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: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Spain, State aid, control of State aid

C 276/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2006

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 276/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision

25.1.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 174/05

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Objective

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Spain

Environmental and R&D aid scheme for coalmining companies in the Autono-
mous Community of the Principality of Asturias

Solicitud de ayuda, publicada anualmente por la Consejería de Industria,
Comercio y Turismo del Gobierno del Principado de Asturias

To support projects concerning research and technological development and
environmental protection, the main objective being to improve safety

EUR 1 100 000 annually

No individual aid may exceed EUR 300 000

2005-2007

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

22.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Title

Legal basis

N 234/06

Hungary

Az E85 bioüzemanyag jövedékiadó-kedvezménye

A jövedéki adóról és a jövedéki termékek forgalmazásának különös szabályairól
szóló 2003. évi CXXVII. törvény módosítása

Type of measure

aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

environmental protection

excise tax reduction

Annually: HUF 440 million,

Overall: HUF 2 640 million

1.1.2007-31.12.2012

biofuel production

Pénzügyminisztérium
József Nádor tér 2-4.
H-1051 Budapest

Other information

commitment by the Member State to provide the Commission with annual
reports

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found at:

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14.11.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 276/15

Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Objective

Budget

Duration

22.6.2006

N 296/06

France

Guadeloupe

Amendments to the social aid scheme established in 2004 to benefit certain
categories of passengers on air services linking Guadeloupe to mainland France
(N 385/2004)

Article 60 de la loi no 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour
l'outre-mer

Social aid scheme — air transport

No impact on an estimated annual budget of around EUR 6 million

10 years

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Objective

Budget

4.7.2006

N 390/05

Belgium

Construction of transhipment facilities on the railway line Lanaken — Maas-
tricht

Besluit van 15 december 2004 Euregio Benelux Middengebied, Besluit 11 juni
2004 Vlaamse regering.

Décision du 15 décembre 2004 Euregio Benelux Middengebied, Décision du
11 juin 2004 gouvernement flamand

Promotion of cross border freight transport

EUR 5,9 million

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Objective

Budget

Duration

16.5.2006

N 408/05

Finland

Amendments to existing aid regimes in Finland in favour of the maritime trans-
port of cargo

Laki ulkomaanliikenteen kauppa-alusluettelosta annetun lain muuttamisesta —
Annettu Naantalissa 15 päivänä heinäkuuta 2005

Preserve competitiveness of
the fleet and promote the maritime shipping
‘cluster’ (employment of EC seafarers, preservation of maritime know-how in
the EC and development of maritime skills and the improvement of safety)

EUR 900 000 per year (estimated impact of the notified measures)

10 years

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C 276/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2006

Date of adoption of the decision

15.6.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 506/05

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Italy

CIBA Specialità chimiche (Sasso Marconi)

Decisione della Giunta Regionale n. 1002 del 22 aprile 2004 concernente la
legge regionale n. 18/2003

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Annual budget: —;

Overall budget: EUR 880 000

25 %

1 June 2006 — 30 June 2008

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio

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found at:

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