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: 2009-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, Lithuania, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, environmental protection, exchange of information, industrial restructuring, research and development








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24.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 230/1





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 230/01






Date of adoption of the decision


29.4.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 636/08




Member State


Lithuania




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Inoklaster LT and Inoklaster LT+




Legal basis


Ūkio ministro įsakymo dėl priemonės „Inoklaster LT“ ir „Inoklaster LT+“ finansavimo sąlygų aprašo patvirtinimo projektas, 2008 m. liepos 23 d. Vyriausybės nutarimas Nr. 788 dėl 2007–2013 m. ekonomikos augimo veiksmų programos




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Research and development, innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Annual budget: LTL 45,86 million; overall budget: LTL 229,3 million




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Ūkio ministerija




Gedimino pr. 38/2




LT-01104 Vilnius




LIETUVA








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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


29.5.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 6/09




Member State


Italy




Region


Piemonte




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Incentivazione alla produzione di energia elettrica da fonte solare su discariche esaurite ed in fase di gestione post-operativa




Legal basis


Deliberazione Giunta Regionale n. 36-9369 del 4,9,08; Programma Operativo Regionale Regione Piemonte, FESR 2007-2013, Asse II, Attività II.1,1




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Interest subsidy, direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 10 million




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Electricity, gas and water supply




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Piemonte




Piazza Castello 165




10122 Torino TO




ITALIA








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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


2.7.2009




Reference number of State Aid


NN 8/09




Member State


Germany




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Übertragung von Naturschutzgebieten




Legal basis


Foerderrichtlinien fuer Naturschutzgrossprojekte vom 28. Juni 1993




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 14 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


—




Name and address of the granting authority


Bundesregierung von Deutschland




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


19.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 421/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


Wales




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Welsh Assembly Government Rescue and Restructuring Scheme aid for SMEs




Legal basis


Sections 1(2), (3) & (7) of the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (being competencies which were vested in the Welsh Ministers pursuant to schedule 11 of the Government of Wales Act 2006) and Sections 70 & 71 of the Government of Wales Act 2006




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Rescue of firms in difficulty, Restructuring of firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Provision of risk capital, debt write-off, soft loan




Budget


—




Intensity


60 %




Duration (period)


1.9.2009-31.12.2013




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Welsh Assembly Government




Cathays Park




Cardiff




CF10 3NQ




UNITED KINGDOM








Other information


Intensity is 60 % for medium-sized companies and 75 % for small-sized companies




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


14.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 458/09




Member State


Germany




Region


Hessen




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Änderung der Beihilferegelung zur Rettung und Umstrukturierung von KMU in Hessen — Vereinfachtes Verfahren




Legal basis


Richtlinien für die Übernahmen von Bürgschaften und Garantien durch das Land Hessen für die gewerbliche Wirtschaft — Teil C: Bürgschaften zur Rettung und Umstrukturierung von Unternehmen in Schwierigkeiten;




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Rescue of firms in difficulty, restructuring of firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 120 million; overall budget: EUR 360 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.7.2009-31.12.2011




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Hessisches Ministerium der Finanzen




Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 8




65185 Wiesbaden




DEUTSCHLAND








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/state_aids_texts_en.htm