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: 2008-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Latvia, Slovenia, Spain, State aid, building materials, company in difficulties, control of State aid, processing industry, research and development

14.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 292/3

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 292/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

3.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 88/08

Finland

Lappi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Kainuu, Pohjois-Karjala, Etelä-Savo

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Alueellisen kuljetustukijärjestelmän muuttaminen

Legal basis

Valtioneuvoston asetus kuljetustuesta; Förändring av den regionala transportstö-
dordningen

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development, Small and medium-sized enterprises, Employment

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 6 million

Overall budget: EUR 36 million

29 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö PL 32
FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto

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

2.10.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 220/08

Member State

Region

Latvia

Rīga

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

SIA BC GRUPA

Legal basis

Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas finanšu instrumenta un Norvēğijas valdības divpusēja
finanšu instrumenta likums (2007. gada 1. novembris); 2006. gada 21. novem-
bra Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 960 “Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas finanšu
instrumenta un Norvēğijas valdības divpusēja finanšu instrumenta prioritātes
“Eiropas kultūras mantojuma saglabāšana” atklāta konkursa nolikums”

Type of measure

Individual aid

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2008

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Heritage conservation

Direct grant

Overall budget: LVL 0,34 million

65 %

1.5.2008-1.5.2009

Economic sectors

Construction

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Finanšu instrumentu birojs/Rīga

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

6.10.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 254/08

Member State

Region

Slovenia

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongation of rescue and restructuring aid scheme for SMEs in Slovenia
(SI 5/2003)

Legal basis

Zakon o pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje gospodarskih družb v težavah
(Uradni list RS, št. 44/07 z dne 21. maja 2007)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Restructuring of firms in difficulty, Rescue of firms in difficulty

Direct grant, Soft loan, Interest subsidy

Annual budget: EUR 6 million

Overall budget: EUR 30 million

—

1.1.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo

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/

14.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 292/5

Date of adoption of the decision

6.10.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 318/08

Member State

Region

Spain

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Régimen de ayudas de investigación y desarrollo, en el marco del Plan Nacional

de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica 2008-2011

Legal basis

Orden PRE/756/2008, de 14 de marzo, por la que se establecen las bases regu-
ladoras para la concesión de ayudas públicas a la ciencia y tecnología en la línea
instrumental de articulación e internacionalización del sistema enmarcada en el
Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica,
2008-2011

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Direct grant, Soft loan

Annual budget: EUR 63,54 million

Overall budget: EUR 145 million

70 %

Until 31.12.2011

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Subsecretario del Ministerio de Fomento
Paseo de la Castellana 67
E-28071 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/