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: 2008-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, France, Germany, Poland, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, investment aid, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises

3.9.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 226/1

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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)

(2008/C 226/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

16.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 772/06

Member State

Region

Germany

Niedersächsischen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Richtlinie des Landes Niedersachsen für Garantien von Beteiligungen an kleinen

und mittleren Unternehmen der gewerblichen Wirtschaft

Legal basis

§§ 23 und 44 der Niedersächsischen Landeshaushaltsordnung; (Richtlinie des
Landes Niedersachsen für Garantien von Beteiligungen an kleinen und mittleren
Unternehmen der gewerblichen Wirtschaft, Runderlass des Niedersächsischen
Finanzministeriums

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Risk capital, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Guarantee

Overall budget: EUR 100 million

—

15.8.2008-31.12.2012

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Niedersächsische Finanzministerium
Schiffgraben 10
D-30159 Hannover

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 226/2

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Official Journal of the European Union

3.9.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

16.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 520a/07

Member State

Region

France

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Régime d'aide à la R&D&I des collectivités territoriales, et de l'État pour les aides

à la R&D&I octroyées par le biais des fonds structurels

Legal basis

Articles L 1511-2, L 1511-3 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités terri-
toriales. En ce qui concerne la gestion des fonds structurels: article 20 de la
constitution française, et articles L 2251-1, L 3231-1, L 4211-1 du code général
des collectivités territoriales

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development, Innovation

Direct grant, Soft loan, Interest subsidy

Annual budget: EUR 30 million

Overall budget: EUR 180 million

100 %

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

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

31.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 578/07

Member State

Region

Poland

Wielkopolskie

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Carlsberg Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o.

Legal basis

Projekt Umowy ramowej o udzielenie dotacji celowej pomiędzy Ministrem
Gospodarki a Carlsberg Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o.

Projekt Uchwały Rady Ministrów w sprawie ustanowienia programu wielolet-
niego pod nazwą „Wsparcie finansowe inwestycji realizowanej przez Carlsberg
Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o. w Poznaniu pod nazwą:
»Carlsberg
Accounting Service Centre Sp. z o.o.«”, w latach 2007–2009

Art. 117 Ustawy z dnia 30 czerwca 2005 r. o finansach publicznych

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development, Employment

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Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Overall budget: PLN 0,98 million

2,8 %

Until 31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Minister Gospodarki
Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5
PL-00-507 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

23.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 593/07

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI)

Legal basis

Section 2 or 5 of the Science and Technology Act 1965, Section 5(2)(a) Regional
Development Agencies Act 1998, The Engineering and Physical Science Research
Council Royal Charter and the Technology Strategy Board Royal Charter

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Direct grant, Other forms of equity intervention

Annual budget: GBP 110 million

Overall budget: GBP 1 100 million

80 %

1.7.2008-1.3.2018

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
United Kingdom

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 226/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.9.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

1.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 82/08

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Directed Research in Low Carbon Technology

Legal basis

Science and Technology Act 1965 (as amended) and Environmental Protection
Act 1990 (as amended)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Other forms of equity intervention, Direct grant

Overall budget: GBP 44 million

80 %

1.7.2008-31.3.2014

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

The Carbon Trust
8th Floor
3 Clement's Inn
London WC2A 2AZ
United Kingdom

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

10.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 187/08

Member State

Region

Czech Republic

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Program Výzkum v agrárním komplexu „VAK“

Legal basis

Zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných prostředků
a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů (zákon o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Research and development

Direct grant

Overall budget: CZK 1 135,957 million

100 %

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Duration

Until 31.12.2014

Economic sectors

Agriculture, Fisheries

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo zemědělství
Těšnov 17
CZ-11705 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/