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: 2007-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Ireland, Lithuania, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid

C 90/2

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Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2007

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

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 90/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

14.12.2004

Reference number of the aid

NN 63/04 (ex N 472/03)

Member State

Region

Portugal

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Reprivatização (primeira fase) da TAP — Transportes Aéreos Portugueses S.A.

Legal basis

Lei 11/90 de 5 de Abril de 1990, Decreto-lei 122/98 de 9 de Maio de 1998,
Decreto-lei 34/2000 de 14 de Marco de 2000, Decreto-lei 57/2003 de 28 de
Marco de 2003

Type of measure

—

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Other information

Decision approving the first phase of the re-privatisation of Transportes Aereos
Portugueses S.A. (partial re-privatisation of Serviços Portugueses de Handling
S.A.)

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Measure not constituting aid

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—

—

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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/

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Date of adoption of the decision

23.11.2005

Reference number of the aid

N 311/05

Member State

Region

Ireland

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Refund of social security contributions to employers in respect of the employ-

ment of seafarers on certain ships

Legal basis

Social Welfare Act 1997, Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insur-
ability) (Amendment) (No 2) (Refunds) Regulations, 1997 (as amended)

Type of measure

—

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Maritime transport

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Up to EUR 4 million per annum

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2004-2010

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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

22.3.2006

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 313/05

Lithuania

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Jūrininkų socialinio draudimo įmokų mažinimas

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Įstatymo dėl valstybinio socialinio draudimo pakeitimo įstatymo projektas

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Support the maritime sector by preserving Community transport fleet and
protecting the employment of Community and EEA seafarers on board Com-
munity vessels

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Up to EUR 4,63 million per annum (27,80 million over 6 years)

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1.1.2006-1.1.2012

Maritime transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

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/

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Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

19.1.2005

N 321/04

France

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aide à l'industrie houillère française destinée à couvrir les coûts de fermeture

pour l'exercice 2004

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State aid to the coal
industry

Type of measure

—

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Other information

To cover the costs of closing the last remaining mines for the year 2004

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EUR 887,9 million

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2004

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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

Aid No:

Member State

Region

22.2.2006

N 420/05

France

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Allongement de la durée des concessions de sociétés d'autoroutes du Tunnel du

Mont-Blanc (ATMB) et du Tunnel Maurice Lemaire (TML/APRR)

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

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For the APRR company: a public subsidy of EUR 35 million

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For the ATMB company: extension of the duration of the concession to 2050

For the APPR company: extension of the duration of the concession to 2068

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Other information

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—

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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/