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: 2006-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Spain, 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 220/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption: 20.3.2006

Legal basis: Science and Technology Act of 1965

Number of the aid: N 02/2006

Type of measure: Individual aid

Member State: Germany

Objective: Research and development

Title: FuE-Programm ‘Biologische Forschung und Technologie’

Form of aid: Direct grant

Legal basis: Bundeshaushaltsplan 2005, Einzelplan 30

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Research and development

Form of aid: Direct grant

Budget: EUR 1 013 700 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Duration: 1.1.2006-31.12.2010

Economic sectors: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Dienstsitz Bonn
Heinemannstr. 2
D-53175 Bonn

Dienstsitz Berlin
Hannoversche Straße 28-30
D-10115 Berlin

Budget: GBP 6 000 000

Intensity: 21,7 %

Duration: 2005-2009

Economic sectors: Limited to electricity, gas and water supply

Name and address of the granting authority: UK Depart-
ment for Trade and Industry

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: 20.3.2006

Number of the aid: N 66/2006

Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Title: Scottish R&D Scheme

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/

Legal basis: Scottish Executive — Science and Technology Act
1965; Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise
— Enterprise and New Towns
(Scotland) Act 1990, as
amended by Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No 126

Date of adoption: 7.6.2006

Number of the aid: N 31/2005

Member State: United Kingdom

Title:
Individual R&D aid to Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd for
renewable and sustainable energy — Deepwater offshore wind-
mill farm

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Research and development

Form of aid: Direct grant

Budget: GBP 35 800 000

Maximum aid intensity: 75 %

Duration: 1.4.2006-31.3.2008

Economic sectors: All sectors

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Name and address of the granting authority:

Date of adoption: 11.7.2006

Scottish Executive
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom

Scottish Enterprise
5 Atlantic Quay
150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
United Kingdom

Highlands & Islands Enterprise
Cowan House
Inveness Retail & Business Park
Inverness
IV2 7GF
United Kingdom

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/

Number of the aid: N 355/2006

Member State: Italy (Marche)

Title: Proroga del regime N. 299/2006 — Sostegno alla capita-
lizzazione delle cooperative

Legal basis: Articolo 3 della Legge regionale 5/2003

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Risk capital

Form of aid: Provision of risk capital

Budget: EUR 10 000 000

Duration: 31.12.2008

Economic sectors: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Marche
Servizio programmazione bilancio e politiche comunitarie
Via Tiziano 44
Ancona (Italia)

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: 11.7.2006

Number of the aid: N 141/2006

Member State: United Kingdom

Title: R&D for Renewables and Sustainable Energy: Fuel Cells,
Hydrogen, & Carbon Abatement Technology Demonstration
Programme (prolongation)

Date of adoption: 9.6.2006

Number of the aid: N 528/2005

Member State: Poland

Legal basis: Science and Technology Act (1965)

Title: Badania przemysłowe i rozwój przedkonkurencyjny

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Research and development

Form of aid: Direct grant

Budget: GBP 21,5 million per year

Maximum aid intensity: 25 %, 50 %, 100 %

Duration: 31.3.2010

Economic sectors: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department of Trade and Industry
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
United Kingdom

Legal basis: Ustawa z dnia 8.10.2004 r. o zasadach finanso-
wania nauki

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Research and development

Form of aid: Direct grant

Budget: EUR 515 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 75 %, 50 %

Duration: 31.12.2013

Economic sectors: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Minister Nauki i Informatyzacji
ul. Wspólna 1/3
PL-00-529 Warszawa

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

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

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Date of adoption: 19.1.2006

Number of the aid: N 592/2005

Member State: Latvia

Title: Riska kapitÿla finansÿšana maziem un vidÿjiem uzÿÿmu-
miem

Legal basis: Vienotais programmdokuments Latvijai
laika
posmam no 2004.-2006. gadam un Programmas papildinājums
vienotajam programmdokumentam Latvijai
laika posmā no
2004.-2006. gadam.

Objective: Risk capital (All sectors)

Budget: LVL 10 300 000

Maximum aid intensity: 70 %

Duration: 31.12.2006

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: 25.1.2006

Number of the aid: N 605/2005

Member State: Spain (Community of Madrid)

Title: Aid for the acquisition of public transport vehicles
adapted to persons with reduced mobility

Objective: To enable the use of public transport to persons
with reduced mobility

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejería de Obras Públicas, Urba-
nismo y Transportes de la Comunidad de Madrid por la que se
aprueban las bases reguladoras de ayudas para la adquisición de
vehículos de transporte público adaptados a personas con
movilidad reducida

Budget: EUR 250 000 EUR per year, EUR 1,25 million in
total

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/