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: 2006-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Ireland, Slovenia, State aid, control of State aid

C 293/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.12.2006

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)

(2006/C 293/04)

Date of adoption of the decision

16.5.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 45/06

Member State

France

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Crédit d'impôt en faveur de la production phonographique

Article 220 N et article 223 O du code général des impôts

Aid scheme

Culture

Tax advantage

Annual budget: EUR 10 million; Overall budget: EUR 30 million

20 %

1.1.2007 — 31.12.2009

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de la Culture

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision

7.6.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 103/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Germany

Hessen

FilmFinanzierungsFonds Hessen-Invest-Film

Richtlinie FilmFinanzierungsFonds-Hessen-Invest-Film; Gesetz zur Förderung
der kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen der hessischen Wirtschaft; Jährliches
Haushaltsgesetz

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Culture, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Interest subsidy, Soft loan

Annual budget: EUR 5 million; Overall budget: EUR 20 million

50 %

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C 293/7

Duration

— 31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Media, Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst;
Rheinstraße 23-25
D-65185 Wiesbaden

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision

12.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 111/06

Member State

Title

Legal basis

France

Aides à la télévision numérique dans les régions sans simulcast

Loi No 2005-1720 de finances rectificative 2005 du 30 décembre 2005

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

Sectoral development

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 30 million

1.1.2006 — 31.12.2010

Media

the granting

Fonds d'accompagnement du numérique

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

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Date of adoption of the decision

20.3.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 113/06

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Slovenia

Podpora medijskim programom

Zakon o medijih: Uredba o izvedbi rednega letnega javnega razpisa za sofinan-
ciranje ustvarjanja programskih vsebin in razvoja tehnične infrastrukture na
področju medijev

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Culture, Sectoral development

Direct grant

Annual budget: SIT 871 million; Overall budget: SIT 5 224 million

80 %

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2.12.2006

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

— 31.12.2010

Media

Ministrstvo za kulturo
Maistrova 10
SLO-1000 Ljubljana

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

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Date of adoption of the decision

12.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

N 473/06

Ireland

Biofuel Mineral Oil Tax Relief Scheme II

Finance Act 2006

aid scheme

environmental protection

excise tax relief

overall budget: 213 million EUR

2006-2010

biofuel producers

Revenue Commissioners
Dublin Castle
Dublin 2
Ireland

Other information

commitment to provide the Commission with annual report

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

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