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, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, State aid, control of State aid

C 90/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2007

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 90/04)

Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 53/05

Member State

Region

Hungary

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) A magyar szénipar állami támogatása 2004-2006 között

Legal basis

A Kormány 2002. március 26-i 1028/2002. (III. 26.) határozata, és a 2002.
december 29-i 56/2002. (XII. 29.) rendelet

Type of measure

—

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Security of energy supply through coal production

—

12 069 819 408

HUF
10 775 000 000,00
10 053 000,000 (EUR 41 315 474) in 2006

48 137 970,071)
in

42 977 598,981)

(EUR

(EUR

12 069 819 408

HUF
10 775 000 000,00
10 053 000,000 (EUR 41 315 474) in 2006

48 137 970,071)
in

42 977 598,981)

(EUR

(EUR

in
2005

2004,
and

HUF
HUF

in
2005

2004,
and

HUF
HUF

Duration

Economic sectors

3 years

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

21.2.2007

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title
(and/or
receiving aid)

Legal basis

N 62/05

Italy

Friuli Venezia Giulia

name

of

company

Contratto di servizio pubblico per una linea marittima regolare di passeggeri tra
la Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia da un lato e la Croazia e la Slovenia dall'altro

Regolamento per la gestione dei servizi marittimi internazionali di linea tra i
porti della Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia e quelli delle limitrofe
Repubbliche di Slovenia e Croazia di cui all'articolo 4, comma 129, della legge
regionale 26 gennaio 2004, n. 1.

Type of measure

Public service contract

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Public service

Public service compensation

EUR 1 645 796

—

5 years

Economic sectors

Maritime transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
Via Trento, 2
I-34100 Trieste

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 330/05

Member State

Region

Lithuania

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Laivybos bendrovėms taikoma tonažo mokesčio schema

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Lietuvos Respublikos pelno mokesčio įstatymo 2, 4, 11, 19, 47, 50, 51,
53 straipsnius iš dalies keičiančio ir papildančio bei 38 straipsniu papildančio
įstatymo projektas

—

—

—

LTL 2,1 million (EUR 0,6 million) per annum

—

10 years

Economic sectors

Maritime Transport.

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerija
J. Tumo – Vaižganto 8a/2
LT-01512 Vilnius

Other information

—

Lietuvos Respublikos susisiekimo ministerija, Gedimino pr. 17, LT-01505 Vilnius

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Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

16.5.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 562/05

Member State

Region

Italy

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Proroga della durata della concessione della Società Italiana del Traforo del
Monte Bianco (SITMN)

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

—

—

—

—

—

—

For the company SITMN: an increase in the duration of the concession until
2050

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

17.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 63/06

Member State

Region

Germany

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ausgleich für die Zahlung der Sozialabgaben der Seeleute an Bord von

Seeschiffen

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Richtlinien vom 17. Dezember 2003 zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten in der
Deutschen Seeschifffahrt

Aid to reduce the social charges on the salaries of seamen working on board
maritime vessels

To relieve shipowners of the payment of the social security contributions of
seamen working on board their maritime vessels

Direct payment in accordance with the number of seamen and their qualifica-
tions

EUR 58,2 million per year

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Duration

4 years (2006-09)

Economic sectors

Maritime transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

PwC AG
New-York Ring 13
D-22297 Hamburg

Other information

Extension of an existing scheme approved for the first time by Commission
Decision of 5 June 2002 (aid scheme NN 49/02)

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Date of adoption of the decision

6.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 400/06

Member State

Region

Italy

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuti per l'installazione di filtri antiparticolato sugli autobus diesel in Lombardia

Legal basis

Deliberazione della giunta regionale della Lombardia n. VIII/2484 dell'11
‘Progetto di assegnazione di contributi per
maggio 2006 avente ad oggetto:
l'installazione di filtri antiparticolato su autobus diesel’.

Decreto della direzione generale Qualità dell'ambiente n. 6283 del 6 giugno
2006 ‘Approvazione del bando di assegnazione contributi per l'installazione di
filtri antiparticolato su autobus diesel’, come modificato dal decreto 10154 del
18.9.2006.

Type of measure

—

Objective

Reduction of pollution (particulate emissions) through the retrofitting of particu-
late filters on old and new diesel passenger buses (new buses must anyhow
comply with Directive 1999/96)

Form of aid

Environmental aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 20 million

30 % maximum

From Commission approval to 31.12.2010

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

Other information

—

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C 90/14

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Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 640/06

Member State

Region

Malta

Border, West, South West and South East regions

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Air Route Development Scheme for Malta

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Civil Aviation Act (Cap 232)

—

—

—

Annual expenditure planned: MTL 5 million (EUR 11,6 million)

Overall amount: MTL 25 million (EUR 58 million)

As per para 79(f) of the Community Guidelines on financing of airports and
start-up aid to airlines departing from regional airports (2005/C 312/01)

Till 30.9.2011

Air Transport

Ministry for Competitiveness and Communications,
Casa Leoni
St. Joseph High Road
MT-St. Venera CMR 02

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

4.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 656/06

Member State

France

Region

Île de la Réunion

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongation avec modifications du régime N 607/04, tel que modifié par le
régime N 236/06, concernant des aides individuelles à caractère social au titre de
l'article 87.2 a) du Traité instauré au bénéfice de certaines catégories de passagers
des liaisons aériennes reliant la Réunion à la France métropolitaine

Legal basis

Article 60 de la loi no 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-
mer, décret no 2004-100 du 30 janvier 2004 relatif à la dotation de continuité
territoriale instituée par l'article 60 de la loi de programme pour l'outre-mer,
arrêté du 7 février 2006 fixant pour l'année 2006 la répartition de la dotation
de continuité territoriale instituée par l'article 60 de la loi de programme pour
l'outre-mer, et délibération no DAE/2006-0429 du 11 juillet 2006 de la commis-
sion permanente du conseil régional de la Réunion portant amélioration du
dispositif de continuité territoriale

Type of measure

Aid scheme

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To promote the opening-up of Réunion by introducing a social aid scheme for
certain categories of passengers and for residents of the island and thereby
combat handicaps connected with its insular nature

Reduction in ticket prices for air passengers — indirect aid to airlines

EUR 16 million per year

50-100 %

10 years

Economic sectors

Air transport

Name and address of
authority

Other information

the granting

Conseil régional de la Réunion

Decision not to raise any objections to the measure as it is compatible with
Article 87(2)(a) of the Treaty and the Communication on State aid in the air
transport sector

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