2006

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Reference number of the aid: N 121/2006

Objective: Culture

Member State: France

Form of aid: Direct grant

Title: Soutien de l'Agence de l'innovation industrielle aux
programmes mobilisateurs pour l'innovation industrielle

Overall aid amount planned (in millions of national
currency): EUR 5 960 000

et

Legal basis: Loi no 2005-842 du 26 juillet 2005 pour la confi-
ance
et décret no
2005-1021 du 25 août 2005 relatif à l'Agence de l'innovation
industrielle

la modernisation de

l'économie

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Research and development

Form of aid: Direct grant

Budget: EUR 1 billion per year

Intensity: 50 %

Duration: 6 years

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Duration (period): 24.11.2006-24.11.2008

Name and address of the granting authority: Comunidad de
Madrid

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/

C 218/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.9.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 25 January 2006

Aid intensity or amount: measure not constituting aid

Reference number of the aid: NN 64/2005

Member State: United Kingdom

Title: Digital Replacement Licences

Legal basis: Communications Act 2003

Objective: Review of the financial terms of the Digital Repla-
cement Licences by Ofcom concerning the terrestrial transmis-
sion of broadcasting signals

Duration: Digital Replacement Licences valid from 1 January
2005 until 31 December 2014

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/