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: 2007-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 80/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

20.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 575/05

Member State

Region

Netherlands

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bedrijfsverplaatsing van autodemontagebedrijf Steenbergen

Legal basis

Artikel 4.23, derde lid, van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht. Artikel 143, tweede
lid, in samenhang met artikel 105, eerste lid, van de Provinciewet. Artikel 15.20
van de wet Milieubeheer. Algemene subsidieverordening Gelderland 1998

Type of measure

—

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

—

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 821 600 million

—

—

Economic sectors

Motor vehicles

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

Other information

—

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/

C 80/2

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.4.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

8.3.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 580/05

Member State

Region

Poland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc publiczna w zakresie biopaliw

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 23.1.2004 o podatku akcyzowym, Rozporządzenie Ministra
Finansów z dnia 21.12.2006 w sprawie zwolnień od podatku akcyzowego,
Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 22.12.2006 zmieniające rozporzą-
dzenie w sprawie zwolnień od podatku akcyzowego, Ustawa z dnia 25.8.2006
o systemie monitorowania i kontrolowania jakości paliw, Ustawa z dnia
25.8.2006 o biokomponentach i biopaliwach

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection, Energy saving

Tax advantage

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: PLN 4 698 million

—

1.1.2007-30.4.2011

Economic sectors

Energy

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Rząd Polski

Other information

—

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 157/06

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

South Yorkshire

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

South Yorkshire Digital Region Broadband Project

Legal basis

Local Government Act 2000

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Sectoral development, Regional development

Direct grant

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: GBP 100 million

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Intensity

Duration

40 %

2007-2016

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Town Hall
Sheffield S1 1UJ
United Kingdom

Other information

—

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

24.1.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 270/06

Member State

Region

Italy

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Sussidi ai decoder digitali

Legal basis

Articolo 1, comma 572 legge 23 dicembre 2005 n. 266

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Sectoral development

Direct grant

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

—

1.12.2005-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle Comunicazioni
Largo di Brazzà 86
I-00187 Roma

Other information

—

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/

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.4.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

8.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 659/06

Member State

Region

Slovakia

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Regional aid scheme for large enterprises

Legal basis

1. Zákon č. 565/2001 Z.z. o investičných stimuloch v znení neskorších

predpisov,

2. § 35 písm. b) a c) zákona č. 366/1999 Z.z. o daniach z príjmov v znení
neskorších predpisov a zákona č. 595/2003 Z.z. o dani z príjmov v znení
neskorších predpisov,

3. Zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov,
4. Zákon č. 5/2004 Z.z. o službách zamestnanosti v znení neskorších

predpisov,

5. Zákon č. 523/2004 Z.z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy v znení

neskorších predpisov,

6. Pravidlá v oblasti poskytovania regionálnej pomoci investorom

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Tax advantage, Direct grant

Overall budget: SKK 12 620 million

50 %

Until 31.12.2006

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky
Mierová 19
SK-825 17 Bratislava

Other information

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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

7.2.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 820/06

Member State

Region

Germany

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Steuerbefreiung für energieintensive Prozesse und Verfahren

Legal basis

Art. 1 § 51 und Art. 2 § 9a Energiesteuergesetz, Änderung des § 51 Energie-
steuergesetzes und des § 9a Strom StG durch das Biokraftstoffquotengesetz

Type of measure

Aid scheme

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Sectoral development

Tax allowance

Annual budget: EUR 70 million; Overall budget: —

—

—

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

Other information

—

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

7.3.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 822/06

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Post Office Limited — Debt Payment Funding

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Postal Services Act 2000

Individual aid

Services of general economic interest

Direct grant

Annual budget: GBP 313 million; Overall budget: GBP 313 million

100 %

1.4.2007-31.3.2008

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications, Retail services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Department of Trade and Industry

Other information

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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/