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: 2007-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain, State aid, coal industry, control of State aid, tax relief, transport policy

10.10.2007

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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 238/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

13.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 132/2000 (ex N 813/A/99) and NN 73/03

Member State

Region

Belgium

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Régime d'exemption des cotisations sociales des marins employés dans les

secteurs du transport et du dragage maritime

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

Operating aid

Objective

Maintaining and improving maritime know-how and protecting and promoting
employment for European seafarers

Form of aid

Direct exemption

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 3,9 million per annum

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10 years (2003-2012)

Economic sectors

Maritime transport and marine dredging

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère des Affaires Sociales, Eurostation II
Victor Hortaplein 40/20
B-1060 Bruxelles

Other information

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found at:

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C 238/2

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Official Journal of the European Union

10.10.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

10.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 510/05

Member State

Region

Poland

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Zwolnienie z opodatkowania infrastruktury portowej

Legal basis

Decyzje organów lokalnych dotyczące zwolnień z podatku od nieruchomości

Type of measure

Tax exemtion

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

General infrastructure

Measure not constituting aid

Not known in advance

Measure not constituting aid

Unlimited

Economic sectors

Port infrastructure

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Organy lokalne w Polsce

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:

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Date of adoption of the decision

10.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 352/06

Member State

Region

Spain

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas a la industria del carbón — Artículo 7 del Reglamento (CE)

no 1407/2002

Legal basis

Orden por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas por costes
laborales mediante bajas incentivadas y de las ayudas destinadas a compensar los
costes derivados del cierre de unidades de producción de empresas mineras de
carbón, para los ejercicios 2006-2010

Real Decreto por el que se establece el régimen de ayudas por costes laborales
mediante prejubilaciones, destinadas a cubrir cargas excepcionales vinculadas a
planes de racionalización y reestructuración de la actividad de las empresas
mineras del carbón

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Aid to cover exceptional costs

Direct grant

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Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

EUR 2 921 002 000

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2006-2012

Coal sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

El Instituto para la Reestructuración de la Minería del Carbón y Desarrollo Alter-
nativo de las Comarcas Mineras

Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Estatales (S.E.P.I.)

Other information

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

30.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 95/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Sachsen-Anhalt

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Verlängerung der Beihilferegelung zur Förderung von Investitionen zum Erwerb,
Erhalt, Bau und Ausbau von Eisenbahninfrastrukturen im Land Sachsen-Anhalt

Legal basis

Förderrichtlinie des Landes, Par. 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung, Haushaltsgesetz des
Landes

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

To promote a modal shift from road transport to rail transport

Grants

EUR 4 million

50 % of the eligible costs

2007-2011

Transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Landesverwaltungsamt Sachsen-Anhalt
Halle, Deutschland

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:

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C 238/4

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Official Journal of the European Union

10.10.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

23.8.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 287/07

Member State

Region

Ireland

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Business Expansion Scheme (BES), incorporating the Seed Capital Scheme (SCS)

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

The Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Sections 488-508), as amended by the
Finance Act 2007

Aid scheme

Risk capital

Tax advantage

Annual budget: EUR 45 million; Overall budget: EUR 315 million

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1.8.2007-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

The Revenue Commissioners, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2, Ireland

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:

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