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: 2007-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid

5.12.2007

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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 291/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 642/05

Member State

Region

Sweden

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Ersättning till Posten AB för tillhandahållande av grundläggande betalnings-
tjänster och kassaservice

Legal basis

Lag (2001:1276) om grundläggande kassaservice, Förordning (2005:882) om
grundläggande kassaservice

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

SGEI (Services of general economic interest)

Direct grant

Maximum SEK 800 million

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2 years (2006-2007)

Economic sectors

Banking

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regeringskansliet, Näringsdepartementet
Jakobsgatan 26
S-103 33 Stockholm

Other information

The Swedish authorities have undertaken to have the amount of compensation
reviewed by an independent auditor on a yearly basis and,
if necessary, to
recover any overcompensation

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

5.12.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

4.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 564/06

Member State

Region

Portugal

Península de Setúbal

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Auxílio individual à About the Future — Empresa Produtora de Papel, SA

Legal basis

Decreto-Lei n.o 409/99 de 15 de Outubro — regulamenta a concessão de Bene-
fícios Fiscais

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Tax advantage

Overall budget: EUR 37,95 million

7 %

1.1.2006-31.12.2015

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

API — Agência Portuguesa para o Investimento, EPE

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

9.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 317/07

Member State

Region

Ireland

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Research, Development and Innovation Aid Scheme

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Acts 1986 and 1998, the Science & Technology
Act 1987, the Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979 (as amended) and the Shannon
Free Airport Development Company Limited Act, 1959 (as amended)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Research and development

Direct grant, Soft loan

Annual budget: 2007: EUR 89 million, 2008: EUR 91 million, 2009:
EUR 92 million, 2010: EUR 94,5 million, 2011: EUR 96 million, 2012:
EUR 96,5 million, 2013: EUR 97 million; Overall budget: EUR 656 million

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Intensity

Duration

80 %

15.9.2007-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

IDA Ireland, Wilton Park House
Wilton Place
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:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

10.9.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 383/07

Member State

Region

Denmark

Denmark

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Støtte til integration af udenlandske arbejdstagere

Legal basis

Retsgrundlaget er følgende bestemmelser i integrationsloven: § 23 c (ansættelse
med løntilskud), § 23 d (tilskud til mentorfunktion) og § 24 a, stk. 2 (tilskud til
mentorfunktion til udlændinge, der er ansat uden løntilskud). De nævnte
bestemmelser blev indsat i integrationsloven ved lov nr. 425 af 10. juni 2003
om ændring af integrationsloven og udlændingeloven. Bestemmelsen i § 23 c,
stk. 3, er efterfølgende blevet ændret ved lov nr. 402 af 1. juni 2005.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Training, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 0,568 million; Overall budget: EUR 3,615 million

29 %

1.7.2007-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministeriet for Flygtninge, Indvandrere og Integration, Holbergsgade 6,
DK-1057 København K

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/

C 291/8

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Official Journal of the European Union

5.12.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

9.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 498/07

Member State

Region

Belgium

Vlaams Geweest

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Samenwerkingsakkoord tussen de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en het Vlaams Audio-
visueel Fonds

Aid scheme

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 11,9 million
Overall budget: EUR 35,7 million

50 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

De Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Arenbergstraat 7
B-1000 Brussel

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/