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: 2007-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, Slovakia, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, cultural promotion, environmental protection

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COMMISSION

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)

(2007/C 9/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

15.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

Member State

N 458/06

Germany

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Änderung der Beihilfemaßnahme „Beihilfe für die Nutzung erneuerbarer Ener-

gien“

Legal basis

Richtlinie des BMU zur Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Nutzung erneuerbarer
Energien vom 12. Juni 2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 193 million; Overall budget: EUR 273 million

40 %

15.9.2006-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Energy

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

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 461/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) UK film tax incentive

Legal basis

Type of measure

Finance Act 2006

Aid scheme

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Culture

Tax advantage

Annual budget: GBP 120 million; Overall budget: GBP 720 million

Maximum 50 %, except for difficult films

1.4.2006-31.3.2012

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A
2BQ, United Kingdom

Other information

The UK authorities have undertaken to bring forward legislation to amend Sche-
dule 1 of the Films Act 1985 to insert the revised UK Cultural Test before
providing any aid under the scheme and to implement any changes to the
scheme which may be required by the review of the Commission's State aid
rules for the audiovisual sector during its period of operation

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

3.3.2004

Reference number of the aid

N 569/03

Member State

Region

Italy

Toscana

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuto a finalità ambientale a favore della cartiera Alce SpA

Legal basis

Legge 179/2002 articolo 31: Fondo per le imprese interessate da emergenze
ambientali

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 264 000

1.1.2004-31.12.2007

Economic sectors

Chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero dell'ambiente e della tutela del territorio

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

8.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

Member State

N 614/06

Slovakia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Individuálna pomoc na audiovizuálnu tvorbu v prospech spoločnosti Arina s.r.o

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Legal basis

a) Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej

správy

a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov

b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 –

§ 4 ods. 1, písm. d)

c) Výnos MK SR – 12947/05-110/30493 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

MK SR

Individual aid

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: SKK 7 million; Overall budget: SKK 7 million

24 %

1.1.2006-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo kultúry SR, Nám. SNP 33, SK-813 31 Bratislava, Slovenská repub-
lika

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/