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: 2008-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid, transport company

6.6.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 140/1

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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 140/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

2.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 46B/06

Member State

Region

Slovakia

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Oslobodenie od spotrebnej dane a zníženie sadzby spotrebnej dane uvedené

v smernici Rady 2003/96/ES

Legal basis

Zákon č. 98/2004 Z. z. o spotrebnej dani z minerálneho oleja

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid for co-ordination of transport

Excise duty reductions/exemptions

SKK 7,2 billion

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May 2004-April 2014

Economic sectors

Railway and inland waterway sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo financií SR
Štefanovičova 5
SK-817 82 Bratislava

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 140/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.6.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

16.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 350/07

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Title

Legal basis

National wide scheme

Pořízení autobusů

Zákon č. 111/1994 Sb.; zákon č. 218/2000 Sb.; zákon č. 586/1992 Sb.;
vyhláška č. 500/2002 Sb.; vyhláška č. 175/2000 Sb.; vyhláška č. 560/2006 Sb.;
usnesení vlády České republiky č. 550/2003

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Sectoral development

One off direct grant to carriers for the acquisition of new buses operated under
a public service contract. This one off grant however proportionally reduces the
carrier's annual public service compensation payments

CZK 3 000 million

Maximum 25 % of acquisition costs paid as investment grant for diesel buses
increased by:

— 50 % of the difference of investment costs of a diesel bus and a gas-fuelled

or electric bus in case of acquisition of the latter,

— 50 % of the difference between the cost of a standard vehicle and a low-floor

vehicle in case of acquisition of the latter,

— 50 % of the cost of a wheelchair access platform if purchased,

— up to 50 % of the acquisition cost of an information system for blind or

sight impaired if purchased

Duration

2008-December 2013

Economic sectors

Bus transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo dopravy
nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 12/222
CZ-110 15 Praha 1

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

2.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 506/07

Member State

Region

Poland

Mazowiecki

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Przedsiębiorstwo Spedycji Międzynarodowej C. Hartwig Warszawa S.A.

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji

6.6.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 140/3

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Restructuring aid

Loan

PLN 13 000 000 (EUR 3 385 416)

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Until 31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu S.A.
ul. Domaniewska 41
PL-02-672 Warszawa

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

2.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 638/07

Member State

Region

Poland

Lódzkie

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Rozbudowa regionalnego portu lotniczego: Port Lotniczy Łódź Sp. z o.o.

Legal basis

Dz.U. 2007 nr 15 poz. 90, załącznik II część 83 dotycząca budżetu państwa —
Rezerwy celowe

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Direct grant

PLN 40 170 000 (the amount of aid is PLN 20 085 000)

50 %

The aid will be granted in 2008

Economic sectors

Air transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Województwo Łódzkie
Al. Piłsudskiego 8
PL-90-051 Łódź

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 140/4

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Official Journal of the European Union

6.6.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

30.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 685/07

Member State

Region

Czech Republic

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Státní záruka pro potřeby financování nákupu železničních kolejových vozidel
společností České dráhy

Legal basis

Zákon o poskytnutí státní záruky České republiky na zajištění úvěru určeného
na financování nákupu železničních vozů, poskytnutého společností EUROFIMA

Type of measure

State guarantee to cover a loan

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To facilitate the purchase of new passenger railway rolling stock

Guarantee

The State guarantee will be granted to cover a loan up to EUR 30 million,
including interest and charges from EUROFIMA

The amount covered by the guarantee is 95 % of the loan, the remaining 5 % is
covered by Czech Railways own resources

The State guarantee will remain valid until 31.12.2018

Economic sectors

Transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo dopravy
L. Svobody 1222/12
CZ-110 15 Praha 1

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/