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: 2008-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Germany, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, research and development

17.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 238/5

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 238/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

31.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 36/08

Member State

Region

Denmark

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Roskilde Bank

Legal basis

Låneaftale mellem Danmarks Nationalbank og Roskilde Bank A/S/Aktstykke af
13. juli 2008/Allonge til aktstykke af 18. juli 2008

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Rescue of firms in difficulty

Guarantee

Soft loan

—

—

Until 11.1.2009

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministry of Economics and Business Affairs
Slotsholmsgade 10-12
DK-1216 Copenhagen 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/

Date of adoption of the decision

18.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 89/08

Member State

Region

Spain

Pais Vasco

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programa Etorgai

Legal basis

Borrador de la Orden de la Consejera de Industria, Comercio y Turismo, por la
que se regula el programa de apoyo a la realización de proyectos integrados de
investigación industrial y desarrollo experimental de carácter estratégico en la
Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco. Programa Etorgai

Type of measure

Aid scheme

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 180 million

45 %

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Departamento de Industria, Comercio y Turismo
Gobierno Vasco
C/ Donostia, no 1
E-01010-Vitoria-Gasteiz

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

8.8.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 188/08

Member State

Region

Spain

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica

Legal basis

Orden PRE/621/2008, Orden PRE/756/2008, Orden PRE/968/2008, Orden
PRE/1007/2008

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Direct grant

Soft loan

Overall budget: EUR 4 393,91 million

80 %

Until 31.12.2011

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Subdirección General de Coordinación de Asuntos Legales Comunitarios del
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación
C/ Serrano Galvache, no 26
E-28021 Madrid

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/

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 238/7

Date of adoption of the decision

1.8.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 215/08

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Research & Development and Innovation Scheme for Northern Ireland

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act (Northern Ireland) 2002

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Direct grant

Annual budget: GBP 40 million

Overall budget: GBP 240 million

80 %

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square
Bedford Street
Belfast BT2 7EH
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

8.8.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 219/08

Member State

Region

Germany

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programm „WING“ 2009

Legal basis

FuE-Programm „WING“-Richtlinie; Bundeshaushaltsordnung mit den dazu
erlassenen allgemeinen Verwaltungsvorschriften. BHO, speziell § 23, 44

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Research and development

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 104 million

Overall budget: EUR 624 million

Intensity

80 %

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Duration

Until 31.12.2014

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Heinemannstraße 2
D-53175 Bonn

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/