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: 2009-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Germany, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid, economic recession, exchange of information








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4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/4





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)
2009/C 152/02






Date of adoption of the decision


20.5.2009




Reference number of State aid


N 556/08




Member State


Portugal




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Regime de recapitalização das instituições de crédito em Portugal




Legal basis


Lei n.o 63-A/2008




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 4 000 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


20.5.2009-20.11.2009




Economic sectors


Financial intermediation




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros e das Comunidades




Portuguesas Largo do Rilvas




1399-030 — Lisboa




PORTUGAL








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/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


27.2.2009




Reference number of State aid


N 27/09




Member State


Germany




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Befristete Regelung Bürgschaften




Legal basis


„Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung von Bürgschaften im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland während der Finanz-und Wirtschaftskrise“ („Befristete Regelung Bürgschaften“)
The budget laws of the Federal state and the Länder as well as the budget regulations of the German municipalities.




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6 000 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.3.2009-31.12.2010




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority


All eligible guarantee granting authorities in Germany at federal, regional and municipal level (see www.foerderdatenbank.de)




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/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


20.5.2009




Reference number of State aid


N 224/09




Member State


Finland




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Finland Framework ‘Small amounts of aid’




Legal basis








—


Valtionavustuslaki 688/2001 (Act on Discretionary Goverment Transfers)










—


Laki valtion erityisrahoitusyhtiön luotto- ja takaustoiminnasta 445/1998 (Act on Credits and Guarantees Provided by the State-Owned Specialist Financing Company)










—


Laki Tekes – teknologian ja innovaatioiden kehittämiskeskuksesta 717/2008










—


Laki valtionavustuksesta yritystoiminnan kehittämiseksi 1336/2006










—


Laki julkisesta työvoimapalvelusta 1295/2002 (Act on the Public Employment Service)










—


Kuntalaki 365/1995, Section 2 (Act on municipalities) as well as budgetary rules applicable at local level.








Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 300 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2010




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Employment and the Economy




P.O. box 32




FI-00023 Government




SUOMI/FINLAND








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/index.htm