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: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

22.1.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 15/1

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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)

(2008/C 15/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

27.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 530/06

Member State

Region

France

Départements d'outre-mer (DOM)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Taux d'accise réduit sur le rhum «traditionnel» produit dans les départements
d'outre-mer

Legal basis

Article 403 du Code général des impôts

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Tax rate reduction

Annual budget: EUR 55,35 million

—

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de l'économie et des finances: Direction de la législation fiscale (sous-
direction D) et Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects

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 15/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.1.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

23.8.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 344/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Yorkshire & Humber

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Regional Development aid to Seachill

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Act 1982

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid to the fisheries sector

Individual grant

GBP 415 000 (EUR 614 169,25)

Max. 7,24 %

2007-2009

Economic sectors

Fisheries sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Yorkshire Forward
Yorkshire and Humber Regional Development Agency
Victoria House
2 Victoria Place
Leeds LS11 5AE
United Kingdom

Other information

Annual report

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

23.8.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 351/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Yorkshire & Humber

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Regional Development aid to Coldwater Seafood

Legal basis

The Industrial Development Act 1982

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to the fisheries sector

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Form of aid

Individual grant

Budget

Intensity

Duration

GBP 570 000 (ca. EUR 843 105)

Max. 10 %

2007-2009

Economic sectors

Fisheries sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Yorkshire Forward
Yorkshire and Humber Regional Development Agency
Victoria House
2 Victoria Place
Leeds LS11 5AE
United Kingdom

Other information

Annual report

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

11.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 507/07

Member State

Region

Italy

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Credito d'imposta R&S

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Legge 27.12.2006, n. 296 (Finanziaria 2007), commi 280-284; bozza di
decreto ministeriale di attuazione

—

—

—

—

Measure does not constitute aid

—

—

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/

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Official Journal of the European Union

22.1.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

12.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 528/07

Germany

Freistaat Bayern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Arbeitsgrundsätze zur Förderung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben

auf dem Gebiet der Bio- und Gentechnologie — BayBIO

Legal basis

Art. 23, 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Bayern; Arbeitsgrundsätze zur
Förderung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben auf dem Gebiet der Bio-
und Gentechnologie

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 6 million; overall budget: EUR 36 million

50 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur,
Verkehr und Technologie
Prinzregentenstraße 28
D-80538 München

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/